Can you bring cannabis or CBD to Colombia?

• Cannabis

  prohibited

  Bringing cannabis into Colombia without a licence is a crime, even in transit and even in small amounts.

  Código Penal (Ley 599 de 2000) Art. 376 as modified by Ley 1453 de 2011: anyone who 'sin permiso de autoridad competente, introduzca al país, así sea en tránsito o saque de él' narcotic or psychotropic substances faces 128–360 months' prison; if the quantity does not exceed 1,000 g of marijuana or 200 g of hashish the penalty is 64–108 months. The only carve-out (added by Ley 1787 de 2016) is medical/scientific cannabis use under licences from the Ministry of Health or Ministry of Justice. Domestic 'personal dose' rules do not authorise import. CBD products are not specifically addressed by this source — treat as unverified. Travel advice (gov.uk) also stresses severe penalties for drug possession and trafficking.

  If you're only changing planes here Applies in transit too

  Colombia's criminal code makes bringing cannabis into the country without a licence a crime "even in transit" (así sea en tránsito).

  Transit rule: Ley 599 de 2000 (Código Penal), Art. 376 – Secretaría del Senado · Checked against the source on 2026-10-15

  Also covers: cannabis, marijuana, weed, hashish, thc, edibles, marihuana

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  Source Ley 599 de 2000 (Código Penal), Art. 376 – Secretaría del SenadoChecked against the source on 2026-10-09

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