Is Cathinone legal in Tajikistan?

Legal status

Controlled in Tajikistan. The National List approved by Government Resolution No. 121 of 27 February 2020 carries the entry «Катинон» (cathinone), which the dossier checked on 18 September 2026 matches to cathinone by exact name. The dossier row quotes the entry by its name and does not say in which part of the National List it sits. The offence framework the dossier read with it is Criminal Code arts 200 to 204. The row leaves one point open: how mixture, salt, isomer and preparation rules apply depends on the facts of a case.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. The dossier row records that no death penalty applies to the drug articles of the Criminal Code. The dossier gives the row for cathinone in Criminal Code Appendix 1, Table 1 as four quantity bands, which it writes with English labels and decimal commas, so they are rendered here and not quoted: small 0,02 to 1,0 g; big 1,0 to 10 g; large 10 to 100 g; especially large over 100 g. The row does not say which offence article each band triggers. The row records a 20 year term for the aggravated drug provision it reviewed without giving that provision's article number, and it quotes Criminal Code art 58(2), «Лишение свободы устанавливается на срок от шести месяцев до двадцати пяти лет» (in this cell's own English translation, which the dossier does not give: deprivation of liberty is set for a term of six months to twenty five years), as the general fixed term range. It does not set out a separate band for possession, possession for supply, sale, trafficking, import, export, manufacture or cultivation, and does not say which of arts 200 to 204 reaches each of them, so no band for any one conduct is stated here.

If prescribed or medical

The dossier row for cathinone states no prescription or medical route, and the dossier has no prescription column, so this cell gives none. The source this cell rests on does not say whether cathinone may be lawfully prescribed in Tajikistan, or held or carried there on a prescription.

Documentation

The dossier row states no traveller permit, import licence or customs declaration rule for cathinone, so none is given here. The previous version of this cell cited the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020) at legislationline.org; the dossier row names the Criminal Code without stating which version of it was read.

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