Legality
Delta-8-THC legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Delta-8-THC has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for Delta-8-THC in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is a Narkotika Golongan I substance under national Law No. 35 of 2009...
- AustraliaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a 'tetrahydrocannabinol' under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP):...
- BahrainControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Law 15 of 2007 on Narcotic Drugs...
- BangladeshControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotics Control Act 2018,...
- BrazilControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Portaria SVS/MS 344/1998...
- BruneiControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap....
- CambodiaControlled — as a party to the 1971 Convention, Cambodia schedules tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers...
- CanadaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as an isomer of THC: the Cannabis Act and CDSA Schedule II define...
- ChinaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under China's list of controlled...
- EgyptControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Anti-Narcotics Law No. 182/1960,...
- FranceControlled as a stupéfiant. The ANSM classified delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) on the narcotics list in 2024 expressly...
- GermanyControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) was added to the Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG) by the amendment in...
- GreeceControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotic Drugs Code (Law...
- IndiaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the NDPS Act 1985 and its...
- IndonesiaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a Narkotika Golongan I substance under Law No. 35 of 2009,...
- IranControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Anti-Narcotics Law, which...
- IraqControlled — as a 1971 Convention party Iraq schedules tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers under the...
- IrelandControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and...
- ItalyControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Tabella I of DPR 309/1990, which...
- JapanControlled — under the amended Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law (in force 12 December 2024), THC and...
- JordanControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotic Drugs and...
- KuwaitControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Kuwait's 2025 unified Anti-Drug...
- LaosControlled — as a party to the 1971 Convention, Laos schedules tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers...
- LibyaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Law No. 7 of 1990 on narcotics...
- MalaysiaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952...
- MaldivesControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Drugs Act (Act No. 17/2011),...
- MexicoControlled — the Ley General de Salud (Art. 245) lists tetrahydrocannabinol and expressly enumerates its...
- MyanmarControlled — as a party to the 1971 Convention, Myanmar schedules tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers...
- NetherlandsControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) falls within the 'tetrahydrocannabinol' entry on Opiumwet Lijst I as an...
- New ZealandControlled as a Class B drug — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Misuse of...
- NigeriaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30) and...
- OmanControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Law on Combating Narcotics...
- PakistanControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Control of Narcotic...
- PhilippinesControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs...
- PolandControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Act of 29 July 2005 on...
- PortugalControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the tables of Decreto-Lei 15/93,...
- QatarControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Law No. 9 of 1987, which...
- Saudi ArabiaControlled — as a 1971 Convention party Saudi Arabia schedules tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers under...
- SingaporeControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 First Schedule, which lists...
- South KoreaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotics Control Act, which...
- SpainControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Ley 17/1967 de...
- Sri LankaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous...
- SudanControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotic Drugs and...
- SwedenControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is treated as narkotika by reference to the 1971 Convention entry for...
- SwitzerlandControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the narcotics schedules...
- SyriaControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotic Drugs Law No. 2 of...
- TaiwanControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotics Hazard Prevention...
- ThailandControlled by THC content — under the Narcotics Code (B.E. 2564) and the 2022 cannabis reform, any...
- TurkeyControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Turkey's narcotics regime (Law...
- United Arab EmiratesControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of...
- United KingdomControlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Delta-8-THC (Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol) is not...
- VietnamControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the narcotics/psychotropics lists...
- YemenControlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Law No. 3 of 1993 on narcotics...
Not individually verified
For these 171 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Delta-8-THC specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa (US)
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- State of Palestine
- Suriname
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe