Is Hemp Legal in Gibraltar?
May 29, 2026
Industrial hemp is not licensed in Gibraltar. The Drugs (Misuse) Act 1973 covers cannabis without an industrial-hemp carve-out.
Industrial hemp is not licensed in Gibraltar. The Drugs (Misuse) Act 1973 covers cannabis without an industrial-hemp carve-out.
Industrial hemp cultivation is not established in Gibraltar. The territory's small land area of around 6.8 square kilometres and absence of significant agricultural sector mean that no domestic hemp licensing scheme has been put in place by HM Government of Gibraltar. The Drugs (Misuse) Act 1973 covers Cannabis sativa without a low-THC industrial-hemp threshold of the kind operated by the UK Home Office's Industrial Hemp licensing regime.
No commercial cultivation, fibre processing, seed production, or CBD-extraction operation exists. Imports of hempseed food, fibre textiles, hempcrete, or CBD-containing hemp products are treated as controlled-cannabis goods absent a specific authorisation, which is not routinely issued. Gibraltar's post-Brexit status outside the European Union means EU industrial-hemp variety listings do not directly create an import pathway.
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Illegal
Department of the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Heritage; HM Customs Gibraltar
No statutory industrial-hemp licensing regime
Drugs (Misuse) Act 1973; Imports and Exports Act
Hemp imports and exports require authorisation that has not been routinely issued. HM Customs Gibraltar treats Cannabis sativa material at the airport and the La Linea border as a controlled-cannabis good under the Drugs (Misuse) Act 1973.
