Legal status in Bolivia

Per-substance legal status for Bolivia, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

6 confirmed substances79 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis controlled and illegal under Law 1008 (1988) — no coca-style carve-out; personal-use 'minimal quantity' to treatment (Art 49), NO fixed gram threshold
Consequences if caught: Cannabis is controlled and illegal under Bolivia's Law 1008 (1988); the Constitution Art 384 carve-out protects only the coca leaf in its natural state and does NOT extend to cannabis. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years; manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years; trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Cannabis / THC in Bolivia, full detail →

Cocaine

Legal status: Cocaine controlled and illegal under Law 1008 (1988) — DISTINCT from the coca leaf; the Constitution Art 384 coca carve-out does NOT extend to processed cocaine; personal-use 'minimal quantity' to treatment, NO fixed gram threshold
Consequences if caught: Cocaine — the processed drug — is controlled and illegal under Bolivia's Law 1008 (1988). This is DISTINCT from the coca leaf: Constitution Art 384 protects coca in its natural state ('in its natural state it is not a narcotic') as cultural heritage, but that carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold (a two-expert assessment determines the minimum). Manufacture (Art 47) draws 5–15 years; trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Cocaine in Bolivia, full detail →

Heroin

Legal status: Controlled and illegal under Law 1008 (1988) — possession criminal; personal-use 'minimal quantity' directed to treatment (Art 49), NO fixed gram threshold; the coca carve-out does NOT apply
Consequences if caught: Heroin is controlled and illegal under Bolivia's Law 1008 (1988); the Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and does NOT extend to Heroin. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Manufacture (Art 47) draws 5–15 years and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Heroin in Bolivia, full detail →

LSD

Legal status: Controlled and illegal under Law 1008 (1988) — possession criminal; personal-use 'minimal quantity' directed to treatment (Art 49), NO fixed gram threshold; the coca carve-out does NOT apply
Consequences if caught: LSD is controlled and illegal under Bolivia's Law 1008 (1988); the Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and does NOT extend to LSD. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Manufacture (Art 47) draws 5–15 years and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

LSD in Bolivia, full detail →

MDMA

Legal status: Controlled and illegal under Law 1008 (1988) — possession criminal; personal-use 'minimal quantity' directed to treatment (Art 49), NO fixed gram threshold; the coca carve-out does NOT apply
Consequences if caught: MDMA is controlled and illegal under Bolivia's Law 1008 (1988); the Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and does NOT extend to MDMA. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Manufacture (Art 47) draws 5–15 years and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

MDMA in Bolivia, full detail →

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Controlled and illegal under Law 1008 (1988) — possession criminal; personal-use 'minimal quantity' directed to treatment (Art 49), NO fixed gram threshold; the coca carve-out does NOT apply
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is controlled and illegal under Bolivia's Law 1008 (1988); the Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and does NOT extend to Methamphetamine. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Manufacture (Art 47) draws 5–15 years and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Methamphetamine in Bolivia, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 79 substances the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Bolivia’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Adderall

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Alcohol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Amphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Barbiturates

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Cathinone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

CBD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Clonazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Codeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Diazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Ephedrine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Ketamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Khat

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Lorazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

MDA

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Methadone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Modafinil

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Morphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Oxycodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Tramadol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Bolivia's authorities (Law 1008 of 1988) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Bolivian sources (Law 1008 of 1988; Constitution Art 384) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The Constitution Art 384 coca-leaf carve-out applies ONLY to the coca leaf in its natural state and to no other substance. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Art 49), with NO fixed statutory gram threshold.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Constitution Art 384 protects the coca leaf in its natural state as cultural heritage and a factor of social cohesion — 'in its natural state it is not a narcotic' — with legal cultivation delimited to authorized zones (the Yungas); traditional coca chewing is legal, and Bolivia withdrew from and re-acceded to the 1961 Single Convention specifically to preserve it. Cocaine, the processed drug, is a DIFFERENT thing: it is controlled and illegal, and the coca carve-out does NOT extend to cocaine. Cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD are controlled and illegal with no carve-out. Personal-use possession of a 'minimal quantity' is directed to treatment or education rather than prison (Law 1008 Art 49), but there is NO fixed statutory gram threshold — a two-expert assessment determines the minimum. Cultivation outside authorized coca zones (Art 46) draws about 1–2 years, manufacture (Art 47) 5–15 years, and trafficking (Art 48) 10–25 years. Bolivia has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law 1008 (Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas, 19 July 1988) + Constitution Art 384 · unodc.org · gob.bo · tni.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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