Is CBD legal in Brunei?
- Legal status
- CBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 27), which captures cannabis and cannabinol/cannabis derivatives with no CBD carve-out or THC threshold; there is no legal consumer CBD.
- Consequences if caught
- Possession is a criminal offence (imprisonment, fine and possible caning); trafficking above the statutory cannabis weight thresholds carries a capital (death) regime, and possession above defined weights raises a trafficking presumption — a CBD isolate would be prosecuted as a cannabis derivative, so its capital reach is left to confirmation.
- If prescribed or medical
- There is no public CBD/Epidiolex prescription scheme.
- Documentation
- No documentation legalises CBD — controlled as cannabis; a foreign prescription does not permit entry.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Brunei’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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