# Is cannabis legal in Turkey?

> Medical use only. Turkey allows pharmacy access to permitted cannabis-derived medicinal products with a prescription tracked through the medical system. The channel is mostly limited to products around 0.3% THC, and high-THC flower is not sold through ordinary pharmacies. Rule jurisdiction: Turkey. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.

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## Facts

- **Legal status:** Medical use only. Turkey allows pharmacy access to permitted cannabis-derived medicinal products with a prescription tracked through the medical system. The channel is mostly limited to products around 0.3% THC, and high-THC flower is not sold through ordinary pharmacies. Rule jurisdiction: Turkey. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Turkey is not a tourist purchase channel: dispensing requires a prescription tracked in the Turkish medical system, and high-THC products are not sold this way. Rule jurisdiction: Turkey. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **How to buy:** Get a prescription (tracked via the medical system) for a permitted cannabis-derived product at a pharmacy; high-THC flower is not available this way.
- **Where purchase is legal:** Pharmacies
- **Medical access:** Medical use only. Permitted cannabis-derived medicinal products are dispensed by pharmacies on a prescription tracked through the medical system; the range is mostly limited to products around 0.3% THC. Rule jurisdiction: Turkey. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Important restrictions:** There is no adult-use or recreational retail channel. High-THC flower is not available through this channel. A prescription tracked in the national medical system is required. The available products are low-THC; this is not a medical flower programme. 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: Channel mostly limited to products around 0.3% THC.

## Sources
- [resmigazete.gov.tr](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2026/01/20260131-7.htm)
- [mevzuat.gov.tr](https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/yonetmelik/7.5.45000.pdf)

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