Is Amphetamine legal in Iran?
- Legal status
- 'Industrial' psychotropic named in Art. 8 of the Anti-Narcotics Law (1988, amended 2017).
- Consequences if caught
- Personal use/small possession is non-capital (fines/imprisonment). Manufacture/distribution/import/export of Art.-8 synthetics at or above 2 kg is DEATH-PENALTY-eligible. Amphetamine carries capital exposure at high trafficking quantity.
- If prescribed or medical
- Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
- Documentation
- Iran retains and ACTIVELY enforces the death penalty for drugs under the Anti-Narcotics Law of 1988 (amended 1997, 2011 and 2017; Art 45 renumbered Art 46, in force 14 November 2017). The 2017 amendment RAISED the thresholds (previously more than 30 g of heroin/cocaine or more than 5 kg of opium/cannabis): death now applies to trafficking, producing, distributing or selling more than 2 kg of heroin, morphine, cocaine or synthetic drugs, or more than 50 kg of opium, cannabis or bhang, plus possession, purchase or concealment of more than 3 kg of synthetics. Death also applies REGARDLESS of quantity for armed offenders, cartel ringleaders, financiers, those using minors or the mentally ill, and repeat offenders previously sentenced to death, life or 15+ years. Cannabis (bhang/hashish) is included at the 50 kg threshold. Possession and use are criminal, and compulsory treatment exists. [retained and actively enforced — world's leading drug executioner] At least 503 drug-related executions occurred in 2024 (471 in 2023), roughly half of all executions, by hanging (US Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor, corroborated by Harm Reduction International and Amnesty International). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
- Anti-Narcotics Law, Art. 8 (>2 kg synthetics capital)
- loc.gov
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Iran’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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