Is Weed Legal in Georgia?

Georgia decriminalized personal cannabis consumption following two landmark Constitutional Court rulings (Decision N1/3/1282 of July 30, 2018 and earlier Decision N1/13/732 of November 2017). The court struck down imprisonment for personal use as a disproportionate restriction on free development of personality under Article 16 of the Georgian Constitution. Cultivation, sale, transport, and public consumption remain criminal under the Code on Administrative Offences and the Criminal Code of Georgia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Special Penitentiary Service oversee enforcement.

Private adult consumption remains non-criminal, but there is no legal commercial market, and lawmakers sharply tightened the regime in 2025. Criminal Code amendments adopted on July 2, 2025 recriminalized possession of more than 5 grams of dried cannabis (10 grams raw), punishable by up to 6 years' imprisonment, rising to 5-8 years for 70-250 grams dried and up to 20 years or life imprisonment for the largest quantities; production and transfer carry 3 to 9 years depending on quantity. Separate amendments adopted in April 2025 raised administrative penalties for drug use or refusing a police drug test to fines of 500-2,000 GEL or up to 60 days' detention, and from June 1, 2025 confirmed drug use triggers a 3-year driving ban and 5-year bans from public service and firearm rights. No medical cannabis program has been established, and pharmacy access is limited to imported registered pharmaceuticals approved case by case.

Last reviewed: August 6, 2026.

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