Spain (Jurisdiction Profile)
Jurisdiction Identity
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| ISO country code | ES |
| National authorities | Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS); Ministry of Health |
| Official sources | https://www.aemps.gob.es/ |
| Last verified | 2026-08-09 |
Cannabis Framework
| Dimension | Status |
|---|---|
| Adult-use possession | Private use not criminalized (small quantities; administrative/enforcement discretion varies) |
| Adult-use cultivation | Not legal nationally; cannabis social clubs operate in a legal grey zone in some regions |
| Adult-use commercial supply | Not legal |
| Medical access | Medical cannabis approved via Royal Decree (October 2025): hospital-care use of standardized cannabis preparations under specialist prescription; implementation ongoing (AEMPS register) |
| Pharmaceutical cannabinoid access | Registered cannabis-based medicines (e.g., Sativex) |
| Home cultivation | Not legal nationally |
| Import/export | Regulated (pharmaceutical framework) |
Subnational Systems
Cannabis social clubs are regulated (or tolerated) unevenly at the regional/local level (e.g., Catalan and Basque regional contexts). This page is a country-level profile; deeper subnational modeling would be required before creating club-level records.
Regulatory Overview
Spain approved a Royal Decree (October 2025) regulating medical cannabis preparations for hospital care under specialist prescription, with an AEMPS public register of standardized preparations; implementation and first sales were expected through 2026. Private adult use is not criminalized in limited amounts, and cannabis social clubs operate in a tolerated grey zone without national legalization. Personal possession remains prohibited in public.
Data Surface
| Data surface | Available? | Official source | Machine-readable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License registry | partial | AEMPS register of standardized preparations | partial | Register created under the 2025 decree |
| Testing-laboratory registry | no public source located | — | — | No distinct public list located |
| Laboratory testing rules | yes | Royal Decree (2025) + pharmacopoeial standards | no | Codified requirements |
| Contaminant/action limits | yes | Pharmacopoeial standards | no | Set in standards |
| Recalls/advisories | partial | AEMPS medicine alerts | partial | Medicines safety alerts |
| Product/package identifiers | partial | AEMPS register | partial | Preparations register |
| COAs/batch results | no public source located | — | — | Not public |
| Sales data | no public source located | — | — | No open reporting located |
| Open-data downloads | no public source located | — | — | No cannabis open-data portal located |
Sources & Provenance
- Statutory framework: Royal Decree on medical cannabis (approved October 2025); AEMPS implementation.
- Regulator: AEMPS — https://www.aemps.gob.es/
- Retrieval date: 2026-08-09
Graph Connections
No existing repository entities are linked to Spain. The page is discoverable from the Jurisdictions index.