Is CBD Legal in Europe? Country-by-Country Guide 2026

Legal in Principle, Different in Practice

CBD is legal to buy, sell, and ship across the European Union as long as it's derived from approved industrial hemp varieties and stays under the legal THC threshold. But "legal across the EU" doesn't mean identical rules everywhere — individual countries interpret novel food regulation, labeling requirements, and enforcement differently. Here's the practical country-by-country picture for our core delivery markets.

France

Our home market. France permits CBD products with THC below 0.3%, and the regulatory position has stabilized considerably since the legal challenges of the early 2020s. See our wholesale CBD flowers France page for market-specific details.

Germany

Europe's largest CBD market by volume. Germany follows the standard 0.3% THC threshold and has a mature, well-established retail CBD sector. Details on our Germany wholesale page.

Italy, Netherlands

Both markets permit CBD flowers and derivatives under the standard EU THC threshold, with established wholesale and retail channels. See Italy and Netherlands for market specifics.

Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg

These markets follow the standard EU framework with generally favorable enforcement environments for compliant CBD products. See our dedicated pages for Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg.

Switzerland

Notably different: Switzerland is not an EU member and applies its own, more permissive THC threshold of 1% rather than 0.3%. This makes Switzerland one of the most mature CBD markets in Europe. See our Switzerland page for details specific to that market.

Malta

An EU member with its own specific licensing framework for cannabis-related products. See our Malta wholesaler page for market details.

The One Rule That Doesn't Change: THC Limits Are Not Optional

Regardless of country-specific nuance, every product we sell is independently lab-tested and verified below the applicable legal THC limit before it's listed — see our quality and testing standards for how that verification works. For products marketed as THC edibles, that means strictly under 0.20% THC per our legal cannabis guide, not the 0.3% flower/resin threshold.

Regulation continues to evolve — the EU's own Novel Food framework, which governs how CBD extracts can be marketed as food or supplements, is still being finalized country by country. For the official, current status of CBD under EU Novel Food rules, see the European Commission's Novel Food decisions page.