Legal status in Germany

Per-substance legal status for Germany, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

71 confirmed substances14 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

1P-LSD

Legal status: 1P-LSD is controlled in Germany under the New Psychoactive Substances Act (Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz, NpSG), caught by the Anlage's lysergic-acid-amide (Δ9,10-ergolene) substance group with effect from July 2019; it is not individually scheduled under the Narcotics Act (BtMG).
Consequences if caught: The NpSG makes commercial trade, manufacture, import/export and administering 1P-LSD to another person punishable (up to 3 years, or up to 10 years where minors are endangered or the offender acts commercially); acquisition and possession of small amounts for personal use are not in themselves criminalised under the NpSG.
If prescribed / medical: No marketing authorisation or prescription use; the NpSG bans placing the substance on the market outside narrow industrial and scientific exemptions.
Documentation: Confirmed via the NpSG and its Anlage (lysergamide/ergolene group defined by an ergolene core with an amide at position 8 and molar mass up to 600 u). The July 2019 amendment removed 1P-LSD from the German gray market; the group was later widened to catch 1cP-LSD (2021) and 1V-LSD (2022).

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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2-FDCK

Legal status: Controlled narcotic — 2-FDCK (2-Fluordeschlorketamin) was added by name to Anlage II of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) by the 24th BtMÄndV (BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 379), in force 5 December 2024, as a marketable-but-not-prescribable narcotic. Mechanism: named listing. This diverges from ketamine, which Germany treats as a non-scheduled prescription medicine under the Arzneimittelgesetz.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised trafficking, production or possession of 2-FDCK is prosecuted under the BtMG (typically up to 5 years, more in aggravated cases) — a sharper regime than for ketamine, which is not a scheduled narcotic in Germany.
If prescribed / medical: As an Anlage II substance, 2-FDCK may be handled only under narcotics-law authorisation and cannot be prescribed; it has no medicinal-product status.
Documentation: Purchase or import without a BtMG permit is an offence; the listing implements CND Decision 67/4 placing 2-FDCK in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (effective 3 December 2024).

bundesgesundheitsministerium.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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25I-NBOMe

Legal status: 25I-NBOMe is individually listed in Anlage I (non-tradable, non-prescribable narcotics) of the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), added in December 2014 within a batch of new psychoactive substances.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised production, possession, trafficking or supply is a criminal offence under the BtMG carrying imprisonment and fines, with elevated terms for trafficking quantities.
If prescribed / medical: As an Anlage I substance it is neither marketable nor prescribable; lawful use is confined to licensed scientific research.
Documentation: Betaeubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG), Anlage I.

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2C-E

Legal status: 2C-E is individually named in Anlage I of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) as 2C-E / 2-(4-ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine — a non-tradable, non-prescribable narcotic; it is listed by name, not merely swept up by a generic.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession, acquisition, trafficking, import or production of 2C-E is punishable under the BtMG, with imprisonment (aggravated trafficking carrying enhanced minimum terms) or fines.
If prescribed / medical: As an Anlage I substance 2C-E is not marketable and cannot be prescribed; only a special BfArM (Bundesopiumstelle) authorisation permits scientific handling.
Documentation: Germany scheduled 2C-E by name in Anlage I (added in the 2014 NPS wave alongside the NBOMe derivatives) — a NAMED control, distinguishing it from jurisdictions relying on a phenethylamine generic.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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2C-I

Legal status: 2C-I is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG); it was named for EU-wide control by Council Decision 2003/847/JHA (27 Nov 2003), which obliged Germany to subject 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine to control measures and criminal penalties.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession, acquisition or trafficking is a criminal offence under the BtMG, punishable by fines and imprisonment, with aggravated trafficking carrying multi-year custodial terms.
If prescribed / medical: Non-marketable and non-prescribable; no recognised therapeutic use.
Documentation: Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) implementing Council Decision 2003/847/JHA of 27 November 2003 on 2C-I, 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7 and TMA-2.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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2C-T-7

Legal status: Controlled — 2C-T-7 is individually listed by name in Anlage I to the Betaeubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG), the non-tradeable schedule, added on 1 July 2001 by the 15th BtMG-amending ordinance — one of the earliest national bans, prompted by the 2000–2001 fatalities. NAMED mechanism.
Consequences if caught: Anlage I: trafficking is a felony under BtMG s.29a/s.30 carrying multi-year prison terms; simple possession is punishable under s.29.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage I (nicht verkehrsfaehig) — not marketable and not prescribable; handling only under a BtMG s.3 research authorisation.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; 2C-T-7 cannot be carried into Germany or prescribed.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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3-MMC

