Cannabis — Croatia

El cannabis es ilegal en Croacia, pero poseerlo para consumo propio es una falta (prekrsaj) y no un delito penal: la droga se decomisa y te expones a una multa, y esa misma falta puede conllevar hasta 90 dias de carcel. Croacia no publica ningun limite de cantidad. Lo que separa la falta del delito es la finalidad, y poseer cannabis destinado a la venta o distribucion es un delito penal castigado con tres a doce anos de prision, un minimo elevado desde un ano en noviembre de 2025. Cultivar cannabis cuenta como produccion y es delito, y no existe forma legal de comprarlo.

Original (EN): Cannabis is illegal in Croatia, but possessing it for your own use is a misdemeanour rather than a criminal offence: the drugs are confiscated and you face a fine, and the same misdemeanour can also carry up to 90 days in jail. Croatia publishes no quantity limit. What separates the misdemeanour from the crime is purpose, and possessing cannabis intended for sale or distribution is a criminal offence punishable by three to twelve years in prison, a minimum raised from one year in November 2025. Growing cannabis counts as production and is criminal, and there is no legal way to buy it.

Possession contrary to article 3(1) of the Act on Combating Drug Abuse is a misdemeanour; article 54(3) punishes a natural person with a fine or up to 90 days' imprisonment. The Act still expresses that fine in kuna and has not been amended since 2019, so ask the authorities for the current euro figure rather than relying on a converted number. The cannabis is confiscated (article 64(1)), and the court may add compulsory or psychosocial treatment, which for a first offence by a dependent or occasional user may be imposed instead of any fine or imprisonment (article 64(4) to (6)). Possession intended for sale or distribution is a separate criminal offence under Criminal Code article 190(2), carrying three to twelve years; the minimum was raised from one year to three by the amendment published on 5 November 2025.