--- title: "Cannabis-Rechtsstatus nach Ländern - erklärt | Madrid CSC" description: "Cannabis-Rechtsstatus nach Ländern — ✅ Bildungsüberblick über weltweite Gesetze, von völlig legal und entkriminalisiert bis streng verboten…" canonical: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/de/sicherheit/rechtsstatus language: de robots: index, follow og_type: website type: legal-status language_alternates: en: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/safety/legal-status.md cs: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/cs/bezpecnost/pravni-status.md de: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/de/sicherheit/rechtsstatus.md es: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/es/seguridad/estado-legal.md fr: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/fr/securite/statut-legal.md hu: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/hu/biztonsag/jogi-allapot.md it: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/it/sicurezza/stato-legale.md nl: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/nl/veiligheid/juridische-status.md pl: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/pl/bezpieczenstwo/status-prawny.md pt: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/pt/seguranca/status-legal.md ru: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/ru/безопасность/правовой-статус.md tr: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/tr/guvenlik/yasal-durum.md zh: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/zh/安全/法律状态.md ja: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/ja/安全/法的地位.md ar: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/ar/السلامة/الوضع-القانوني.md ko: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/ko/안전/법적-지위.md pt-br: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/pt-br/seguranca/status-legal.md hi: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/hi/सुरक्षा/कानूनी-स्थिति.md content_hash: sha256:34a859e1c8e9a59f2f03194bb56754a38b4ca5abe1c2eee3114e03faa662cbba generated: 2026-08-08 --- > **Machine-readable Markdown rendering.** This is a Markdown representation of a web page, > served for AI agents and crawlers as a token-efficient alternative to the full HTML. > Full interactive HTML version: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/de/sicherheit/rechtsstatus > Canonical URL: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/de/sicherheit/rechtsstatus > Available languages: en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pl, pt, ru, tr, zh, ja, ar, ko, pt-br, hi > Change detection: `content_hash` is the SHA-256 of this document's Markdown body — everything > below this block, whitespace-trimmed, excluding the front-matter. Compare it to detect a real > content change; `generated` moves on every render and is not a change signal. Rechtliche Informationen # Rechts status Cannabis-Gesetze variieren je nach Land Rechtsinformationen werden nur zu Bildungszwecken bereitgestellt. Gesetze ändern sich häufig – überprüfe den aktuellen Status bei den örtlichen Behörden. ## Legal ### Germany Legal 2024 Legal for adults 18+ with regulated cultivation and possession limits under KCanG ### Canada Legal 2018 Fully legal for adults with regulated sales through licensed retailers ### Malta Legal 2021 Adults 18+: 7 g in public, 50 g and 4 plants at home; non-profit associations supply members, licensed by ARUC [Offizielle Quelle](https://aruc.mt/ "Offizielle Quelle") ### Uruguay Legal 2013 Legal for registered citizens and residents 18+ via pharmacies, home growing or clubs; not open to tourists (Ley 19.172) ## Teilweise legal ### Spain Teilweise legal Private consumption allowed; social clubs operate in legal grey area ### Netherlands Teilweise legal 1976 Tolerated in licensed coffeeshops under gedoogbeleid policy ### United States Teilweise legal 2012 Legal in many states; remains federally prohibited ### Switzerland Teilweise legal 2012 Decriminalized small amounts; pilot projects for regulated sales ### Czech Republic Teilweise legal 2026 Adults 21+ may grow up to 3 plants and hold 100 g at home; no retail sale or clubs [Offizielle Quelle](https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2025-270 "Offizielle Quelle") ### Luxembourg Teilweise legal 2023 Adults 18+ may grow 4 plants per household and consume at home; up to 3 g in public is a fine, not a crime [Offizielle Quelle](https://police.public.lu/en/actualites/2023/07/semaine-30/dispositions-cannabis-en.html "Offizielle Quelle") ### Thailand Teilweise legal 2026 Prescription-only: cannabis flower requires a valid ภ.ท. 33 prescription, minimum age 20 ### South Africa Teilweise legal 2018 Adults may use, possess and grow in private; selling stays criminal and there is no legal retail source [Offizielle Quelle](https://www.gov.za/documents/acts/cannabis-private-purposes-act-7-2024-english-sepedi-03-jun-2024 "Offizielle Quelle") ### Australia (ACT only) Teilweise legal 2020 In the Australian Capital Territory adults 18+ may hold 50 g and grow 2 plants; sale is a crime, and it stays illegal in every other state [Offizielle Quelle](https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2019-34/ "Offizielle Quelle") ### Georgia Teilweise legal 2018 Consumption is not punishable after the 2018 Constitutional Court ruling, but growing and selling remain crimes — there is no legal way to obtain it ### Mexico Teilweise legal 2021 Prohibition struck down in 2021, but use requires an individual permit; there is still no legal commercial market [Offizielle Quelle](https://www.scjn.gob.mx/derechos-humanos/sites/default/files/sentencias-emblematicas/summary/2022-07/Summary%20DGI1-2018%20HRO.pdf "Offizielle Quelle") ## Entkriminalisiert ### Portugal Entkriminalisiert 2001 Personal use decriminalized; focus on treatment over punishment ### Italy Entkriminalisiert 2013 Personal use subject to administrative sanctions, not criminal ### Belgium Entkriminalisiert 2003 Small amounts for personal use tolerated; no prosecution policy ### Austria Entkriminalisiert Small quantities may result in therapy instead of prosecution ### Poland Entkriminalisiert 2017 Small amounts may not be prosecuted at prosecutors discretion ### Croatia Entkriminalisiert 2013 Personal possession is a fine rather than a crime; cannabis medicines need a prescription, home growing stays banned and there is no legal retail ## Illegal ### France Illegal Illegal for all purposes; possession subject to fines ### Morocco Illegal 2021 Cultivation is licensed only for the medical and industrial supply chain; recreational use stays criminal and there is no legal way to buy any [Offizielle Quelle](https://www.anrac.gov.ma/fr/loi1321/ "Offizielle Quelle") ### Denmark Illegal 2026 Prescription-only medical cannabis under a scheme made permanent in 2026; recreational use and sale remain criminal [Offizielle Quelle](https://laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk/da/special/medicinsk-cannabis/ordningen-med-medicinsk-cannabis/ "Offizielle Quelle") ### Ireland Illegal 2021 Illegal apart from a narrow consultant-prescribed medical programme; possession is an offence and there is no legal retail source [Offizielle Quelle](https://www.garda.ie/en/crime/drugs/is-cannabis-legal-.html "Offizielle Quelle") ### Greece Illegal 2018 Medical products only, dispensed by pharmacies on prescription (Law 4523/2018); recreational use remains an offence with no legal retail ### United Kingdom Illegal 2018 Class B controlled substance; medicinal cannabis legal since 2018 ### Brazil Illegal Illegal; Supreme Court distinguished personal use from trafficking ### Japan Illegal 2023 Strictly prohibited; recent law changes increased penalties ### South Korea Illegal 2018 Strictly prohibited; penalties apply even for use abroad ### Turkey Illegal Prohibited; severe penalties for possession and distribution ### Hungary Illegal 2025 Classified as narcotic; stricter enforcement measures Informationen aus Regierungsquellen und Rechtsdatenbanken zusammengestellt, 2026. Diese Informationen dienen nur zu Bildungszwecken und sollten nicht als Rechtsberatung angesehen werden. Konsultiere immer die örtlichen Behörden für aktuelle Vorschriften. Aktualisiert 06.08.2026