Is CBD Legal in Faroe Islands?
May 29, 2026
CBD is illegal for retail sale in the Faroe Islands. Danish Medicines Act applies; Laegemiddelstyrelsen has authorised no retail products.
CBD is illegal for retail sale in the Faroe Islands. Danish Medicines Act applies; Laegemiddelstyrelsen has authorised no retail products.
CBD has no legal consumer market in the Faroe Islands. Danish medicines law - the Medicines Act (Laegemiddelloven, LBK No. 99 of 16 January 2018) - applies in the islands, classifying CBD products with medicinal claims or in oral form as medicines requiring authorisation from the Danish Medicines Agency (Laegemiddelstyrelsen). The Agency's published position treats orally administered CBD as an unlicensed medicine; the Euphoriants Act covers any CBD product containing detectable THC above trace levels.
Sundhedsdatastyrelsen and Heilsumalaradid (the Faroese Ministry of Health) have not opened a separate consumer pathway. The only legal route to CBD use is a prescription for Epidyolex via the Faroese hospital service (Landssjukrahusid) under section 21 of the Medicines Act, which permits special-import authorisations. Pharmacies (apotek) in Torshavn and Klaksvik do not stock retail CBD oils, gummies, or capsules.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Verify current law with qualified counsel before making compliance decisions.
Illegal
Laegemiddelstyrelsen (Danish Medicines Agency); Heilsumalaradid (Faroese Ministry of Health)
No retail CBD market; medicinal CBD requires authorisation
Medicines Act (LBK No. 99 of 16 January 2018); Euphoriants Act (LBK No. 1334/2019)
Import and export of CBD products require Laegemiddelstyrelsen authorisation, which has not been granted for retail sale. TAKS treats unauthorised CBD imports through Vagar Airport and the Torshavn port as breaches of the Medicines Act and, where THC is detectable, of the Euphoriants Act.
