Is Hemp Legal in Armenia?
May 29, 2026
Industrial hemp is not regulated in Armenia. No THC threshold separates hemp from cannabis; cultivation is not licensed; food imports informally tolerated.
Industrial hemp is not regulated in Armenia. No THC threshold separates hemp from cannabis; cultivation is not licensed; food imports informally tolerated.
Industrial hemp is effectively illegal in Armenia. The Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture have not issued a hemp cultivation regulation, and Armenian law sets no THC threshold (such as the EU 0.3 percent or U.S. 0.3 percent lines) to distinguish industrial hemp from psychoactive cannabis.
Wild cannabis grows in the Ararat Plain and Syunik regions and is periodically eradicated by the Police Anti-Drug Department; farmers cannot lawfully cultivate it. Imported finished hemp products such as hemp-seed oil, hemp-protein powder, and textiles circulate informally through Yerevan health-food retailers and are tolerated when no cannabinoid claims are made, but Customs at Zvartnots and the Meghri crossing with Iran retains seizure authority. There is no commercial export pathway, and the Eurasian Economic Union's hemp framework is not implemented domestically.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Verify current law with qualified counsel before making compliance decisions.
Illegal
Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Economy
Prohibited (no hemp definition)
Law on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; no hemp regulation gazetted
Hemp seed and finished hemp foods may pass customs when labeled as food and free of cannabinoid claims, but no formal regulation authorizes the trade. Smokable hemp flower is treated as cannabis.
