Legality
Amphetamine legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Amphetamine has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for Amphetamine in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)Narkotika Golongan I under Indonesia's national Narcotics Law No. 35/2009 (the Aceh Qanun Jinayat covers...
- AlbaniaAmphetamine is a controlled substance in Albania. The operative list is the set of narcotic, psychotropic and...
- American Samoa (US)Amphetamine is controlled federally and locally. Federal Schedule II under the Controlled Substances Act, 21...
- AngolaControlled. Anfetamina is in table II-B of Lei n.º 3/99. Trafficking carries 8 to 12 years. Personal use is a...
- Antigua and BarbudaControlled. It is a Class B drug. It is printed in Part II of the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act,...
- ArgentinaControlled. Named individually in Anexo I, Fila 259 of Decreto 560/2019 as substituted by Decreto 122/2026,...
- ArmeniaControlled in Armenia. The annex to Government Decision N 1129-Ն of 21 August 2003, at controlled lists 1 to...
- AustraliaControlled medicine. Amphetamine is named in Schedule 8 of F2026L01327 as «AMFETAMINE.», with...
- AustriaAustria controls this as a Suchtgift under the Suchtmittelgesetz. In the Suchtgiftverordnung, Annex IV.1...
- BahamasControlled by two independent routes. Section 11(1)(j) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, Chapter 228, applies Part...
- BahrainControlled. Amphetamine is placed in Group II Schedule 2 of the annex, in Bahrain's Law 15 of 2007 on...
- BangladeshAmphetamine is named first in Class 'ka' at serial 5 of the First Schedule, with Benzfetamine, Lefetamine,...
- BarbadosPlaced in Part II of the First Schedule, the «list OF psychotropic substances under control». Under the Drug...
- BelarusAmphetamine is controlled in Belarus. The annexes to Постановление Министерства здравоохранения № 19 от 11...
- BelgiumAmphetamine is a controlled substance in Belgium because it is listed. The Royal Decree of 6 September 2017...
- BelizeAmphetamine is printed in Belize's Misuse of Drugs Regulations at Schedule II paragraph 6, in the Misuse of...
- Bermuda (UK)Controlled under Bermuda's own Misuse of Drugs Act 1972. Amphetamine is named in Schedule 2 Part I, the list...
- BoliviaControlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry ANFETAMINA in Lista II under the heading...
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaControlled. The list attached to the 2006 Law, as consolidated through Official Gazette 56/26 with the...
- BrazilControlled in Brazil. The entry read is item 1 of lista A3, psychotropic substances, and it reads in full:...
- British Virgin Islands (UK)Controlled as a Class B drug under the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, Cap. 178. Part II of Schedule 2...
- BruneiClass A controlled drug. It sits in the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act, Chapter 27 of the Laws of...
- BulgariaControlled. Amphetamine is a named entry of Списък I of the Наредба за реда за класифициране на растенията и...
- CanadaSchedule I substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) ('Amphetamines, their salts,...
- Cayman Islands (UK)Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Amphetamine is named in Part 1...
- ChileControlled. Decreto 867 artículo 1, the lista of substances capable of grave toxic effects or considerable...
- ChinaCategory I psychotropic substance under the Regulation on the Administration of Narcotic and Psychotropic...
- ColombiaControlled. Anexo Técnico 1 of Resolución 116 de 2026, the Ministry of Health resolution of 27 January 2026...
- Costa RicaControlled. Article 1 of Ley 7786, as integrally reformed by Ley 8204, fixes the scope by reference to the...
- Côte d'IvoireControlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022, which adopts the UN Convention tables by article 45:...
- CroatiaAmphetamine is a psihotropna tvar, a psychotropic substance, in Croatia. The Popis droga, psihotropnih tvari...
- CyprusControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law of 1977 (Law No. 29/1977, as amended;...
- CzechiaAmphetamine is a psychotropní látka, a psychotropic substance, in Czechia. Nařízení vlády č. 463/2013 Sb. o...
