Is Adderall legal in Yemen?
- Legal status
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: scheduled psychotropic under the Law on Control of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Law No. 3 of 1993).
- Consequences if caught
- Personal possession/use ~5 years. Trafficking a scheduled substance is DEATH or 25-years eligible (Art. 34) — an amphetamine-trafficking death sentence was imposed in 2022. Amphetamine carries capital exposure; enforcement is fractured amid conflict.
- If prescribed or medical
- Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
- Documentation
- In Yemen (Law No. 3 of 1993 on Control of Illicit Trafficking in and Abuse of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances), trafficking or cultivating schedule-V plants with intent to traffic is punishable by DEATH or 25 years (Art 34); possession not for trafficking draws a lesser penalty (Art 39). The penalty keys on INTENT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained; executions rare amid conflict] Yemen is retentionist — death applies for trafficking or cultivation with intent to traffic — but executions are rare amid the conflict. Active executions are not asserted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
- Law No. 3 of 1993, Art. 34 (capital)
- sherloc.unodc.org
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Yemen’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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