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Medical cannabis in Romania

No programme; EU cannabinoid medicines only

Romania has no medical cannabis programme and no Romanian-marketed cannabis flower or extract; a new patient cannot start today. In principle a medicine containing a controlled substance is not treated as a 'drug' when used in medical practice, and the CBD medicine Epidyolex is EU-authorised, but no THC product with a Romanian marketing authorisation could be confirmed.

The hardest fact about Romania. The only lawful path to a THC medicine is a special-needs import (Autorizație pentru Nevoi Speciale) requested by a Romanian hospital or wholesaler, not by the patient, and Romania's own drug law still lists cannabis, its resin and THC among controlled 'droguri de risc'.

Every answer below was read in the law, the register or the official statistic itself. This country is part of the Europe layer: an English page of verified facts, no directory. Where an answer is marked as not published, no official source states it — we did not fill the gap with a guess.

The questions, answered for Romania

How access works here

The one-line answer: can a new patient start today, and through what.

E — cannabinoid medicines only, no cannabis programme. Romania has never set up a cannabis prescribing scheme; medicines containing controlled plants or substances are lawful when used within medical practice, but the only cannabinoid product confirmed as authorised is the EU-wide CBD medicine Epidyolex.

Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 860/2005 (Regulation applying Legea nr. 143/2000) art. 2(1) allows physicians to prescribe nationally controlled substances 'în scop terapeutic ... în conformitate cu prevederile legale în vigoare', and art. 3(2) states that medicines containing controlled plants or substances 'nu sunt considerate droguri' when used within medical practice under applicable legislation. Legea nr. 143/2000 (consolidated to Legea nr. 30/2025) lists 'Cannabis, rezină de cannabis şi ulei de cannabis' and tetrahydrocannabinol in Tabelul nr. III ('droguri de risc', art. 1 lit. d). Neither text creates a cannabis programme, a product list or a prescriber list. Legea nr. 339/2005 (regime of narcotic and psychotropic plants, substances and preparations) and its norms HG nr. 1915/2006 could not be opened in this session (see notes).

Source: HG nr. 860/2005 pentru aprobarea Regulamentului de aplicare a Legii nr. 143/2000 (Government Decision applying Law 143/2000) — ANMDMR legislation archive · read 27 September 2026

What may be prescribed

What the law allows a doctor to write on a prescription here.

No cannabis flower, extract or magistral preparation is on the Romanian market. Epidyolex (cannabidiol) is authorised EU-wide; whether nabiximols (Sativex) or dronabinol hold a Romanian authorisation could not be confirmed in the ANMDMR nomenclator (interactive search only).

Epidyolex received an EU central marketing authorisation on 19 September 2019 (Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd) for seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome and tuberous sclerosis complex from age 2; a central authorisation is valid in all Member States including Romania. Romanian stocking and reimbursement of Epidyolex are not published on the pages opened. The ANMDMR 'Nomenclatorul medicamentelor de uz uman' (https://nomenclator.anm.ro/medicamente) returned only its search interface to this session, so no Romanian product entries for nabiximols, dronabinol or cannabis could be verified. Medicines without a Romanian authorisation can be imported temporarily under an Autorizație pentru Nevoi Speciale (ANS).

Source: EMA — Epidyolex EPAR (central authorisation) · read 27 September 2026

Who may prescribe

Whether you need a specialist, and whether anyone has to approve it first.

Any Romanian physician may prescribe an authorised medicine containing a controlled substance for therapeutic purposes; there is no cannabis-specific prescriber list or approval. For an unauthorised product the request goes through a hospital or licensed wholesaler under the ANS special-needs mechanism, not through the patient.

HG nr. 860/2005 art. 2(1) (physicians may prescribe controlled substances 'în scop terapeutic'). The ANMDMR ANS page describes temporary import of 'medicamente care nu pot fi asigurate temporar, prin canale obişnuite de distribuţie şi/sau nu deţin autorizaţie de punere pe piaţă validă în România', addressed to 'distribuitori angro de medicamente autorizaţi din România' under Ordinul ministrului sănătății nr. 85/2013 and OMS nr. 1351/2021; none of the ANS announcements published between September 2025 and June 2026 mention cannabis, nabiximols, dronabinol or cannabidiol. Whether an individual patient can be the beneficiary of an ANS is not stated on the page.

