Cannabis & hemp regulatory news and information about

Lithuania

Recreational Marijuana Status:
Illegal
Medical Marijuana Status:
Limited

Seed Legality

No legal seed market; cultivation is criminal, so seed deals are prosecuted. Certified hemp seed OK for growers.
Hemp seeds
Restricted
Marijuana seeds
Illegal
Sale
Illegal
Transacting
Restricted
Gifting
Restricted

Lithuania's Law on the Control of Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances schedules cannabis, and Criminal Code Articles 259–260 and 265 criminalise possession and cultivation of even a single high-THC plant, so selling or importing viable marijuana seeds is treated as preparing or facilitating a crime despite seeds not being a scheduled substance themselves. There is no domestic collectible-seed market, and authorities have pursued large seed shipments destined for Lithuania. Agricultural hemp seed is lawful only under the Law on Fibre Hemp (in force 2014, expanded 2021–2022) for registered growers using EU common-catalogue varieties not exceeding 0.3% THC. Mere possession of ungerminated seeds sits in a grey zone, but intent to cultivate exposes the holder to criminal liability.

Key law:
Criminal Code Arts. 259–260, 265; Law on Fibre Hemp (2013, am. 2021)
Last reviewed:
July 3, 2026
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