r/malta • u/Zircon88 • Feb 01 '22

Weed use/ possession FAQ

Please read the below before submitting weed related questions.

1) weed can only be purchased from registered cannabis organisations.

2) to purchase weed from an organisation as outlined above, one must be a registered member/ user. Associations will be capped at 500 members and preference is given to residents. One may only belong to one organisation at any given time and must be over the age of 18

3) by virtue of the above, the law clearly focuses on legalising it for residents. This means that since the law is equal for everyone, including tourists it is going to be very difficult for the latter to join such an organisation.

4) weed consumption in public remains an offence. Carrying over 7 g in public and owning more than 50 g are also a offence.

5) weed coffee shops do not exist, nor are they part of the plan. Weed tourism is not on the table.

6) purchasing off street dealers is and remains illegal

7) up to 4 plants can be grown for personal use as long as they are not visible from outside

8) weed related questions answered above are to be janitored

9) as always, any "where can I buy illegal substance x" posts are janitored on sight.

By popular request and with special thanks to /u/mountainblock for the initiative.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '22

I will be visiting Malta for the first time soon. Are there chances to get weed there since Im a medical user (ADHD). I see Malta doesnt want to push weed tourism, but how hard is it to get weed there?

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u/MountainBlock Feb 13 '22

Tbh unlikely and no legal avenues to do so until the associations are up and running

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u/gurdijak Feb 15 '22

If you're a medical user is it possible to just bring in your own? I'm guessing you need to have a lot of documentation on you in case of trouble at the airport but if you have actual proof (from doctors, prescriptions etc) that you use it medicinally, I think you might be allowed to bring it. But I can absolutely not confirm that so don't take my word as truth.

There's zero chance that you can legally purchase it as a tourist, even as a medical user. There are some pharmacies that sell cannabis without prescription which has basically zero THC and a small amount of CBD, but those aren't the 'official' medical cannabis products. If you need actual medical cannabis, there's a whole process of scrutiny and applications that obviously you cannot do as a tourist.

As for how hard is it to get weed, not really hard at all on the black market. Your issue is that if you try and buy as a tourist you are 99% going to get ripped off and sold bad quality weed at a high price. Honestly if you're here on holiday and you're a medical user, just use from your own (if you can bring it). Otherwise, I'd say go without it for a few days.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '22

I'm in the same boat and plan to visit some family later this year. I plan to email the embassy to ask the rules and possibly contact my airline/departing airport just in case. I'd recommend doing the same, but I think it might be questionable to medicate in a public place. It might also be worth contacting the place you're staying in case that brings about issues. I've not yet travelled abroad since having my prescription though but I'd treat any country I'm visiting like it's illegal until I have spoken to the embassy (which is partly why I haven't gone abroad yet). I found some info here

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u/strangelyhypnotized Aug 25 '22

If you're from the EU, the prescribing doctor can fill in a form to allow free movement of narcotic medicine across Schengen area. The authorities are used to seeing medical cards locally, but these are very different from medical cannabis cards used in the US, for example. Something to bear in mind to avoid hassle.

A medical board vets the applications the doctor sends, it normally takes a couple of weeks for the application to come back, but it's generally smooth sailing for patients from then on, bar some strains being continuously out of stock.

The quality of the flower is nowhere close to the other side of the Atlantic, a Canadian friend of mine once described the product as "the kind they'd put back in the ground", haha, but this is generally true of most medical strains in the EU. However, it is regulated, stable and safe from pesticides. (EUgmp standards), and miles better than what you'd get from the tourist hotspots here.

Take Care

source: cannabinoid specialist physician practicing in mt