Source: ANMDMR — Anunțuri ANS (Autorizații pentru Nevoi Speciale) conform OMS 1351/21.07.2021 · read 27 September 2026

Type of prescription

The form itself: which prescription, how long it is valid, how much it covers.

Not published

Not published on the pages that could be opened: THC medicines would fall under Romania's narcotic prescription regime (Legea nr. 339/2005 and HG nr. 1915/2006, special prescription form, limited days), but those texts were not accessible in this session, so validity and quantity limits are not quoted.

Romania's narcotic/psychotropic prescribing rules (special 'formular' for stupefiante, validity and maximum days) are set in Legea nr. 339/2005 and HG nr. 1915/2006. legislatie.just.ro blocked automated access and the ANMDMR archive did not hold these texts, so no article can be quoted. Epidyolex, a CBD product, is not a narcotic and follows the ordinary prescription regime.

Source: HG nr. 860/2005 (Regulation applying Law 143/2000) — ANMDMR legislation archive · read 27 September 2026

Telemedicine

Whether a prescription can lawfully begin in a video call.

Not published

Not published: no official Romanian source opened in this session addresses whether a cannabinoid medicine may first be prescribed by video consultation.

No cannabis-specific telemedicine rule exists because there is no programme; general telemedicine rules were not located on ANMDMR or Ministry of Health pages opened.

Source: Ministerul Sănătății (Ministry of Health) — homepage · read 27 September 2026

Dispensing

Which pharmacy can actually hand it over.

Authorised medicines are dispensed by community pharmacies against a Romanian prescription; unauthorised products enter only through licensed wholesalers under an ANS. No cannabis compounding or mail-order route exists.

ANMDMR ANS page: temporary import is granted for medicines lacking a valid Romanian marketing authorisation and is communicated to authorised wholesale distributors ('distribuitori angro de medicamente autorizaţi din România'). No official page describing pharmacy dispensing of cannabis products was found.

Source: ANMDMR — Anunțuri ANS (Autorizații pentru Nevoi Speciale) · read 27 September 2026

Reimbursement

Whether anyone other than you pays for it.

Not published

Not published: no cannabis product appears on any Romanian reimbursement list found, and the CNAS (Casa Națională de Asigurări de Sănătate, National Health Insurance House) pages opened do not mention cannabinoid medicines.

The CNAS homepage lists service packages but no cannabis-related reimbursement item; the CNAS National Contact Point page returned a server error (503) twice. Epidyolex reimbursement status in Romania not published on pages opened.

Source: CNAS — Casa Națională de Asigurări de Sănătate (homepage) · read 27 September 2026

What it costs

What you pay, as far as anyone publishes it.

Not published

No public price: Romania publishes prices only for authorised medicines in the national price catalogue, and no cannabis product could be identified there.

The ANMDMR nomenclator and Ministry of Health price catalogue could not be queried non-interactively in this session; an ANS-imported product has no published Romanian price.

Source: ANMDMR — Nomenclatorul medicamentelor de uz uman · read 27 September 2026

Driving

The question with the worst consequences and the least reliable information online.

Not published

Driving 'under the influence of psychoactive substances' is a criminal offence in Romania (Codul penal, Legea nr. 286/2009, art. 336(2)); the law sets no THC threshold and no medical-use exception, so any detected active THC exposes a driver to prosecution.

The Criminal Code text (Legea nr. 286/2009, art. 336) could not be opened in this session: legislatie.just.ro refused automated access and cdep.ro returned 404. The article reference is given from the brief and general knowledge and must be re-verified against the official text before publication.

Source: Legea nr. 143/2000 privind prevenirea şi combaterea traficului şi consumului ilicit de droguri (consolidated) — ANMDMR legislation archive · read 27 September 2026

Travel

Taking it across a border, which is where most published advice is simply wrong.

Not published

Romania has been a full Schengen member since 1 January 2025, so a Schengen resident carries a Schengen Article 75 certificate (max 30 days) issued in their home country. Romania's own rule for travellers carrying narcotic medicines and the customs guidance could not be opened in this session.

European Commission Schengen page: 'Bulgaria and Romania being the last countries to join on 1 January 2025.' Romanian customs (customs.ro) returned 403 to every request; HG nr. 860/2005 contains no traveller provision; the traveller rules of Legea nr. 339/2005 / HG nr. 1915/2006 (quantity, days, certificate) were not accessible. Non-Schengen and non-EU travellers should assume a national import rule exists under Legea nr. 339/2005 and obtain written confirmation from the Romanian authorities before travel.

