Is Xanax (Alprazolam) legal in Jordan?
- Legal status
- Alprazolam is a scheduled psychotropic prescription medicine under Jordan's Drug Law No. 11 of 1988 (as amended by Law No. 54 of 2006).
- Consequences if caught
- Trafficking can draw up to life; simple possession is lower. Law 54/2006 replaced the death penalty with life for drug offences; any residual capital exposure is limited to aggravated international-operation trafficking, not tied to a substance tier — benzodiazepines are not death-eligible by class.
- If prescribed or medical
- Available as medicine: Jordan's INCB assessed annual medical and scientific requirement for alprazolam for 2026 is 10,000 g (assessments as at 21 August 2026, submitted by Jordan). It is dispensed as a scheduled psychotropic prescription medicine. Jordan's INCB traveller-regulation sheet (2025) is a scanned image whose terms could not be read here — confirm carry limits with the Jordan Food and Drug Administration.
- Documentation
- Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.
- hri.global
- INCB Psychotropics — Assessments of annual medical and scientific requirements, as at 21 Aug 2026: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/psychotropics/status-of-assessments.html
- incb.org
Court records
We have not yet assessed whether court records are publicly available for this jurisdiction.
Other substances confirmed in Jordan
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Jordan’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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