You have probably heard the same thing every Puerto Vallarta traveler hears before their trip: Mexico decriminalized weed, so it should be fine, right? The truth is more complicated. If you want to know about cannabis in Puerto Vallarta in 2026, you are navigating a genuine gray zone. Under Mexico’s General Health Law, prosecutors generally should not pursue criminal action against a consumer carrying up to 5 grams of cannabis for strict personal use, subject to statutory limits. But commercial cannabis sales remain completely illegal, no licensed dispensaries exist anywhere in the country, and Jalisco state (where PV is located) has none of the tolerance zones that Mexico City has experimented with.
