Is Hemp Legal in Greenland?
May 29, 2026
Industrial hemp cultivation is not licensed in Greenland. Finished hemp food products are tolerated at <0.2% THC; smokable flower is treated as cannabis.
Industrial hemp cultivation is not licensed in Greenland. Finished hemp food products are tolerated at <0.2% THC; smokable flower is treated as cannabis.
Industrial hemp is illegal in Greenland in practice. The Arctic climate makes commercial cultivation effectively impossible, and Greenlandic law does not carve out a hemp licensing pathway equivalent to Denmark's Hampedyrkning scheme administered by the Danish Agricultural Agency (Landbrugsstyrelsen).
Naalakkersuisut has not approved cultivar registrations under the EU Common Catalogue, which Denmark applies but Greenland does not implement, so no farmer can lawfully plant low-THC hemp under a domestic permit. Finished hemp products such as seed snacks, hemp-protein powder, and rope are imported from Denmark and the EU and are tolerated when THC is below 0.2 percent and labeling complies with food-import rules enforced by the Veterinary and Food Authority. Smokable hemp flower is treated as cannabis.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Verify current law with qualified counsel before making compliance decisions.
Illegal
Naalakkersuisut Department of Fisheries and Hunting; Veterinary and Food Authority
0.2% (food-import tolerance)
Lov om euforiserende stoffer (extended); Danish hemp cultivar rules (not implemented)
Hemp food products may be imported from Denmark and EU member states under food-safety rules; smokable hemp flower is barred. Export is not commercially relevant.