- DenmarkControlled under the Danish euphoriants legislation. Named on liste B of bekendtgoerelse nr. 405 af 26. marts...
- DominicaAmphetamine is a Class B controlled drug under the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, Chapter 40:07. Part II...
- Dominican RepublicControlled. Amphetamine is the entry «Anfetamina, sus sales, isómeros ópticos y sales de éstos» at number 1...
- EgyptControlled as a narcotic substance in the first section of Egypt's Table 1. «الجدول رقم (١) - الجواهر...
- El SalvadorControlled under the Ley Reguladora de las Actividades Relativas a las Drogas, Decreto Legislativo 153 of 2...
- EstoniaAmphetamine is a controlled substance in Estonia. The national schedule is Annex 1 to Minister of Social...
- Falkland Islands (UK)Class B controlled drug in the Falkland Islands, or Class A in a preparation designed for injection. Part 2...
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)Controlled in the Faroe Islands. Amphetamine is named on liste B nr. 49 of bekendtgørelse nr. 495 af 26. maj...
- FinlandControlled. Amphetamine is a narcotic in Finland by name. Section 1 of valtioneuvoston asetus huumausaineina...
- FranceAmphetamine is classified as a narcotic in France. The consolidated order of 22 February 1990 fixing the list...
- GeorgiaAmphetamine is a controlled substance in Georgia. The dossier places it on the annexes to Law No. 624,...
- GermanyAmphetamine is listed in Germany in the prescribable tier rather than the prohibited one, which is the fact...
- GhanaControlled under the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020 (Act 1019): Fifth Schedule R.1 names...
- Gibraltar (UK)Class B controlled drug under Gibraltar's Crimes Act 2011. Amphetamine is named in Schedule 5, the list of...
- GreeceControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Amphetamine is entry 9 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that...
- GrenadaControlled. It is listed at Part II of the First Schedule, the List of Psychotropic Substances Under Control....
- GuatemalaIllegal under the Ley contra la Narcoactividad (Decreto 48-92), articles 38 and 39.
- GuyanaControlled. The term the dossier records for this row against the First and Second Schedules to the Narcotic...
- HondurasControlled. Amphetamine is named in Lista II del Convenio de 1971, and Article 321 of the Código Penal...
- Hong KongA dangerous drug in Hong Kong. Part I of the First Schedule to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 134), in...
- HungaryControlled. Amphetamine is a named entry of the P2 jegyzék carried in the 2. melléklet to 78/2022. (XII. 28.)...
- IcelandControlled in Iceland. It is printed in Fylgiskjal I as "Amphetamine", with "Amfetamín (íslenska)" in the...
- IndiaControlled in India. The matched entry reads «16 AMPHETAMINE (+/-)-2-Amino-1-Phenylpropane», at serial 16 of...
- IndonesiaNarkotika Golongan I under Indonesia's Undang-Undang Nomor 35 Tahun 2009 tentang Narkotika: Narkotika...
- IranAmphetamine is placed by name. Named in the opening of Article 8 of the Anti-Narcotics Law, which reads «هر...
- IraqControlled narcotic. Statement 197 of 2021 moved amphetamine out of the psychotropic tables into Schedule...
- IrelandAmphetamine is a controlled drug in Ireland. The placement recorded for this row is: Schedule 2; S.I....
- IsraelControlled. Named in the First Schedule of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance [New Version], 5733-1973 at חלק ב'...
- ItalyControlled. The Ministry of Health compilation of the DPR 309/1990 tables carries «amfetamina» as an...
- JapanAmphetamine is controlled in Japan as a 覚醒剤, a stimulant, under the Stimulants Control Act. 第二条第一項 opens...
- JordanAmphetamine is a psychotropic substance under Law No. 23 of 2016, the Jordanian narcotic drugs and...
- KazakhstanAmphetamine is named in Kazakhstan's controlled list. The first of the three documents Government Resolution...
- KenyaControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Cap. 245, by name in the...
- KuwaitControlled substance under Decree Law 159 of 2025. Amphetamine is listed at Group 2, table 2, serial P2-1;...
- KyrgyzstanControlled in Kyrgyzstan. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 152 of 26 March 2025 names amphetamine in its...
- LaosControlled substance under the Law on Narcotics / amended Criminal Law art. 146 (Law No. 22/NA).
- LatviaAmphetamine is controlled in Latvia. The controlling instrument is Annex 2 to the law on the entry into force...
- LebanonControlled. Amphetamine is placed in Table 1 of the annex to Law 673 of 16 March 1998, in the 1971 Convention...
- LithuaniaAmphetamine is controlled in Lithuania. Order No. 5 names amphetamine. The entry relied on reads «Amfetaminas...
- MacauControlled in Macau. Law 17/2009 Table II-B, item 2, prints «苯丙胺 / Anfetamina». The tables are read as...
- MalaysiaAmphetamine is named in Part III of the First Schedule to the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and is one of the...
- MaltaAmphetamine is governed by the Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance, Chapter 31, and not by the...
- MexicoAmphetamine is named in Mexican law as a psychotropic, in the second of the five groups of article 245 of the...
- MoldovaControlled in Moldova. Amphetamine is in Table II, «Tabelul național II. Substanțe, plante și medicamente...
- MontenegroControlled in Montenegro. The operative list is the Pravilnik o utvrđivanju spiska droga, psihotropnih...
- MyanmarIllegal in Myanmar. Amphetamine is listed at Notification 25/2025, List 2, and that listing is the whole of...
- NetherlandsControlled as a hard drug. Amphetamine is named in lijst I of the Opiumwet, the hard drug list, and the row...
- New ZealandControlled, and named rather than inferred. Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 names or describes...
- NicaraguaControlled in Nicaragua. The entry relied on is «Anfetamina», printed among the lists and tables annexed to...
- NigeriaControlled. The Nigeria dossier places amphetamine under sections 11, 20 and 52 of the National Drug Law...
- North MacedoniaControlled in North Macedonia. The classification list made under the control Act prints a row for...
- NorwayControlled in Norway. Amphetamine is named in the narkotikaliste, the list made under section 4 of the...
- OmanControlled, and outside the death penalty article. Amphetamine is named in Group II, Table 2, serial 1 of the...
- PakistanAmphetamine is a psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997. Section 2(za)...
- PanamaControlled. Amphetamine is reached by the Panamanian criminal definition of a drug, not by a national...
- ParaguayControlled. Named in Lista II of the psicotropicos sheet of the schedule made under article 1 of Ley...
- PeruThis substance is carried by Peru's controlling schedule, on two independent footings, and it is the...
- PhilippinesA dangerous drug under RA 9165. Amphetamine is printed as "Amfetamine" on page 15 of the Dangerous Drugs...
- PolandControlled. Poland names this substance in its own national list. «AMFETAMINA» is entry lp. 10 in group II-P...
- PortugalControlled psychotropic, Tabela II-B under Decreto-Lei 15/93.
- QatarControlled in Qatar at Table 2-B item 1 of Law No. 9 of 1987. The annex prints the entry as «1 - AMPHETAMINE...
- RomaniaAmphetamine is controlled in Romania. The entry relied on reads «Amfetamine = (+/-)-2-amino-1-phenylpropane»,...
- RussiaControlled in Russia. Decree 681 lists amphetamine at the entry «Амфетамин и его производные, за исключением...
- Saint LuciaControlled. Class B drug under section 4(1)(b), specified in Part II of Schedule 2, not Class A. The entry as...
- SamoaControlled as a Class A narcotic. First Schedule item 2 of the Narcotics Act 1967 (official version as at 31...
- Saudi ArabiaAmphetamine is a controlled psychotropic substance in Saudi Arabia, placed at Schedule II Category B of the...
