# Is cannabis legal in Brazil?

> Medical use only. Legal supply in Brazil is medical: cannabis-derived products are dispensed by pharmacies and drugstores on a prescription, and separately a patient may import for personal use with Anvisa authorization. Rule jurisdiction: Brazil. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.

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## Facts

- **Legal status:** Medical use only. Legal supply in Brazil is medical: cannabis-derived products are dispensed by pharmacies and drugstores on a prescription, and separately a patient may import for personal use with Anvisa authorization. Rule jurisdiction: Brazil. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Brazil is not a tourist purchase channel: the legal routes require a local prescription or an individual Anvisa import authorization. Rule jurisdiction: Brazil. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **How to buy:** Get a prescription and buy at a pharmacy, or obtain Anvisa authorization for personal import.
- **Where purchase is legal:** Pharmacies
- **Medical access:** Medical use only. Patients obtain cannabis-derived medicines at a pharmacy or drugstore with a prescription, or by importing a product for personal use under an Anvisa authorization. Rule jurisdiction: Brazil. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Important restrictions:** There is no adult-use or recreational retail channel. Personal import additionally requires Anvisa authorization. 0.2% THC is a control-category boundary, not a maximum; higher-THC products are possible under a stricter procedure. A prescription is required, and personal import needs Anvisa authorization. 0.2% THC separates control categories rather than capping strength. Visitors have no walk-in legal purchase channel. A local medical procedure is required; a foreign prescription is normally not enough. Never carry cannabis across a national border. THC: 0.2% is a control-category boundary, not a max; higher-THC products possible under stricter procedure.

## Sources
- [Brazil legal reference](https://www.gov.br/anvisa/pt-br/assuntos/paf/anuencia/importacao-de-produtos-derivados-de-cannabis)

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