Cannabis — Romania

Cannabis is illegal in Romania, and the penalty turns on the form and on whether your own-consumption purpose is accepted. Herbal cannabis, hashish and cannabis oil are "risk drugs": possessing them for your own use carries three months to two years in prison or a criminal fine, but buying or holding the same cannabis carries three to ten years under a separate article if that personal-use purpose is not made out. THC listed on its own, the form typical of vape cartridges and concentrates, sits in the same table as heroin and carries six months to three years with no fine alternative in this law. Bringing cannabis into Romania is a different offence again: five to fifteen years, with no personal-use reduction.

Herbal cannabis, resin or oil for your own use: three months to two years in prison or a criminal fine (art. 4(1)) -- and cultivation for your own use sits in that same sentence. Buying or holding the same cannabis without an accepted own-use purpose: three to ten years plus a ban on certain rights (art. 2(1)). THC listed on its own is a high-risk drug: six months to three years for own use (art. 4(2)), five to fifteen years otherwise (art. 2(2)). Bringing cannabis into or out of the country: five to fifteen years, or ten to twenty for high-risk drugs, plus a ban on certain rights (art. 3). Knowingly making a home or a venue open to the public available for drug use, or tolerating drug use there, carries two to seven years (art. 5). Where the offence is committed in or near a school or university, or a place where young people take part in educational, sporting or social activities, the court may add up to five years to the statutory maximum (art. 13). For a personal-use charge the prosecutor may order an evaluation with a view to an assistance programme, and a defendant who keeps to it may have the penalty waived or deferred, though both steps are discretionary and need your consent (arts. 19-20).

Verified Sep 6, 2026