Legal status: 3-MMC (3-methylmethcathinone) is controlled: caught by the synthetic-cathinone structural class of the Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG, in force Nov 2016) and now also individually listed in Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) Anlage I (non-marketable, scientific use only); the EU Delegated Directive 2022/1326 obligation is transposed.
Consequences if caught: BtMG Anlage I / NpSG offences: possession and trafficking are criminal, with trafficking punishable by multi-year imprisonment. Non-death-penalty jurisdiction.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage I means no recognised medical use and no ordinary prescription route — lawful handling is confined to licensed scientific purposes.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; a controlled/NpSG substance cannot be brought in for personal use.

gesetze-im-internet.de · gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: 4-AcO-DMT (O-acetylpsilocin) is controlled in Germany under the New Psychoactive Substances Act (NpSG). Its Anlage 1 tryptamine substance-group — compounds derived from 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethylamin — expressly covers indole ring position-4 acetoxy and hydroxy substitution together with N,N-dialkyl amines, so 4-acetoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine is caught by the group definition rather than named individually (psilocin itself is a separate BtMG Anlage I substance, but its acetate ester is reached through the NpSG group).
Consequences if caught: The NpSG prohibits production, trade, placing on the market, importation and administering to others (up to 3 years, rising to up to 10 years for commercial dealing or endangering health); acquisition and possession purely for one's own use are not themselves punishable under the NpSG.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribable medicine; NpSG substances may be handled only for exempted industrial or scientific purposes.
Documentation: NpSG Anlage 1 — tryptamine / Indol-3-alkylamin substance group (position-4 acetoxy, N,N-dialkyl).

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4-HO-MET

Legal status: 4-HO-MET is controlled in Germany under the New Psychoactive Substances Act (Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz, NpSG), caught by the indole-3-ylalkylamine (tryptamine) substance group added to the NpSG Anlage in the July 2019 amendment; as an indol-3-ylalkylamine below the 500 u molecular-mass ceiling it falls within the group, which exempts only tryptamine itself, serotonin and melatonin.
Consequences if caught: The NpSG prohibits producing, trading, importing/exporting, administering to another person and placing the substance on the market, with penalties up to 3 years (up to 10 years where health is endangered or minors are involved). Distinctively, the NpSG does not criminalise simple possession or acquisition for personal use.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribable Betäubungsmittel: 4-HO-MET is captured as an NpSG substance-group compound rather than listed in a BtMG Anlage, and has no authorised medical use.
Documentation: Reached by structural substance-group capture (the tryptamine / indolalkylamine group) rather than being scheduled by name, so the NpSG's group approach absorbs ring- and N-substituted tryptamines wholesale. This differs from psilocin, an individually listed BtMG narcotic.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: 5-MeO-DMT is individually named as a non-tradable narcotic in Anlage I of the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — the entry reads '5-Methoxy-DMT (5-MeO-DMT)' — the strictest control class, with no lawful trade and no prescription.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised production, import/export, acquisition, possession or trafficking of 5-MeO-DMT is a criminal offence under §29 ff. BtMG; bare consumption is not separately penalised but the possession that precedes it is.
If prescribed / medical: Not prescribable — Anlage I substances are non-verkehrsfähig (not marketable); handling is permitted only under a special §3 BtMG licence for scientific or overriding public-interest purposes.
Documentation: 5-MeO-DMT appears by name in Anlage I to the BtMG ('5-Methoxy-DMT (5-MeO-DMT)'), the schedule of non-tradable controlled drugs.

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6-APB

Legal status: 6-APB is a controlled substance in Germany — individually named in Anlage II of the Betaeubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG, tradeable but non-prescribable) since 17 Jul 2013 (27. BtMAendV NPS wave); the named BtMG listing predates and governs over the 2016 NpSG blanket.
Consequences if caught: BtMG offence: unauthorised handling or possession up to 5 years; trafficking or large-quantity dealing up to 15 years. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage II — not prescribable; no recognised medical use, handling only under BtMG licence.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a BtMG-controlled substance.

