Legality
Legal status in Georgia
Per-substance legal status for Georgia, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice — drug laws change; confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
1P-LSD
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
2-FDCK
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
25I-NBOMe
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
2C-B
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
2C-E
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
2C-I
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
2C-T-7
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
3-MMC
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
4-AcO-DMT
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
4-HO-MET
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
6-APB
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Adderall
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Alcohol
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Amanita muscaria
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Amphetamine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Amyl Nitrite
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Ayahuasca
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Barbiturates
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Benzodiazepines
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Buprenorphine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Caffeine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Cannabis / THC
- Legal status
- Cannabis RE-CRIMINALIZED by the July 2025 amendments (Art 260 extended to cannabis) — illegal purchase/possession of >5 g dried up to 6 years; 70–250 g 5–8 years; production/transport 6–9 years; selling ANY amount 12 years to LIFE; private-property USE decriminalized 2017–18 (Constitutional Court 'Shanidze') but possession/supply reversed July 2025; no death penalty (abolished)
- Consequences if caught
- Cannabis is re-criminalized in Georgia under the July 2025 amendments extending Criminal Code Art 260 to cannabis. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Cathinone
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
CBD
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Clonazepam
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Cocaine
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273) — July 2025 amendments sharply re-criminalized: selling ANY amount of ANY drug now 12 years to LIFE; acquisition/possession scales by quantity (Art 260); small-quantity possession administrative (Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹, first offence); plus up to 5-year disqualifications (driving/public service/teaching/legal practice); no death penalty (abolished)
- Consequences if caught
- Cocaine is controlled in Georgia under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273), sharply re-criminalized by the July 2025 amendments. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Codeine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Crack Cocaine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Delta-8-THC
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Diazepam
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
DMT
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
DOM
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
DXM
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Ephedrine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Etizolam
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Fentanyl
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Gabapentin
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
GBL
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
GHB
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Heroin
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273) — July 2025 amendments sharply re-criminalized: selling ANY amount of ANY drug now 12 years to LIFE; acquisition/possession scales by quantity (Art 260); small-quantity possession administrative (Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹, first offence); plus up to 5-year disqualifications (driving/public service/teaching/legal practice); no death penalty (abolished)
- Consequences if caught
- Heroin is controlled in Georgia under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273), sharply re-criminalized by the July 2025 amendments. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
HHC
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Hydrocodone
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Ketamine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Khat
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Kratom
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Lorazepam
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
LSA (Morning Glory)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
LSD
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
MDA
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
MDMA
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273) — July 2025 amendments sharply re-criminalized: selling ANY amount of ANY drug now 12 years to LIFE; acquisition/possession scales by quantity (Art 260); small-quantity possession administrative (Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹, first offence); plus up to 5-year disqualifications (driving/public service/teaching/legal practice); no death penalty (abolished)
- Consequences if caught
- MDMA is controlled in Georgia under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273), sharply re-criminalized by the July 2025 amendments. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
MDPV
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Memantine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Mephedrone (4-MMC)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Mescaline
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Methadone
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Methamphetamine
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273) — July 2025 amendments sharply re-criminalized: selling ANY amount of ANY drug now 12 years to LIFE; acquisition/possession scales by quantity (Art 260); small-quantity possession administrative (Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹, first offence); plus up to 5-year disqualifications (driving/public service/teaching/legal practice); no death penalty (abolished)
- Consequences if caught
- Methamphetamine is controlled in Georgia under the Criminal Code (Arts 260/265¹/273), sharply re-criminalized by the July 2025 amendments. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Methaqualone (Quaaludes)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Methylone
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Methylphenidate
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Mitragynine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Modafinil
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Morphine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
MXE
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Nicotine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Nitrous Oxide
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Oxycodone
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
PCP
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Peyote
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Phenibut
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Pink Cocaine / Tusi
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Poppers
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Pregabalin
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Psilocybin
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Quetiapine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Salvia divinorum
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
THC-P
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Tobacco
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
Tramadol
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Xanax (Alprazolam)
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-13
Xylazine
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-06-27
Zolpidem
- Legal status
- Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Georgia's authorities (Criminal Code Arts 260/265¹/273) / your embassy
- Consequences if caught
- This specific substance was not named in the cited Georgian sources (Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended — July 2025, Arts 260/265¹/273; Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds.
- If prescribed / medical
- If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
- Documentation
- In Georgia (Council of Europe member; death penalty abolished), the current (2025) law is hard. July 2025 amendments repealed Art 273¹ and extended Art 260 (narcotics) to cover cannabis, sharply re-criminalizing drug offences: illegal purchase or possession of more than 5 g of dried marijuana carries up to 6 years; 70–250 g dried carries 5–8 years; production or transport of those amounts carries 6–9 years; and selling ANY amount of ANY drug now carries 12 years to life imprisonment. Additional sanctions include up to a 5-year disqualification from driving, public service, teaching or educational activity, and legal practice. Art 260 covers illegal acquisition, possession, production or transport of narcotics (now including cannabis); Art 265¹ covers cultivation of narcotic plants; Art 273 covers personal use or keeping of small quantities (historically — partly voided by the 2017 Constitutional Court 'Shanidze' ruling that decriminalized cannabis consumption, then restructured in 2025). Small-quantity acquisition or possession is administrative under the Code of Administrative Offences Art 45¹ (a first offence is typically administrative; a repeat may become criminal). The 2017–18 liberalization of cannabis USE was largely reversed for possession and supply in July 2025 — the stale 'Georgia decriminalized cannabis' framing no longer holds. Cannabis private-property use was decriminalized in 2017–18, but possession over 5 g was re-criminalized in July 2025 (up to 6 years) and selling any amount carries 12 years to life. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Source · Updated 2026-07-14
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