Cannabis — Italy
What travelers need to know about cannabis in Italy. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Cannabis in Italy: restricted — there are real limits travelers must follow.
Cannabis is not legal in Italy, but holding a personal amount is an administrative matter rather than a crime - no criminal record and no fine. The sanctions still bite travellers: for 1 to 3 months where cannabis is involved, the prefect can suspend your passport and driving licence, and non-EU visitors can have their tourist residence permit suspended. If you have a car or motorbike at hand when caught, police take your driving licence on the spot for 30 days. Selling, supplying or growing cannabis remains a criminal offence.
Personal use, including importing or buying for personal use (art. 75 DPR 309/1990): one or more administrative sanctions for 1 to 3 months where cannabis is involved (cannabis is in Table II, art. 14) - suspension of the driving licence, the firearms licence, the passport and, for non-EU visitors, the tourism residence permit. Immediate 30-day withdrawal of the driving licence if a motor vehicle is at hand (art. 75(3)). Minor-scale supply (art. 73(5)): 6 months to 5 years' imprisonment and a fine of EUR 1,032 to EUR 10,329; where the conduct is not occasional, 18 months to 5 years and EUR 2,500 to EUR 10,329 (text in force from 25 April 2026).
§ Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) - DPR 309/1990 art. 75 (text in force from 1-1-2025), art. 73(5) (text in force from 25-4-2026), art. 14 (Table II)Verified Sep 19, 2026