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7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Neither 7-hydroxymitragynine nor kratom is separately scheduled in Germany: 7-OH, a kratom alkaloid, falls outside the BtMG and the NpSG substance groups, so it shares the plant's un-controlled status — reachable only through the Medicines Act (AMG), under which unlicensed commercial sale for human consumption has been barred.
Consequences if caught: No controlled-substance penalty attaches to the alkaloid; unlicensed commercial sale of kratom is restrained under medicines law (AMG), not the BtMG.
If prescribed / medical: No licensed kratom or alkaloid medicine exists in Germany; there is no ordinary prescription product.
Documentation: No narcotics import licence applies; personal carry is limited only by medicines-law restrictions on unlicensed products.

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Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: anlage III (prescribable narcotic) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) — requires a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: §29 BtMG: possession fine or up to 5 years; trafficking/large quantities up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Available on a BtM-Rezept; Schengen Art. 75 certificate (authenticated by the Land health authority) for up to 30 days' personal supply.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Betäubungsmittelgesetz, Anlage III · gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 13, 2026

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Alcohol

Legal status: Legal — alcohol (ethanol) is an age-regulated retail commodity, not a controlled drug; Jugendschutzgesetz sets 16 for beer/wine and 18 for spirits.
Consequences if caught: No penalty for adult possession or consumption of alcohol; penalties fall on retailers selling to minors and on public-order offences.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine (industrial/pharmaceutical ethanol separately regulated).
Documentation: Sold openly in shops and supermarkets on proof of age; no traveller permit required within duty limits.

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Amphetamine

Legal status: Anlage III (prescribable narcotic) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) — requires a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: §29 BtMG: possession fine or up to 5 years; trafficking/large quantities up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Available on a BtM-Rezept; Schengen Art. 75 certificate (authenticated by the Land health authority) for up to 30 days' personal supply.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Betäubungsmittelgesetz, Anlage III · gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 13, 2026

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Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Amyl nitrite is not listed in any Anlage (I–III) to the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) and is therefore not a controlled narcotic in Germany, and it holds no marketing authorisation as a medicinal product under the Arzneimittelgesetz (AMG); consequently alkyl-nitrite 'poppers' are sold as room odourisers or cleaning agents outside the medicines regime.
Consequences if caught: Possession of amyl nitrite is not a narcotics offence under the BtMG; any enforcement runs through medicines, chemicals and consumer-product law against unauthorised supply rather than the criminal drug tiers.
If prescribed / medical: Amyl nitrite is the specific vasodilator compound with a historic angina and cyanide-antidote use, but it has no approved AMG marketing authorisation in Germany — it is neither a scheduled narcotic nor a registered pharmacy medicine.
Documentation: Amyl nitrite is lawful to possess and is marketed as a non-medicinal room-aroma product rather than dispensed as a medicine.

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Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are controlled narcotics in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — the marketable-and-prescribable tier that transposes the 1971 Convention (secobarbital/pentobarbital/amobarbital from Schedules II–III, phenobarbital/barbital from Schedule IV); low-strength phenobarbital combination preparations fall under an 'ausgenommene Zubereitung' exemption.
Consequences if caught: Handling outside the exemption or without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); commercial trafficking higher.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital — the only barbiturate still marketed in Germany — is prescribed as an Anlage III antiepileptic (a WHO Essential Medicine) on a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept) above the exemption threshold; pentobarbital/secobarbital are no longer available as human hypnotics.
Documentation: Within the Schengen area carry the Article 75 CISA certificate; domestically carry the narcotics prescription.

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Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — marketable and prescribable, but in a lighter practical control tier than methadone; substitution prescribing has been legal since 1992.
Consequences if caught: Handling buprenorphine without a narcotics prescription is an offence under §29 BtMG (up to 5 years; commercial trafficking higher).
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for opioid substitution mainly by office-based GPs with pharmacy dispensing (take-home permitted), on a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Documentation: Within the Schengen area carry the Article 75 CISA certificate authenticated by the state health authority (BfArM guidance); for non-Schengen travel confirm requirements in advance.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 13, 2026

