Legal status in Bolivia
Per-substance legal status for Bolivia, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice — drug laws change; confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
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.
Source · Updated 2026-06-26
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.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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Before you travel
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If you’re detained or arrested abroad
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