Cannabis in Cantanhede
Cantanhede hosts Tilray's EU campus at Biocant, the first company approved to sell a medical cannabis product in Portuguese pharmacies. Dated figures.
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Key rules in Portugal
Plain-language summary. The regulator is INFARMED (National Authority of Medicines and Health Products).
Possession
Acquisition and possession for personal use are administrative offenses handled by dissuasion commissions (Law 30/2000 as amended by Law 55/2023); trafficking is a crime.
Home grow
No legal allowance; cannabis cultivation requires INFARMED authorization.
Sales
No legal recreational sale. Medical products only in pharmacies with a prescription.
Medical cannabis
Since Law 33/2018 and Decree-Law 8/2019: any doctor may prescribe INFARMED-authorized products when conventional treatment fails; pharmacy dispensing only.
CBD
INFARMED bars cannabinoids from cannabis extracts, tinctures or resin in cosmetics (2022 notice); CBD foods are not authorized.
Driving
Driving under the influence of psychotropic substances is prohibited (Highway Code art. 81); impairment is established by medical or expert examination.
Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.
Look up a licenseHow cannabis is sold in Cantanhede
The biggest figure attached to Cantanhede is a euro sign: about 20 million, the sum Tilray put into its European campus.
€20 million
invested in the EU campus in the Biocant Research Park
Tilray press release, 2019
September 2019
first export to Germany from the campus, after an INFARMED licence in May
Tilray investor releases
February 2021
Tilray gets Portugal's first market authorisation for a medical cannabis product
Tilray press release, 1 February 2021
What Verdex lists here
Tilray Portugal is an EU-GMP grower and processor at the industrial zone of Cantanhede, Lote 121. It is not a shop. Patients meet its products at a pharmacy, against a prescription, which is the only legal retail route in Portugal under the medical programme. Our prescription guide covers products and prices.
Why the campus matters beyond the town
Tilray said in 2019 that the campus already employed more than 100 people and expected to double that by year end.
The first shipment left for Germany, and Tilray says the campus supplies pharmacies, researchers and patients across the common market, so a Cantanhede parcel often crosses a border. The legal frame is the medical law of 2019 (Decree-Law 8/2019). The rules for possession and penalties are in the Portugal legality guide, and the Coimbra region page lists nearby entries.
Cannabis in Cantanhede: questions
Can I visit the Cantanhede campus to buy?
No. It is a production site that sells to pharmacies, researchers and export customers, not to walk-in patients.
Is Tilray's product on sale in Portuguese pharmacies?
Yes, with a prescription: Tilray received the first market authorisation in February 2021, according to its own release.