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Caffeine

Legal status: Caffeine is legal everywhere as an ordinary food and beverage ingredient; the notable status in Germany is the EU-wide mandatory high-caffeine warning label. Under Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, directly applicable in Germany, drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per litre (other than coffee- or tea-based drinks) must bear “High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women” together with the caffeine quantity in mg per 100 ml.
Consequences if caught: No penalty attaches to ordinary caffeinated foods, drinks or coffee; obligations fall on food businesses, with official food-control enforcement of the mandatory high-caffeine labelling rather than any consumer offence.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a food ingredient
Documentation: Ordinary caffeinated products need no documentation; drinks above 150 mg/L must carry the prescribed “High caffeine content” statement and quantified caffeine declaration.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Legal for adults (personal use) — removed from the BtMG by the Cannabis Act (CanG), in force 1 April 2024
Consequences if caught: As of 1 April 2024 cannabis was delisted from the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) under the Cannabis Act (CanG): adults may possess up to 25 g and grow up to 3 plants for personal use. Distribution/supply between individuals generally remains prohibited. Importing cannabis across the border is not authorised by CanG.
If prescribed / medical: Recreational personal use by adults is permitted under CanG; for any medical-cannabis import, carry the narcotics travel certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Cannabis Act (CanG), in force 1 April 2024 (delisting cannabis from the BtMG) · zoll.de · Updated June 25, 2026

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Cathinone

Legal status: Controlled — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is individually placed in Anlage I (non-marketable narcotic) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (the leaf is not listed by name and is caught only because it contains Sch-I cathinone) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone in Anlage I, others under the NpSG 2016) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Anlage-I alkaloid, while cathine sits in the lesser Anlage III (1971 Schedule III).
Consequences if caught: Anlage I: §29 BtMG unauthorised possession of the isolated alkaloid up to 5 years, trafficking/large-quantity offences higher. No death penalty in Germany.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage I (nicht verkehrsfähig) — no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the pure alkaloid.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for an Anlage I narcotic; no medical carry exemption for cathinone.

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CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) as an isolated substance is not a narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — only THC is scheduled — so consumer CBD is lawful if derived from EU-certified industrial hemp within the THC field-threshold (raised from 0.2% to 0.3% by the Consumer Cannabis Act/CanG in force 1 April 2024), though ingestible CBD requires Novel Food authorisation, which the BVL treats as not yet met.
Consequences if caught: Compliant CBD carries no offence; a CBD product with more than trace, psychoactive-capable THC is caught as a THC-containing narcotic under the BtMG.
If prescribed / medical: Cannabidiol medicines such as Epidyolex are prescribable; ingestible CBD may otherwise be placed only via a medicinal-product or Novel Food authorisation. Distinct from cannabis, which was delisted from the BtMG for adult use by the CanG on 1 April 2024.
Documentation: Carry proof the product is EU-certified-hemp derived and within the THC limit; no personal-import licence is needed for compliant consumer CBD, and cannabidiol medicines require a prescription.

bvl.bund.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG); oral forms up to 2 mg per dosage unit fall under the 'ausgenommene Zubereitung' exemption (ordinary prescription), while higher-strength or injectable forms need a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession outside the exemption or without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); commercial trafficking higher.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an Anlage III benzodiazepine; within the exemption an ordinary prescription suffices.
Documentation: Within the Schengen area carry the Article 75 CISA certificate; domestically carry the prescription.

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Cocaine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG)
Consequences if caught: Named as a controlled narcotic under the BtMG. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: Not a traveller medicine in this form; any prescribable narcotic must be carried under the narcotics travel certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

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Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is prescription-only (verschreibungspflichtig) for most products under the Arzneimittelverschreibungsverordnung (AMVV); only certain very-low-dose cough preparations are pharmacy-only without a prescription, and higher-strength codeine falls under the Narcotics Act (BtMG).
Consequences if caught: Handling codeine outside the medicine framework or above the exemption is a criminal offence under the BtMG; unauthorised possession can draw imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed on an ordinary prescription for most products; only a narrow low-dose cough-preparation exception is sold pharmacy-only without a prescription.
Documentation: Foreign OTC codeine combinations are not freely sold in Germany - carry a prescription and original packaging; within Schengen the Article 75 certificate applies for controlled forms.

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Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Germany: it is controlled AS cocaine, a narcotic (Betäubungsmittel) listed in Annex III to the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), whose entry covers cocaine, its salts and any preparation containing it, thereby reaching the base/freebase form. Crack is thus handled identically to cocaine as a controlled narcotic.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession, acquisition or trafficking of crack (as cocaine) is criminal under BtMG §29; possession up to 5 years, trafficking and larger quantities up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine hydrochloride has narrow authorised medical use as a topical anaesthetic under BtMG prescribing controls; the crack/freebase form has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: Not a prescribable medicine in base form; no BtMG prescription or patient documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

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Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) was added to the Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG) by the amendment in force 27 June 2024, which scheduled a batch of semi-synthetic cannabinoids. It is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol; chemically it also falls within the 'Tetrahydrocannabinole' group of BtMG Anlage I. Sharp contrast with cannabis, which was DELISTED from the BtMG by the Cannabis Act (CanG/KCanG) on 1 April 2024 — delta-8 stayed prohibited. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal to manufacture, place on the market, import, export or trade; NpSG offences carry up to 3 years (up to 10 for endangering minors or commercial dealing).
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine (unlike dronabinol/delta-9-THC).
Documentation: No lawful personal import of an NpSG-listed substance.

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Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG); oral forms up to 10 mg per dosage unit fall under the 'ausgenommene Zubereitung' exemption (ordinary prescription), while higher-strength or injectable forms need a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession outside the exemption or without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); commercial trafficking higher.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an Anlage III benzodiazepine; within the exemption an ordinary prescription suffices.
Documentation: Within the Schengen area carry the Article 75 CISA certificate; domestically carry the prescription.

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DOM

Legal status: DOM (STP) is listed by name — 'Dimethoxymethylamfetamin (DOM, STP)' — in Anlage I (non-tradable narcotics) of the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), the German transposition of DOM's individual Schedule I listing under the 1971 UN Convention.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised handling, possession and trafficking are criminal offences under Sec. 29 BtMG (up to 5 years); aggravated trafficking 1-15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage I: neither marketable nor prescribable; lawful only under a special BfArM authorisation for scientific research.
Documentation: Betaeubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG), Anlage I.

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DXM

Legal status: Over-the-counter but pharmacy-only medicine (apothekenpflichtig) under the Arzneimittelgesetz — NOT prescription-only (nicht verschreibungspflichtig) and NOT a scheduled narcotic under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz. After a 2009-2010 rise in misuse reports, the BfArM recommended restrained pharmacy dispensing of dextromethorphan (DXM), especially to adolescents.
Consequences if caught: No BtMG narcotics offence; DXM is sold only through pharmacies, and supply outside the apothekenpflichtig channel is a medicines-law offence.
If prescribed / medical: Cough-suppressant status: OTC but pharmacy-only (apothekenpflichtig) — no prescription, but sold only in pharmacies with cautionary dispensing to minors.
Documentation: DXM cough medicine is bought in a German Apotheke without a prescription; it is not sold in drugstores or supermarkets.

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Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; pure ephedrine is a Category 1 scheduled substance under the Grundstoffüberwachungsgesetz (GÜG). Also a prescription-only medicine. NOT a BtMG narcotic.
Consequences if caught: Unlicensed handling/diversion of a Category-1 precursor is punishable under GÜG §19 (up to 5 years) — a precursor offence distinct from BtMG drug-trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

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Etizolam

Legal status: Etizolam is a controlled substance in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) since July 2013; unlike the classic benzodiazepines no etizolam medicine is marketed in Germany.
Consequences if caught: Trade or possession without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG).
If prescribed / medical: No etizolam medicine is marketed in Germany; there is no ordinary prescription product.
Documentation: Carry documentation only for a lawfully prescribed narcotic; no German etizolam product exists.

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Gabapentin

Legal status: Gabapentin is verschreibungspflichtig (prescription-only), not a controlled drug: it is named in Anlage 1 of the Arzneimittelverschreibungsverordnung (AMVV) and is absent from the schedules (Anlagen I-III) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG). Unlike the UK, Germany leaves gabapentin as an ordinary prescription medicine.
Consequences if caught: Gabapentin is not a Betäubungsmittel, so no BtMG possession or trafficking penalty applies; dispensing this prescription medicine without a valid prescription breaches the AMVV and Arzneimittelgesetz.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on an ordinary (non-narcotic) prescription for epilepsy and neuropathic pain; no BtM-Rezept is required.
Documentation: Gabapentin products (Neurontin and generics) are pharmacy-dispensed prescription medicines carried lawfully with a prescription; no narcotics-import formalities apply.

