Austria
Status: Limited access
Cert authority: BASG — Federal Office for Safety in Healthcare.
Schengen certificate recognised. Cannabis flower is not on standard prescription; expect questions at customs.
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Belgium
Status: Very limited / flower prohibited
Cert authority: FAMHP — federal agency.
Royal Decree of 11 June 2015 forbids dispensing cannabis flower. Carrying flower in transit is a real risk even with a certificate.
Bulgaria
Status: Effectively prohibitive
Cert authority: Ministry of Health may issue attest theoretically.
Effectively no medical cannabis market. High risk for foreign patients. See the Bulgaria deeper-dive report.
Croatia
Status: Limited access
Cert authority: HALMED.
Recognises Schengen certificate. Confirm the specific product is permitted before travel.
Czechia
Status: Active programme
Cert authority: No central authority — certificate issued by your prescribing physician or healthcare facility.
Czechia publishes no central Article 75 scheme. Official guidance (Ministry of Health methodical measure, MFA, Customs) describes a certificate issued by the treating physician or healthcare facility, with the facility stamp. SUKL does not issue travel certificates. Verify with the MZCR inspectorate: [email protected].
Denmark
Status: Pilot programme + Sativex
Cert authority: Sundhedsstyrelsen.
Programme renewed multiple times; Schengen certificate accepted.
Estonia
Status: Theoretical / limited practical access
Cert authority: Ravimiamet.
Limited domestic access; carry strong documentation.
Finland
Status: Limited but documented route
Cert authority: Pharmacy issues Schengen certificate on behalf of Fimea.
Fimea has a clear public guide. Pharmacies issue the certificate at the counter.
France
Status: Reform pending / limited routine products
Cert authority: ANSM transport certificate.
Only Sativex, Epidyolex, and Marinol are routinely authorised. ANSM can issue a transport certificate. Foreign Schengen certificate generally accepted for transit; verify before travel.
Germany
Status: Established programme
Cert authority: Highest state health authority (per Land), usually via the local Gesundheitsamt. Form provided by BfArM.
BfArM confirms the Article 75 certificate is still REQUIRED after the 1 April 2024 MedCanG rescheduling, because cannabis remains a narcotic in most other Schengen states. Physician completes the BfArM form; the Land authority authenticates it. One certificate per medicine, 30 days maximum.
Greece
Status: Legal programme, slow supply
Cert authority: EOF.
Domestic supply slow but legal. Schengen certificate accepted.
Hungary
Status: No domestic programme
Cert authority: OGYÉI.
Sativex prescription only. Hostile environment for foreign patients despite Schengen membership.
Iceland
Status: Sativex only
Cert authority: Lyfjastofnun.
Inside Schengen via association agreement; limited substantive access.
Italy
Status: Mature programme
Cert authority: Ministero della Salute / regional health authority.
Schengen certificate recognised. April 2025 reclassification of hemp flower as narcotic increased general scrutiny — keep documentation visible.
Latvia
Status: Effectively no programme
Cert authority: ZVA.
Carrying medical cannabis is high-risk.
Liechtenstein
Status: Aligned with Switzerland in practice
Cert authority: Office of Health.
Small jurisdiction; defer to Swiss rules.
Lithuania
Status: Limited since 2018
Cert authority: VVKT.
Possession of small amounts is an administrative offence; medical access remains narrow.
Luxembourg
Status: Pilot programme
Cert authority: Ministère de la Santé.
Schengen certificate accepted; domestic dispensing via hospital pharmacies.
Malta
Status: Programme since 2018
Cert authority: Medicines Authority.
Foreign patients should bring Schengen certificate.
Netherlands
Status: Established programme
Cert authority: CAK (Centraal Administratie Kantoor) — the Schengenverklaring.
The coffeeshop tolerance policy does not apply to you. Dutch Customs states the import ban on narcotics applies to all countries with no carve-out, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs names medicinal cannabis explicitly as requiring a certificate. Submit to CAK at least a week before departure; the certificate is invalid without the CAK stamp.
Norway
Status: Sativex / Epidyolex + exemptions
Cert authority: DMP via pharmacy / apotek.
Norway has a clear pharmacy-issued Schengen-attest system. Non-Schengen destinations require direct confirmation with the destination authority.
Poland
Status: Programme since 2017
Cert authority: GIF / regional health authority.
Schengen certificate accepted; flower available on prescription via pharmacies.
Portugal
Status: Programme since 2018
Cert authority: INFARMED.
Approved products include Sativex and Tilray flower variants. Foreign Schengen certificate accepted.
Romania
Status: Near-zero practical access
Cert authority: ANMDMR.
High risk. Treat as restrictive.
Slovakia
Status: Restrictive / Sativex only
Cert authority: ŠÚKL.
Restrictive; certificate theoretically accepted, but expect challenges.
Slovenia
Status: Programme exists, limited access
Cert authority: JAZMP.
Programme exists, access limited; Schengen certificate accepted.
Spain
Status: New programme rollout
Cert authority: AEMPS.
Programme just being set up. Foreign prescriptions not automatically recognised. Recreational use remains illegal even for tourists.
Sweden
Status: Hostile environment
Cert authority: Läkemedelsverket.
One of the strictest Schengen states. Even with a certificate, expect significant scrutiny.
Switzerland
Status: Reformed system
Cert authority: Swissmedic.
Doctors prescribe on narcotics prescription without exemption. 30-day Schengen rule applies. Export of medical cannabis from Switzerland is also permitted.
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