Is cannabis legal in Ecuador?

Medical only (prescription)✕ Tourists can buy✓ Locals w/ prescription

Ecuador allows medical access through a licensed pharmacy with a prescription; higher-THC products require a special controlled prescription. A local medical procedure is needed.

How to buy: Get a prescription (a special controlled prescription for higher-THC products) and buy at a licensed pharmacy.

Pharmacies

THC: 1% THC is a boundary between prescription categories, not a max.

Medical only (prescription) in Ecuador. Ecuador allows medical access through a licensed pharmacy with a prescription; higher-THC products require a special controlled prescription. A local medical procedure is needed.

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