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GBL

Legal status: GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) is not scheduled as a narcotic — it is absent from the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) Anlagen and from the national precursor statute (Grundstoffüberwachungsgesetz, GÜG). It is a bulk industrial chemical treated only under the EU voluntary monitoring scheme for non-scheduled drug precursors, precisely because of its indispensable industrial use (finished GHB, by contrast, is scheduled in BtMG Anlage III).
Consequences if caught: Possession or sale of GBL itself is not a BtMG offence; diverting it to manufacture GHB, or trading it as a GHB substitute intended for ingestion, is prosecutable as an unlawful narcotics/precursor act. The legislator deliberately declined to schedule GBL to preserve its industrial use.
If prescribed / medical: Not a medicine and holds no pharmaceutical authorisation as GBL; freely available as an industrial solvent and feedstock, with suppliers expected to report suspicious orders under the voluntary precursor-monitoring arrangement coordinated with customs (ZKA).
Documentation: Industrial and laboratory GBL trades openly — the carve-out here is structural (non-scheduling) rather than a licence exemption — while online sales oriented toward human ingestion attract prosecution.

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Heroin

Legal status: Annex I narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — non-tradable and non-prescribable
Consequences if caught: Listed in Annex I of the BtMG (non-tradable, non-prescribable). Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: Annex I substances are non-prescribable; there is no traveller-medicine pathway.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

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HHC

Legal status: HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) is controlled in Germany under the New Psychoactive Substances Act (NpSG) — added to the NpSG substance groups by amending ordinance adopted by the Bundesrat on 14 June 2024, in force from 27 June 2024, covering HHC and derivatives (HHC-acetate, HHC-P, HHC-H).
Consequences if caught: Manufacture, marketing, sale, purchase and possession are prohibited under the NpSG. This diverges from cannabis, which Germany removed from the BtMG and legalised for adult personal use via the Cannabis Act (CanG) on 1 April 2024 — HHC moved the opposite direction and was newly banned.
If prescribed / medical: No licensed HHC medicine exists; the NpSG regime provides no medical route for HHC.
Documentation: Because HHC is a semi-synthetic hydrogenated cannabinoid rather than a listed THC isomer, Germany used the NpSG generic new-psychoactive-substance-group route rather than the BtMG. CND placed HHC in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (in force 6 December 2025).

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Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is an Anlage III narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — a marketable/prescribable narcotic requiring a special narcotic prescription (BtM-Rezept); no hydrocodone product is marketed in Germany, but it falls in the same Anlage III strong-opioid tier as Morphin and Oxycodon — left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); trafficking up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: No marketed German hydrocodone product; a narcotic in this tier is dispensed only on a BtM-Rezept.
Documentation: Within Schengen carry the Article 75 CISA certificate (max 30 days' supply), authenticated by the state health authority (BfArM guidance).

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Ketamine

Legal status: Prescription-only medicine under the Arzneimittelgesetz (AMG) — NOT a scheduled narcotic; ketamine is not listed in any Anlage of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG). A move to add it to the BtMG has been proposed but not enacted; the precise scheduling is left to confirmation against the current statute.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession is not itself a narcotics offence, but unlawful trade or supply is punishable under §§95–96 AMG by a fine or up to 3 years' imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Available as a prescription anaesthetic/analgesic; esketamine (Spravato) is approved for treatment-resistant depression. Carry the original prescription and dispensing documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Arzneimittelgesetz (AMG) · ketamine not listed in the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) · euda.europa.eu · Updated July 13, 2026

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Khat

Legal status: Controlled. PLANT NOT named — control attaches to the ALKALOIDS: cathinone in Anlage I and cathine in Anlage III of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (per the 1971 Convention). Fresh khat leaf is a grey-zone plant but is prosecuted because it contains Schedule-I cathinone. Mechanism: alkaloid/class; plant unnamed.
Consequences if caught: Leaf is handled as Schedule-I-bearing material: seizure and prosecution on import/possession under the BtMG despite the plant not being listed by name.
If prescribed / medical: Khat is traditional plant material with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route; only the isolated alkaloids sit in the BtMG schedules.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for the leaf; carried khat is confiscated at the border as a controlled-substance-bearing plant.

