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...
- AustraliaSchedule 8 (Controlled Drug) under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP); prescribing needs a State/Territory permit.
- BahrainScheduled psychotropic under Law No. 15 of 2007 on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
- BangladeshClass 'Ka' (Category A, the most serious schedule) under the Narcotics Control Act 2018.
- BrazilControlled psychotropic, Lista A3, under ANVISA Portaria SVS/MS nº 344/1998 (requires the yellow 'Notificação...
- BruneiClass B controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 27), First Schedule Part II.
- CanadaSchedule I substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) ('Amphetamines, their salts,...
- ChinaCategory I psychotropic substance under the Regulation on the Administration of Narcotic and Psychotropic...
- CubaControlled categorically under the Penal Code (Law No. 151/2022, art. 235) as a psychotropic 'substance of...
- EgyptSchedule 1 (prohibited-tier) substance under the Anti-Narcotics Law No. 182 of 1960 (amended by Law 122/1989).
- FranceClassé stupéfiant (narcotic) under the Code de la santé publique (art. L.5132-7; Arrêté du 22 février 1990);...
- GermanyAnlage III (prescribable narcotic) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) — requires a narcotics prescription...
- GreeceScheduled controlled substance under the Greek Narcotics Code (Law 3459/2006; penalties Law 4139/2013);...
- IndiaPsychotropic substance in the NDPS schedule under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985...
- IndonesiaNarkotika Golongan I ('Amfetamina') under Narcotics Law No. 35/2009.
- Iran'Industrial' psychotropic named in Art. 8 of the Anti-Narcotics Law (1988, amended 2017).
- IraqScheduled psychotropic (Schedule 1 trafficking tier) under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No....
- IrelandSchedule 2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 + Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017.
- ItalyControlled substance in Tabella I / medicinali Sezione A under DPR 309/1990; dispensed on the ministerial...
- JapanControlled as a 'Stimulant' (覚醒剤) under the Stimulants Control Act (Kakuseizai Torishimari Hō).
- JordanScheduled psychotropic under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 23 of 2016 (amended 2021).
- KuwaitScheduled psychotropic under Amiri Decree-Law No. 159 of 2025 (schedules 2–4).
- LaosControlled substance under the Law on Narcotics / amended Criminal Law art. 146 (Law No. 22/NA).
- MalaysiaDangerous drug under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 234), First Schedule; s.37(da)(xii) presumes...
- MexicoPsychotropic, Grupo II (fracción II) of Art. 245 of the Ley General de Salud; requires a special-control...
- MyanmarNotified controlled psychotropic under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law 1993 (SLORC 1/93,...
- NetherlandsList I ('hard drug') of the Opium Act (Opiumwet), art. 2.
- New ZealandClass B controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; ministerial approval required to prescribe.
- NigeriaControlled 1971-Convention psychotropic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30).
- OmanScheduled psychotropic under the Law on Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Royal Decree 17/99,...
- PakistanPsychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9, quantity-tiered).
- PhilippinesProhibited/controlled dangerous drug under RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act 2002).
- PolandPsychotropic substance, group II-P, under the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction (2005).
- PortugalControlled psychotropic, Tabela II-B under Decreto-Lei 15/93.
- QatarScheduled dangerous psychotropic (Table 2) under Law No. 9 of 1987 (amended by Law 16/2023).
- Saudi ArabiaScheduled psychotropic under the Law of Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Royal Decree M/39,...
- SingaporeClass A controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (First Schedule) — 'Amphetamine' is named.
- South KoreaControlled as a narcotic under the Narcotics Control Act; Adderall is effectively barred from personal import.
- South SudanHandled under the Penal Code Act 2008 (art. 384) and the Drug and Food Control Authority Act 2012 (no...
- SpainPsychotropic substance, Lista II (1971 Convention) under Ley 17/1967 and RD 2829/1977 (AEMPS).
- Sri LankaControlled dangerous drug under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended).
- SudanScheduled psychotropic under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics and Precursors Control Act 1994.
- SwedenNarkotika, förteckning II under the Narcotic Drugs Punishment Act (1968:64) + LVFS 2011:10.
- SwitzerlandControlled narcotic (Verzeichnis a) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121).
- SyriaScheduled psychotropic under Narcotics Law No. 2 of 1993 (amphetamine/fenethylline 'Captagon' captured).
- TaiwanCategory 2 narcotic under the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act.
- ThailandCategory 1 narcotic under the Narcotics Code B.E. 2564 (2021) — no accepted medical use; excluded from the...
- TurkeyControlled under Law No. 2313 on the Control of Narcotic Drugs (offences under the Turkish Penal Code);...
- United Arab EmiratesScheduled psychotropic (Table No. 5) under Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021.
- United KingdomClass B controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Schedule 2, Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001);...
- VietnamControlled narcotic/psychotropic under the Penal Code (Law 100/2015, arts. 248–252) and Decree 28/2026/ND-CP.
- YemenScheduled psychotropic under the Law on Control of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Law No. 3 of 1993).
Not individually verified
For these 172 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
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa (US)
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- State of Palestine
- Suriname
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe