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Small personal possession without intent to sell is an administrative offence: a fine of 5 … lly large quantities or involving a minor carry five to eight years.[@possession_current] The small ceiling is 5 g of dried cannabis, 0.5 g of resin or 0.3 g of extract; cannabis reaches the large tier at 500 g and the especially large tier at 2,500 g.[@quantities] One fine unit here is UAH17, giving ordinary administrative fines of UAH850–1,700 and ordinary criminal fines of UAH17,000–51,000.[@fineunit,admin44_current,possession_current]
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Ordinary unlawful growing below ten cannabis plants falls in the administrative band: a fi … mes or group growing for sale can bring three to seven years in prison.[@growing_current] The administrative fine is eighteen to one hundred non-taxable minimums, UAH306–1,700; the ordinary criminal fine is UAH1,700–8,500.[@grow2009,growing_current,fineunit]
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AnyUnauthorised supply iscarries four to eight years in prison under Article 307.[@supply] Large quantities, specified places, involvement of a criminal offenceminor and other aggravating circumstances raise the range to six to ten years with confiscation; organised-group cases, especially large quantities or involvement of a young child carry nine to twelve years with confiscation.[@supply]
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Medical dispensing began on 11 June 2026.[@dispensing2026] The Health Ministry reported six operating pharmacies in six cities; the wider licensing count does not mean all sites stock medicines.[@dispensing2026] Patients need an electronic prescription valid for ten days.[@dispensing2026] Adult-use supply remains illegal.[@supply]
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The 2024 law permits licensed, quota-controlled indoor cultivation of medical cannabis from certified seed under plant-by-plant electronic tracking.[@narcotics] Industrial hemp up tomeeting the transitional 0.32% THC limit is grown through the separate registered commercial channel.[@narcotics,hemptransition]
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The first dispensing involved hard delta-9 THC capsules with an initial 5 mg dose. The framework covers registered or pharmacy-compounded medicines; it does not establish retail flower availability.
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The first three patients in Vinnytsia receivedPatients began receiving prescribed delta-9 THC capsules on [11 June 2026: one person](/history/ukraine-first-medical-dispensing-2026/), initially through six pharmacies in six cities.[@dispensing2026] The first three patients included a woman with multiple sclerosis and two wounded veterans with neuropathic or phantom pain. Eligibility[@dispensing2026] The ten-day electronic prescription specifies the formulation and prescribing remain tightly controlleddose; pharmacies need the relevant licences and compounding quotas.[@dispensing2026] The Health Ministry continued preparing digital tools for wider pharmacy compounding in [July 2026](/history/ukraine-medical-digital-tools-2026/).[@digital26]
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Administrative offences do not createSmall personal possession is handled under the administrative code, while larger amounts can result in a criminal recordconviction.[@admin44_current,possession_current] Voluntary surrender can exempt the administrative offence.[@admin44_current] Someone who voluntarily enters treatment for drug dependence can be exempted from the ordinary criminal possession offence under Article 309(4).[@possession_current]
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NoSupplying cannabis clubs are knownto other adults remains a crime, and no law provides for them: any including outside the pharmacy route.[@supply of cannabis is a criminal] Private collective growing has no recreational exemption from the cultivation offence.[@growing_current]
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There is no legal recreational supply for anyone.[@narcotics] Small personal possession wi … ith penalties that depend on quantity and aggravating circumstances.[@possession_current] Travellers may carry prescribed cannabis medicines for personal use within the amount covered by their prescription.[@patientfaq]
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Ukraine Health Ministry — Order 188, drug quantity tables (consolidated 2 June 2026) Ukraine State Tax Service — non-taxable minimum income for fines Ukraine Criminal Code — Article 307, Rada text reproduced by Advoks Global Ukraine Cabinet — Resolution 770, controlled-substance schedules and industrial-hemp transition Ukraine Health Ministry — Preparing digital tools for medical cannabis, 21 July 2026 Ukraine Ministry of Health — Medical cannabis, patient questions and answers 25 unchanged
UAH
upto 5 g · treatment civil · term Small amount, Article 44 · prison 15 days · fine min 850 · fine 1700 · note Dried cannabis; fine, community work or detention, label Above small but below large amount · treatment criminal · term Article 309(1) · fine min 17000 · fine 51000 · note Fine, corrective work, probation or restriction of liberty; no imprisonment in this tier, label Large amount · treatment criminal · term Article 309(2) · prison 3 years · fine min 34000 · fine 85000 · note Prison or a fine; statutory quantity threshold is inclusive, label Especially large amount · treatment criminal · term Article 309(3) · prison min 5 years · prison 8 years
UAH
upto 9 plants · treatment civil · term Article 106-2 · fine min 306 · fine 1700 · note Plants confiscated, over 9 plants · upto 49 plants · treatment criminal · term Article 310(1) · fine min 1700 · fine 8500 · note Fine, probation or restriction of liberty; no imprisonment in this tier, over 49 plants · treatment criminal · term Article 310(2) · prison min 3 years · prison 7 years
label Ordinary unlawful supply · treatment criminal · term Article 307(1) · prison min 4 years · prison 8 years, label Large quantity or other statutory aggravation · treatment criminal · term Article 307(2) · prison min 6 years · prison 10 years · note Confiscation of property, label Especially large quantity, organised group or young child · treatment criminal · term Article 307(3) · prison min 9 years · prison 12 years · note Confiscation of property
label Public or group use at specified venues · treatment criminal · term Article 316(1) · prison 3 years · note Restriction of liberty is an alternative, label Repeat public use or specified previous drug offence · repeat 2 · treatment criminal · term Article 316(2) · prison min 3 years · prison 5 years
Adults have no legal recreational shop, and supplying cannabis remains a crime.[@supply] Small possession can bring administrative detention; the dried-plant ceiling is 5 g, with lower ceilings for resin and extracts.[@admin44_current,quantities] The [medical law](/history/ukraine-medical-2024/) operates through licensed medicines and prescriptions.[@narcotics]
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Industrial hemp remains subject to a 0.2% THC ceiling in dried straw during the transitional period.[@hemptransition] The scheduled ceiling rises to 0.3% on 16 February 2027.[@hemptransition] Commercial industrial cultivation uses the separate registered route under the narcotics law, while medical cultivation requires licensing and tracking.[@narcotics]
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