Is Adderall legal in Tonga?

Also known as: addy, amphetamine salts

Legal status

NAMED, through its constituents. Schedule 1, Class A, from Schedule II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971 (page 22), names "Amphetamine", "Dexamphetamine" and "Levamphetamine" directly. Adderall is a mixed amphetamine salts formulation of dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine (amphetamine). Schedule 1's chapeau extends the schedule to the listed drugs' salts and to "any preparations including any such substances", so Adderall as a preparation containing those named substances falls within Schedule 1 through them; the Act does not name proprietary products.

Consequences if caught

Adderall is reached through its named constituents, dexamphetamine, levamphetamine and amphetamine, each a Class A drug. Under section 3, as substituted by Act 15 of 2020 section 3, unlawful import or export of a Class A drug is liable, for less than 1 gram, to a fine not exceeding 10,000 pa'anga or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both; for 1 gram or more, to a fine not exceeding 1,000,000 pa'anga or imprisonment for any period not exceeding life or both; and for 28 grams or more, to life imprisonment. Under section 4, as amended by Act 15 of 2020 section 4 and Act 19 of 2021 section 3, the same bands apply to possession, manufacture, cultivation, use or supply, except the top band is 5 kilograms or more; section 4(2) deems 0.25 grams or more to be supplying.

If prescribed or medical

No entry for Adderall, mixed amphetamine salts, or dextroamphetamine was located in the Therapeutic Goods Act 2001, No. 3 of 2001, or the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 2011, 2020 Revised Edition; neither instrument prints a name specific schedule admitting it as a prescribable medicine distinct from the Illicit Drugs Control Act's own Class A listing of amphetamine, dexamphetamine and levamphetamine. The only route available to a person lawfully prescribed Adderall elsewhere is the section 6 international traveller's exemption, up to one month, with written authority from the treating doctor, or the section 7 occupational and Ministry of Health exemptions.

Documentation

Searched against Illicit Drugs Control Act 2003 Schedule 1, pages 21 to 23, for "Adderall" and "mixed amphetamine salts; dextroamphetamine"; Amphetamine, Dexamphetamine and Levamphetamine are named at page 22 among the entries from Schedule II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971. Also searched against the Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) Act 2020, the Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) Act 2021, the Drugs and Poisons Act 1930 Schedule A and Part III, the Therapeutic Goods Act 2001, and the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 2011; none names Adderall as a product. Two further amending Acts, the Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) (No.1) Act 2024 and the Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2024, are listed in the Attorney General's legislation index but their PDFs returned HTTP 404 from the official portal checked independently in this session on 2026-10-07; if either created a dedicated medicines exemption for amphetamine salts, that is not verified here. Section 6 of the Act exempts a travelling medical patient for up to one month with written doctor authority; section 7 exempts a lawful occupation and the Ministry of Health.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Tonga’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.