# Is cannabis legal in Panama?

> Medical use only. The legal purchase route in Panama is medical: an authorized pharmacy or pharmaceutical establishment dispensing on a doctor's prescription. Rule jurisdiction: Panama. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.

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

- **Legal status:** Medical use only. The legal purchase route in Panama is medical: an authorized pharmacy or pharmaceutical establishment dispensing on a doctor's prescription. Rule jurisdiction: Panama. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Panama is not a tourist purchase channel: a local medical procedure and prescription are required. Rule jurisdiction: Panama. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **How to buy:** Get a doctor's prescription and buy at an authorized pharmacy or pharmaceutical establishment.
- **Where purchase is legal:** Pharmacies
- **Medical access:** Medical use only. Patients obtain a registered cannabis product with a doctor's prescription from an authorized pharmacy or pharmaceutical establishment. Rule jurisdiction: Panama. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Important restrictions:** There is no adult-use or recreational retail channel. Only authorized establishments may dispense, and only against a prescription. A local medical procedure and prescription are required. Strength depends on the registered product 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 the registered product and prescription.

## Sources
- [minsa.gob.pa](https://www.minsa.gob.pa/normatividad/ley-ndeg-242-de-miercoles-13-de-octubre-de-2021-que-regula-el-uso-medicinal-y)
- [minsa.gob.pa](https://www.minsa.gob.pa/normatividad/decreto-ejecutivo-ndeg-6-de-viernes-04-de-abril-de-2025-que-reglamenta-la-ley-no-242-de)

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