--- title: "Juridische status per land - cannabiswetten | Madrid CSC" description: "Juridische status van cannabis per land — ✅ educatief overzicht van wetten wereldwijd, van volledig legaal tot strikt verboden, helder uitgelegd." canonical: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/nl/veiligheid/juridische-status language: nl 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: sha256:0096e708b6bbdbefd3284c791595110a6c8e3a3e07d56d97a151af96546bcd54 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/nl/veiligheid/juridische-status > Canonical URL: https://madrid-socialclubs.com/nl/veiligheid/juridische-status > 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. Juridische informatie # Juridische status Cannabiswetten variëren per land Juridische informatie wordt alleen voor educatieve doeleinden verstrekt. Wetten veranderen vaak — verifieer de huidige status bij lokale autoriteiten. ## Legaal ### Germany Legaal 2024 Legal for adults 18+ with regulated cultivation and possession limits under KCanG ### Canada Legaal 2018 Fully legal for adults with regulated sales through licensed retailers ### Malta Legaal 2021 Adults 18+: 7 g in public, 50 g and 4 plants at home; non-profit associations supply members, licensed by ARUC [Officiële bron](https://aruc.mt/ "Officiële bron") ### Uruguay Legaal 2013 Legal for registered citizens and residents 18+ via pharmacies, home growing or clubs; not open to tourists (Ley 19.172) ## Gedeeltelijk legaal ### Spain Gedeeltelijk legaal Private consumption allowed; social clubs operate in legal grey area ### Netherlands Gedeeltelijk legaal 1976 Tolerated in licensed coffeeshops under gedoogbeleid policy ### United States Gedeeltelijk legaal 2012 Legal in many states; remains federally prohibited ### Switzerland Gedeeltelijk legaal 2012 Decriminalized small amounts; pilot projects for regulated sales ### Czech Republic Gedeeltelijk legaal 2026 Adults 21+ may grow up to 3 plants and hold 100 g at home; no retail sale or clubs [Officiële bron](https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2025-270 "Officiële bron") ### Luxembourg Gedeeltelijk legaal 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 [Officiële bron](https://police.public.lu/en/actualites/2023/07/semaine-30/dispositions-cannabis-en.html "Officiële bron") ### Thailand Gedeeltelijk legaal 2026 Prescription-only: cannabis flower requires a valid ภ.ท. 33 prescription, minimum age 20 ### South Africa Gedeeltelijk legaal 2018 Adults may use, possess and grow in private; selling stays criminal and there is no legal retail source [Officiële bron](https://www.gov.za/documents/acts/cannabis-private-purposes-act-7-2024-english-sepedi-03-jun-2024 "Officiële bron") ### Australia (ACT only) Gedeeltelijk legaal 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 [Officiële bron](https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2019-34/ "Officiële bron") ### Georgia Gedeeltelijk legaal 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 Gedeeltelijk legaal 2021 Prohibition struck down in 2021, but use requires an individual permit; there is still no legal commercial market [Officiële bron](https://www.scjn.gob.mx/derechos-humanos/sites/default/files/sentencias-emblematicas/summary/2022-07/Summary%20DGI1-2018%20HRO.pdf "Officiële bron") ## Gedecriminaliseerd ### Portugal Gedecriminaliseerd 2001 Personal use decriminalized; focus on treatment over punishment ### Italy Gedecriminaliseerd 2013 Personal use subject to administrative sanctions, not criminal ### Belgium Gedecriminaliseerd 2003 Small amounts for personal use tolerated; no prosecution policy ### Austria Gedecriminaliseerd Small quantities may result in therapy instead of prosecution ### Poland Gedecriminaliseerd 2017 Small amounts may not be prosecuted at prosecutors discretion ### Croatia Gedecriminaliseerd 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 ## Illegaal ### France Illegaal Illegal for all purposes; possession subject to fines ### Morocco Illegaal 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 [Officiële bron](https://www.anrac.gov.ma/fr/loi1321/ "Officiële bron") ### Denmark Illegaal 2026 Prescription-only medical cannabis under a scheme made permanent in 2026; recreational use and sale remain criminal [Officiële bron](https://laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk/da/special/medicinsk-cannabis/ordningen-med-medicinsk-cannabis/ "Officiële bron") ### Ireland Illegaal 2021 Illegal apart from a narrow consultant-prescribed medical programme; possession is an offence and there is no legal retail source [Officiële bron](https://www.garda.ie/en/crime/drugs/is-cannabis-legal-.html "Officiële bron") ### Greece Illegaal 2018 Medical products only, dispensed by pharmacies on prescription (Law 4523/2018); recreational use remains an offence with no legal retail ### United Kingdom Illegaal 2018 Class B controlled substance; medicinal cannabis legal since 2018 ### Brazil Illegaal Illegal; Supreme Court distinguished personal use from trafficking ### Japan Illegaal 2023 Strictly prohibited; recent law changes increased penalties ### South Korea Illegaal 2018 Strictly prohibited; penalties apply even for use abroad ### Turkey Illegaal Prohibited; severe penalties for possession and distribution ### Hungary Illegaal 2025 Classified as narcotic; stricter enforcement measures Informatie verzameld uit overheidsbronnen en juridische databases, 2026. Deze informatie is alleen voor educatieve doeleinden en mag niet worden beschouwd als juridisch advies. Raadpleeg altijd lokale autoriteiten voor actuele regelgeving. Bijgewerkt 6 aug 2026