Is CBD Oil Legal in Estonia?
Are there restrictions or is CBD oil legal in Estonia? According to Estonian law, psychotropic drugs are illegal. Is CBD oil legal in Estonia? Yes, since CBD is not psychotropic it is not banned from use.
Cannabis Legality in Estonia
Cannabis in Estonia is illegal, but possession of up to 7.5 grams of recreational cannabis is considered an amount for personal use, and is punished only with a fine. The ‘Act on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Precursors Thereof’ regulates the field of narcotics and psychotropic substances in Estonia and is controlled by the Ministry of Social Affairs
Medicinal Cannabis in Estonia
Medical use has been technically legal since 2005. However, as of 2016, only one patient in the country had been prescribed a cannabinoid-based medication. This was Nabiximols – for cancer pain.
Hemp Production in Estonia
Estonia were cultivating over 3,500 hectares of hemp in 2016, making a gigantic leap from the 900 hectares grown in 2015. The CBD market is growing at an unprecedented rate in Europe, and Estonia is the second largest European producer.
References:
https://www.cannabis.info/en/blog/legal-status-estonia
http://www.narko.ee/seadusandlus/auto-draft-6/
https://hemptoday.net/estonian-hemp-surges/