Island · Ionian Sea
Medical Cannabis in Corfu for visitors
Corfu is unlike the Greek islands most visitors picture: green, wetter, and with a working old town that operates all year round.
The place
What to know about Corfu
- Corfu Town is a full urban centre, not a resort strip
- Year-round activity, not only in summer
- A relatively large island with dispersed infrastructure
- Close to Albania and the mainland by ferry
Most licensed pharmacies are in Corfu Town and its immediate surroundings. The island is elongated, and villages in the north and south are far, a 40 to 60 minute drive into town is not unusual. If you are staying in Sidari or Kassiopi, factor that in.
Seasonality
When to come, and what changes
Corfu is green because it rains. The wet season runs from November to March and it is significant. In summer the island is pleasant and less hot than the Aegean. Direct flights are seasonal; the rest of the year the route goes via Athens. Corfu Town, unlike the resort villages, functions as a full town all year.
Planning your timing
The island is long and getting into town from the north or south takes time. As in Crete, that turns a prescription arranged in advance into a real saving rather than a nicety.
The process
Arriving with a prescription in hand
The process is the same everywhere in Greece, and the prescription is valid at any licensed pharmacy in the country, not only in Corfu. You fill in a questionnaire, a Greek-licensed physician reviews it remotely, before you fly, and decides independently. If approved, you receive a digital prescription in your passport name. Full details in the guide.
At the pharmacy
Redeeming in Corfu
Redemption itself is short: you walk into a licensed pharmacy, show your passport, and the pharmacist retrieves the digital prescription from the system. This is the only step in the whole process that requires you to be physically in Greece. How redemption works without a Greek social security number.
| Getting there | Corfu (CFU), seasonal direct flights |
|---|---|
| Where the pharmacies are | Corfu town and its immediate surroundings |
| Drive from the resort areas | 40 to 60 minutes from Sidari, Kassiopi and the south |
| Out of season | Corfu town runs as a full town all year; the resort villages do not |
Bring your passport, the digital prescription and a means of payment. What is checked at the counter, and why the passport number has to match exactly.
Opening hours
Hours are set regionally rather than nationally, the afternoon break is a local custom rather than a binding rule, and on Sundays and overnight only duty pharmacies are open. The full rule, and how to find a duty pharmacy.
Questions
What people ask us
We're arriving in October. Is it still season?
Is the process any different from the other islands?
I am staying in Sidari or Kassiopi. How far is that?
Does Corfu work outside the season?
Other destinations
The prescription works here too
One digital prescription, any licensed pharmacy in Greece.
Heading to Corfu?
A short questionnaire, and a Greek-licensed physician will assess whether you are suitable. No commitment.
Start the eligibility check