Is Codeine legal in Georgia?

Legal status

Codeine is a controlled substance in Georgia. The dossier places it on the annexes to Law No. 624, matched to the entry «კოდეინი», with CAS 76-57-3 as the identifier the dossier attaches to that match. The entry is recorded in Georgian, which is the language Law No. 624 is written in, so the string and the instrument agree. The entry is the Georgian spelling of the opioid, and the dossier records no preparation strength limb and no exempted low dose combination, so nothing on this record carves a cough or analgesic product out of the entry. The dossier cites the annexed set as Lists I to IV taken together and never records which of the four lists a row sits on, so the placement is established at the level of the annexes and not of a numbered list. The final consolidated text was read on the Legislative Herald of Georgia, which the dossier calls Matsne, on 20 September 2026. The dossier's outcome for this row is verified.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Georgia has abolished the death penalty and the dossier records no capital route for any substance on these lists. The ceiling is life imprisonment, under Article 260 of the Criminal Code of Georgia for aggravated illegal circulation, and life is where the scale stops. Because «კოდეინი» is an accepted entry, the circulation offence reaches conduct in this substance through that entry. The offence reaches the molecule through the entry, and because no preparation limb is recorded, a combination product is not shown to be outside it on this record. The official quantity table assigns a small, a large and an especially large quantity by substance, and the dossier records that the table is applied through the matched entry without reproducing any of its figures, so no weight is stated in this cell and none should be inferred from one. There is no general lawful personal use allowance, and the absence of a small quantity figure for a substance is not permission to hold it.

If prescribed or medical

The prescription position is deferred here rather than stated. No Georgian rule on a traveller carrying a prescribed supply has been established for this substance, so whether a foreign prescription is recognised has to be settled with the Georgian authorities before travel. What this row does attach to that deferral is the placement: «კოდეინი» is an accepted entry on the annexes to Law No. 624 rather than under the medicines law. It is dispensed and in some systems sold without prescription, which is the combination that catches travellers, and the dossier records no Georgian rule either way.

Documentation

The dossier records no documentary requirement for Georgia and carries no column for one, so nothing is prescribed in this cell. What the row does fix is the identity that everything else turns on: the entry «კოდეინი», with CAS 76-57-3. Carry the dispensing label showing the strength, and do not assume a low dose combination is outside the entry, because this record shows no limb that would put it there. The record and its outcome were read on 20 September 2026 and this cell is dated 21 September 2026.

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