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Cannabis — Portugal

What travelers need to know about cannabis in Portugal. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.

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Cannabis in Portugal: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.

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Bringing cannabis into Portugal is treated like smuggling illegal drugs — expect a long jail sentence and heavy fines, including when transiting through the airport; transit passengers' baggage is scanned.

Long jail sentence and heavy fines (FCDO), even in airport transit.

§ UK FCDO — Portugal

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