# Is cannabis legal in Chile?

> Medical use only. The legal purchase route in Chile is medical: a pharmacy product or a magistral (compounded) preparation on a medical prescription, and for some products a special import permit. Rule jurisdiction: Chile. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.

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Verified: 2026-08-30 (rule reviewed against its source) Scope: Chile.  
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## Facts

- **Legal status:** Medical use only. The legal purchase route in Chile is medical: a pharmacy product or a magistral (compounded) preparation on a medical prescription, and for some products a special import permit. Rule jurisdiction: Chile. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Chile is not a tourist purchase channel: access depends on a local prescription and, for some products, an import permit. Rule jurisdiction: Chile. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **How to buy:** Get a medical prescription and obtain the product via pharmacy or magistral preparation; some products need an import permit.
- **Where purchase is legal:** Pharmacies
- **Medical access:** Medical use only. Patients obtain cannabis medicines with a medical prescription through a pharmacy or as a magistral preparation; some products require a special import permit. Rule jurisdiction: Chile. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Important restrictions:** There is no adult-use or recreational retail channel. Some products additionally require an import permit. Availability depends on which products are actually stocked. A local prescription is required and product availability varies. Strength depends on the preparation and prescription. 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: Depends on preparation and prescription.

## Sources
- [bcn.cl](https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=235507)
- [bcn.cl](https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1085003)

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