Cannabis in Argentina

[4] Possession without medical authorization is punishable by a prison sentence of between one month and six years,[1][2] despite a 2009 Supreme Court ruling that enforcement of the law is unconstitutional.

[8][9] Cultivation, trafficking, supply, and related activities outside the regulated medical cannabis system attract more severe penalties.

[11] On March 29, 2017, the Argentine senate approved the medical use of CBD cannabis oil,[12][13][14] and was promulgated on September 22, 2017.

[5] On 12 November 2020, President Alberto Fernández signed a decree legalizing the self-cultivation and regulating the sales and subsidized access of medical cannabis, expanding upon the 2017 bill.

[15] In August 2023, the regulatory agency responsible for licensing the production and trade of cannabis derivatives was formally launched.