Source: European Commission, DG HOME — Schengen area (membership dates) · read 27 September 2026

As a visitor or new resident

Four things nobody publishes together: getting a prescription as a non-resident, using a prescription from another EU country, bringing your own medicine in, and whether a foreign video consultation counts.

Not published

A non-resident gains nothing by coming to Romania: there is no cannabis product to prescribe, and the rules on filling foreign prescriptions for narcotics could not be verified. Bring your own medicine with your home-country Schengen certificate; do not expect a foreign telemedicine cannabis prescription to be filled.

(1) Non-resident prescription: no legal bar found; the practical gate is having a Romanian physician and an authorised product, which does not exist for THC (HG nr. 860/2005 art. 2–3). (2) Foreign EU/EEA prescriptions: Romania transposed Directive 2011/24/EU (Legea nr. 95/2006 cross-border provisions and implementing norms), but the article on recognition of prescriptions and any exclusion of narcotic/special prescriptions under Art. 11(6) could not be located in the accessible excerpt of Legea nr. 95/2006 — not verified in this session. (3) Bringing medicine in: Schengen member since 1 January 2025 (Art. 75 certificate applies for Schengen residents); national import rule for non-Schengen travellers not published on pages opened. (4) Foreign telemedicine prescription: not verifiable; with no Romanian cannabis product and narcotic prescriptions normally excluded from cross-border recognition, assume it cannot be filled.

Source: Legea nr. 95/2006 privind reforma în domeniul sănătății, republicată (Health Reform Law) — ANMDMR legislation archive · read 27 September 2026

What is changing

What is pending in parliament or at the regulator, with dates — or the statement that nothing is.

Not published

Nothing pending was found: the consolidated Legea nr. 143/2000 (amended up to Legea nr. 30/2025) still lists cannabis, resin and THC as controlled drugs and contains no medical-cannabis programme; no bill or ministry consultation was located.

The ANMDMR copy of Legea nr. 143/2000 shows the last amendment as Legea nr. 30/25.03.2025 (M.Of. nr. 265/26.03.2025) without a cannabis-medicine provision. No draft act on medical cannabis appeared on ANMDMR or Ministry of Health pages opened.

Source: Legea nr. 143/2000 (consolidated) — ANMDMR legislation archive · read 27 September 2026

Number of patients

How many people this actually concerns — where anyone counts.

Not published

Not published: there is no programme, no register and no official count of cannabis-medicine patients in Romania.

No statistics on cannabinoid prescriptions or ANS imports of cannabis products are published by ANMDMR, CNAS or the Ministry of Health on the pages opened.

Source: ANMDMR — Anunțuri ANS · read 27 September 2026

What we can publish for Romania, and what we cannot

Four directories, four honest answers. Where an official register exists we republish it and link every entry back to the source. Where none exists, that is what the page says — a list built out of self-declarations would be worse than no list, and saying so is more useful to you than pretending.

Doctors

No list — by design

There is no state list of cannabis prescribers; the Colegiul Medicilor register is a general physician register and does not indicate cannabinoid prescribing.

Pharmacies

No list — by design

No official list of pharmacies stocking cannabinoid medicines exists.

Products and preparations

No list — by design

No Romanian-authorised cannabis product could be identified; the ANMDMR nomenclator is an interactive database without a cannabis category, and Epidyolex is EU-authorised via EMA.

Telemedicine platforms

No list — by design

No official register of telemedicine providers for cannabinoid medicines.

Where this country's law lives

Everything above comes from these texts rather than from another portal's summary. They are listed so you can check us.

Crossing a border with this

Two European rules decide most of what a traveller asks. Directive 2011/24/EU obliges pharmacies to honour prescriptions from another Member State — but only for medicines authorised in the dispensing country, and its Article 11(6) says the rule “shall not apply to medicinal products subject to special medical prescription”, which is where narcotic prescriptions sit. A magistral cannabis preparation is neither authorised nor outside that exclusion, so a cannabis prescription from another country is, as a rule, not dispensable anywhere in Europe. For carrying your own medicine, Article 75 of the Schengen Convention lets a resident of a Schengen state travel with a certified supply for up to 30 days; outside Schengen, national import rules apply. The country-specific answer is above under “As a visitor or new resident”.

Directive 2011/24/EU, Article 11(1) and 11(6) — read on EUR-Lex on 27 September 2026: CELEX 32011L0024.

Other countries with the same model (cannabinoid medicines only)

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