Are Benzodiazepines legal in Slovenia?

Legal status

Controlled in Slovenia member by member, and Slovenia’s own annex names the members, so this is a finding rather than a deferral. The member by member check was run against the Slovenian schedule and not merely against the substances this table happens to carry: the annex to the Uredba o razvrstitvi prepovedanih drog prints alprazolam, diazepam, klonazepam, lorazepam and nimetazepam as separate entries in Group III, the benzodiazepine anxiolytics and hypnotics subsection, row 18, each with its own chemical name beside it, and each of those five printed names carries the benzodiazepine ring in the text of the entry itself. The printed chemical name is what settles membership here rather than the popular grouping. The annex also carries a compound that is commonly counted with this class and whose own printed name is a thieno triazolo diazepine, with thiophene standing where the benzene ring would be, and that compound is controlled on its own separate Group III entry rather than as a member of this one. The family word itself is not an annex entry, so what is controlled is each named member and not the word, and a compound that shares part of the ring system without appearing in the annex is not reached by the family name alone. Article 2 of the Uredba makes the annex a constituent part of the regulation. The annex was read on 20 September 2026 and this does not rule out a later amendment.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Slovenia has abolished the death penalty and no Slovenian drug offence carries one, so this is a settled country level fact and not a reading of where any substance sits on the list. The exposure that does attach runs on three provisions. Personal use is handled under article 33 of the Production of and Trade in Illicit Drugs Act, the ZPPPD, which treats a smaller quantity held for one time personal use as a minor offence and carries a fine of roughly 42 to 209 euro, reduced or remitted where the person enters approved treatment. That article states no gram figure at all and it is a lighter route rather than a lawful possession allowance. Trafficking and manufacture fall under article 186 of the Criminal Code, the KZ-1, at one to ten years, rising to three to fifteen years on the aggravated limbs for organised conduct or conduct involving minors or vulnerable persons, and fifteen years under article 186, paragraphs 2 and 3, is the drug offence ceiling in Slovenian law. Facilitating consumption falls under article 187 at six months to twelve years. For this class the three provisions apply through whichever named member is actually in hand, so the answer turns on identifying the compound and then reading its own entry.

If prescribed or medical

The source read for this cell carries no prescription column, so no substance specific Slovenian medical route is stated here and none is assumed. The country level traveller rule is the one the source does state: Groups II and III of the annex can include medicines, and lawful travel still turns on the applicable prescription, the original dispensing packaging and any Schengen or Slovenian certificate that is required, with a foreign brand assessed through its proved active ingredients rather than its name. The members the annex names sit in Group III, one of the two groups the source identifies as capable of carrying medicines, but the source states no route for any of them, so the route is deferred here rather than stated.

Documentation

Carry any controlled medicine in its original dispensing packaging with the prescription, and carry a Schengen certificate where one is required for the substance and the length of stay. Confirm the requirement with the Slovenian embassy or consulate before travelling rather than at the border, and be ready to show the active ingredient, since a foreign brand name is assessed in Slovenia through its proved ingredients and not through the name on the box. For this row the finding rests on named members in Group III, and those entries were read on 20 September 2026. The annex to the Uredba o razvrstitvi prepovedanih drog was read on 20 September 2026. The dossier read for this cell names no edition and no amendment date for that annex, so the horizon of this cell is the reading date and nothing later, and this does not rule out a later amendment. The list moves by amendment of the Uredba itself, because article 2 of the Uredba makes the annex a constituent part of the regulation, so the Criminal Code can stay untouched while the names on the list change.

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