Cannabis Freedom Index

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history: Greece recreational/hemp contexts, penalty ladders

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Greece countries/gr.yaml

segments › possession › penalties

label Personal-use quantity (misdemeanour) · treatment civil · prison 5 months · note Up to five months, usually suspended or replaced by treatment; not entered on the ordinary record

segments › enforcement › penalties

label Trafficking and production for trafficking · treatment criminal · prison min 8 years · note At least eight years

context › recreational › text

There is no legal recreational supply. Obtaining or possessing a personal-use quantity is a misdemeanour with up to five months, usually suspended or replaced by treatment and not entered on the ordinary record; growing a personal-use number of plants falls under the same misdemeanour.[@nk] Anything more counts as production for trafficking, which carries at least eight years.[@nk]

context › recreational › sources

nk

context › hemp › status

standard

context › hemp › text

Hemp foods, cosmetics and supplements within set THC limits are legal, and the hemp limit rose from 0.2% to 0.3% THC in May 2026.[@l5302] Retail sale, distribution, purchase and use of dried hemp flower by consumers stays prohibited even at 0.3% or less, with an industrial-processing exception.[@l5302] Hemp varieties under the limit follow separate certified-seed rules.[@n4139]

context › hemp › sources

l5302, n4139

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