Is Cathinone legal in Ghana?
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020 (Act 1019). The entry relied on for cathinone is Seventh Schedule Part 1, which names «Cathinones and their derivatives». That entry was read in the official parliamentary text of the Act on 20 September 2026. The offences are in sections 36 to 45 and repeat convictions in section 50.
- Consequences if caught
- Capital exposure: none. The record this cell rests on states no death penalty in Act 1019 and no drug quantity that triggers life imprisonment. The fine and imprisonment band for an offence under sections 36 to 45 is the one the Second Schedule to the Act sets for that offence; the band figures are not reproduced in this source record. Section 50 says the court shall impose life imprisonment on a third qualifying trafficking-type conviction.
- If prescribed or medical
- The source this cell rests on, the Seventh Schedule Part 1 entry and sections 36 to 50 of Act 1019, does not state a prescription or medical route for cathinone.
- Documentation
- The source this cell rests on does not state an import permit or traveller documentation rule for cathinone.
- Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019), Seventh Schedule Part 1, sections 36 to 45 and 50, Second Schedule
- repository.parliament.gh
Court records
We have not yet assessed whether court records are publicly available for this jurisdiction.
Other substances confirmed in Ghana
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