Cannabis in Peru is not legal for recreational use,[1] possession for own consumption is also decriminalized by the Criminal Code and medical cannabis was legalized in 2017.
Possession of under 8 grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.[2][3][4][5]
Cultivation, production or sale is punished with 8 to 15 years in prison.[6][7]
In 2017, the administration of PresidentPedro Pablo Kuczynski announced a plan to legalize medical cannabis in Peru. The announcement followed a raid in Lima, in which police shut down an operation which produced cannabis medicines for 80 members whose children suffered from epilepsy and other ailments.[8] Later that year, by a vote of 68 to 5, Peru's congress legalized cannabis oil for medical use.[9]
In June 2021,Cannabis & Co. opened the first legal dispensary in Peru for the sale of medicinal marijuana[10] after obtaining signed consent (permits) from the following four Peruvian government entities:
For the opening,Cannabis & Co. registered three Cannabis brands from three different countries;Futura Farms (Peru),Epifractan (Uruguay), andCannabidiol Life (United States).[12]
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