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Uruguay

Substance legality overview · Last updated 2026-03-05

🌿 CannabisRESTRICTED⚡ Nicotine PouchesLEGAL🫧 SnusLEGAL💨 E-CigarettesILLEGAL🔥 Heated TobaccoILLEGAL
LEGAL

🫧 Snus

Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.

ILLEGAL

💨 E-Cigarettes

In Uruguay, sale, importation, registration as a brand/patent, and promotion of e-cigarettes are explicitly banned by decree No. 534/009 (2009) and amendment No. 299/017 (2017). Its use is also prohibited in public places. Despite the ban, the data indicate that the number of current vapers in the country was estimated to be 5,536 as of 2024. The adult current e-cigarettes vaping prevlance as of 2021 was reported to be 0.2 % overall, 0.3% among males and 0.2% among females.

LEGAL

âš¡ Nicotine Pouches

Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper

RESTRICTED

🌿 Cannabis

Cannabis is partially regulated or restricted in Uruguay. Recreational: Legal, but buying prohibited for non-residents. Cultivation allowed up to six plants. Cannabis Social Clubs authorized up to 45 members | Medical: Legal for all uses..

ILLEGAL

🔥 Heated Tobacco

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice. Laws change frequently — always verify with local authorities or a qualified lawyer before traveling or making decisions based on this data.

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