Colombia (Jurisdiction Profile)
Jurisdiction Identity
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| ISO country code | CO |
| National authorities | INVIMA (sanitary registration/manufacturing); Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA, agricultural); FNE/Ministry of Justice (psychoactive-use licences) |
| Official sources | https://www.invima.gov.co/ ; https://www.ica.gov.co/ |
| Last verified | 2026-08-09 |
Cannabis Framework
| Dimension | Status |
|---|---|
| Adult-use possession | Personal dose amount (approx. 20 g) not criminalized (court jurisprudence) |
| Adult-use cultivation | Not legal for personal use generally |
| Adult-use commercial supply | Not legal |
| Medical access | Regulated medical cannabis (Law 1787, 2016); licenses for cultivation and manufacture |
| Pharmaceutical cannabinoid access | Registered cannabis-derived medicines (INVIMA) |
| Home cultivation | Not legal |
| Import/export | Regulated; exports are a major part of the market; new foreign-trade rules (2022) |
Regulatory Overview
Colombia legalized medical cannabis under Law 1787 (2016) with a three-authority licensing model: ICA (cultivation), INVIMA (manufacture/sanitary registration), and the FNE/Ministry of Justice (psychoactive-use licenses). Personal-dose amounts (≈20 g) are not criminalized under court jurisprudence. In 2026, new rules advanced for dry-flower medical dispensaries and renewed legislative pushes toward broader legalization were introduced but not enacted.
Data Surface
| Data surface | Available? | Official source | Machine-readable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License registry | partial | INVIMA/ICA/FNE license records | no | Licenses published; no API located |
| Testing-laboratory registry | partial | INVIMA-accredited labs | no | No public cannabis-specific directory located |
| Laboratory testing rules | yes | Decree 811/2021 + INVIMA standards | no | Codified requirements |
| Contaminant/action limits | yes | INVIMA standards | no | Set in standards |
| Recalls/advisories | partial | INVIMA alerts | partial | Sanitary alerts |
| Product/package identifiers | partial | INVIMA registrations | partial | Registered products |
| 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: Law 1787 (2016); Decree 811/2021; foreign-trade rules (2022).
- Regulators: INVIMA — https://www.invima.gov.co/ ; ICA — https://www.ica.gov.co/
- 2026 note: dry-flower dispensary rules advancing; broader legalization bills introduced but not enacted.
- Retrieval date: 2026-08-09
Graph Connections
No existing repository entities are linked to Colombia. The page is discoverable from the Jurisdictions index.