Is Amphetamine legal in Samoa?

Legal status

Controlled as a Class A narcotic. First Schedule item 2 of the Narcotics Act 1967 (official version as at 31 December 2023) names "AMPHETAMINE (2-amino-1-phenylpropane)" directly. No later consolidation or section 5 amending order, through 7 October 2026, was located, so this finding rests on the version read.

Consequences if caught

Section 18 makes dealing in, possessing, supplying or using a Class A narcotic punishable by imprisonment for life; sections 17 and 18A carry the same life maximum for unlicensed import, export or manufacture. The section 18 proviso (a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years, or both) applies only to a non-wilful or procedural contravention.

If prescribed or medical

Section 7(2)(c) exempts amphetamine supplied for a person's use by, or on the prescription of, a licensee authorised under this Act to supply or prescribe narcotics for that purpose; that route depends on the supplier or prescriber holding a Samoan licence under section 11, and no traveller or personal-import exemption regulation was located.

Documentation

Import or export of a Class A narcotic requires a Chief Executive Officer licence under sections 10 and 11, restricted to a person already licensed under section 11; no personal-import or traveller exemption was located in the text read.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Samoa’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.