- SerbiaAmphetamine is a controlled substance in Serbia. The dossier behind this cell places it on the Spisak...
- SingaporeClass A controlled drug. Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (Singapore), First Schedule, Part 1 (Class A Drugs), entry...
- SlovakiaAmphetamine is controlled in Slovakia. Annex 1 to Act No. 139/1998 names amphetamine. The entry relied on...
- SloveniaControlled in Slovenia. The annex to the Uredba o razvrstitvi prepovedanih drog names amfetamin at Group II,...
- Solomon IslandsControlled. Amphetamine is named in both proclamations that apply Part III of the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap....
- South AfricaControlled as an undesirable dependence-producing substance under Schedule 2 Part III of the Drugs and Drug...
- South KoreaControlled as a narcotic under the Narcotics Control Act; Adderall is effectively barred from personal import.
- SpainControlled in Spain as a sustancia psicotrópica under Real Decreto 2829/1977. Amphetamine is entry 2 of Lista...
- Sri LankaDangerous drug under Sri Lanka's Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 218): Group B Section...
- SudanControlled psychotropic. Amphetamine is a Schedule II substance under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic...
- SurinameIllegal. Lijst I onderdeel D prints the entry as 'Amfetamine', in the Dutch spelling with an f, at the head...
- SwedenControlled. Amfetamin is named in Förteckning II of the Swedish narkotikaförteckningar, which are...
- SwitzerlandControlled. The federal schedule ordinance BetmVV-EDI carries amphetamine in list a, where the entry reads...
- SyriaControlled psychotropic. Amphetamine sits in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances...
- TaiwanCategory 2 narcotic (第二級毒品) under Taiwan's Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (毒品危害防制條例), named at...
- TajikistanControlled in Tajikistan. The National List approved by Government Resolution No. 121 of 27 February 2020...
- TanzaniaControlled by name. The First Schedule of the Drug Control and Enforcement Act Cap 95 R.E. 2023 carries the...
- ThailandAmphetamine is a Category I narcotic in Thailand. The Thai FDA table of controlled narcotic drugs updated 15...
- Timor-LesteAmphetamine is named directly in Table II-B of Lei n.º 2/2017's Anexo II, item 1: "Anfetamina - (mais ou...
- TongaNAMED. Schedule 1, Class A, from Schedule II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971 (page 22),...
- Trinidad and TobagoAmphetamine is a dangerous drug under Chap. 11:25 from 18 November 2019. Clause 3(b) of Legal Notice No. 345...
- TurkeyAmphetamine is a controlled substance in Turkey and the dossier carries it under the schedule name...
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)Amphetamine is controlled federally. Federal Schedule II under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 CFR...
- UkraineControlled in Ukraine by its own Cyrillic heading. Постанова № 770, таблиці I to IV, consolidated text read...
- United Arab EmiratesAmphetamine is placed in Schedule 6 of Decision No. 158 of 2025, the psychotropic Schedule II equivalent...
- United KingdomControlled as a Class B drug. Part II of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 names it at paragraph...
- United StatesControlled. Schedule II under the Controlled Substances Act, at 21 CFR 1308.12(d)(1). Listed by name. This...
- UruguayControlled. The national list is the Anexo I enacted by article 6 of Decreto 198/025 of 25 September 2025,...
- UzbekistanControlled in Uzbekistan. Amphetamine is named in its own row of the quantity annexes to Cabinet of Ministers...
- VenezuelaControlled. Ley Orgánica de Drogas article 3 identifies estupefacientes as the substances figuring in lista I...
- VietnamControlled. Amphetamine is printed in List IIB of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force...
- YemenScheduled psychotropic under the Law on Control of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Law No. 3 of 1993).
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Not individually verified
For these 94 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Amphetamine specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Anguilla (UK)
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Azerbaijan
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Cuba
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Guam (US)
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Niger
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- State of Palestine
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe