Is CBD Legal in Venezuela?
May 29, 2026
Venezuela treats CBD as a controlled substance under the Ley Organica de Drogas. Imports are seized at customs. See the full regulatory picture.
Venezuela treats CBD as a controlled substance under the Ley Organica de Drogas. Imports are seized at customs. See the full regulatory picture.
CBD has no separate legal status in Venezuela. The Ley Organica de Drogas treats all cannabis-derived compounds as controlled substances regardless of THC content, and no implementing regulation has carved out hemp-derived or isolate CBD. The Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel (INHRR), the national medicines authority, has not registered any CBD pharmaceutical.
Importing CBD oils, tinctures, or cosmetics through Maiquetia or land borders is treated as drug smuggling. Travelers carrying personal CBD products risk seizure and prosecution under the same trafficking thresholds applied to flower. Online orders to Venezuelan addresses are routinely intercepted by SENIAT customs. Pharmacies do not stock approved CBD medicines such as Epidiolex; families seeking such therapies typically travel abroad for prescriptions.
This overview reflects public statutes and is not legal advice. Anyone contemplating CBD use in Venezuela should consult a licensed local attorney; the regulatory and enforcement landscape may shift without published notice.
Illegal
Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel (INHRR); Oficina Nacional Antidrogas (ONA)
No legal threshold - all cannabinoids treated as controlled
Ley Organica de Drogas (2010); Ley de Medicamentos (Gaceta Oficial No. 37.006, 2000)
CBD products of any concentration are blocked at customs. SENIAT lists cannabis derivatives under the controlled-substances annex of the Arancel de Aduanas. No exemption exists for cosmetics or food supplements containing CBD.