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Kratom

Legal status: Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled in Germany — it is not scheduled under the Narcotics Act (BtMG) nor the New Psychoactive Substances Act (NpSG), and neither mitragynine nor 7-hydroxymitragynine is a BtMG/NpSG substance. It is reachable only through medicines law: commercial sale is restricted under the Medicines Act (AMG), and the OLG Koln (2025) barred unlicensed commercial sale for human consumption.
Consequences if caught: No drug-law penalty for personal possession; unlicensed commercial sale for human consumption can be restrained or penalised under the Medicines Act (AMG).
If prescribed / medical: Not a scheduled medicine — there is no BtM prescription requirement; kratom is handled under medicines and consumer law rather than narcotics control.
Documentation: Personal possession is not a narcotics offence; carry a reasonable personal quantity, noting it may not be lawfully sold for human consumption.

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Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG); oral forms up to 2.5 mg per dosage unit fall under the 'ausgenommene Zubereitung' exemption (ordinary prescription), while higher-strength or injectable forms need a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession outside the exemption or without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); commercial trafficking higher.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an Anlage III benzodiazepine; within the exemption an ordinary prescription suffices.
Documentation: Within the Schengen area carry the Article 75 CISA certificate; domestically carry the prescription.

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LSD

Legal status: Annex I narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — non-tradable and non-prescribable
Consequences if caught: Listed in Annex I of the BtMG (non-tradable, non-prescribable). Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: Annex I substances are non-prescribable; there is no traveller-medicine pathway.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

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MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is individually listed by name in Anlage I to the Betaeubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG), the non-tradeable schedule. NAMED mechanism.
Consequences if caught: Anlage I: trafficking is a felony (BtMG s.29a/s.30) carrying multi-year to long prison terms; possession punishable.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage I (nicht verkehrsfaehig) — no recognised medical use and not prescribable; only BtMG s.3 research authorisation.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; MDA cannot be carried in or prescribed.

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MDMA

Legal status: Annex I narcotic (ecstasy) under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — non-tradable and non-prescribable
Consequences if caught: Listed in Annex I of the BtMG (non-tradable, non-prescribable). Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: Annex I substances are non-prescribable; there is no traveller-medicine pathway.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

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MDPV

Legal status: Controlled. MDPV is individually listed by name in Anlage II BtMG (marketable but not prescribable) via the 26. BtMÄndV (in force 2011); control is reinforced by EU Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1875.
Consequences if caught: Illegal to possess, import or supply under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz; possession and trafficking carry BtMG imprisonment penalties. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: MDPV sits in Anlage II (marketable, not prescribable) and has no recognised medical use, so there is no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a BtMG-controlled substance; do not carry.

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Memantine

Legal status: Memantine is verschreibungspflichtig (prescription-only) rather than a controlled drug: Memantin is named in Anlage 1 of the Arzneimittelverschreibungsverordnung (AMVV) and is absent from the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) schedules.
Consequences if caught: Memantine is not a Betäubungsmittel, so no BtMG possession or trafficking penalty applies; dispensing this prescription medicine without a valid prescription breaches the AMVV and Arzneimittelgesetz.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's dementia; obtainable only on a doctor's prescription.
Documentation: Memantine tablets (Ebixa, Axura and generics) are pharmacy-dispensed prescription products; carried lawfully with a prescription.

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Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — NAMED. Mephedrone is individually placed in BtMG Anlage I (non-marketable narcotic) by the 24th BtMÄndV, effective 22 Jan 2010 — one of the earliest EU listings, pre-dating the 2010 EU Council Decision. Germany later added a generic cathinone frame (NpSG 2016), but mephedrone itself sits by name in Anlage I.
Consequences if caught: Anlage I: §29 BtMG unauthorised possession up to 5 years; trafficking/large-quantity offences carry higher terms. No death penalty in Germany.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage I (nicht verkehrsfähig) — no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for an Anlage I narcotic; no medical carry exemption exists.

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Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — a full narcotic requiring a special narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); commercial trafficking up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on a BtM-Rezept for opioid-substitution treatment (legal since 1992; mainly office-based GPs and pharmacies, take-home permitted).
Documentation: Within the Schengen area carry the Article 75 CISA certificate authenticated by the state health authority (BfArM guidance).

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Methamphetamine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG)
Consequences if caught: Named as a controlled narcotic under the BtMG. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: Not a traveller medicine in this form; any prescribable narcotic must be carried under the narcotics travel certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

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Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Methaqualone (Methaqualon) is listed in Anlage II of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — a 'verkehrsfähig aber nicht verschreibungsfähig' narcotic (marketable but not prescribable), the named transposition of its 1971 Convention Schedule II status; its approval as the hypnotic Normi-Nox was withdrawn in 1993.
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession without authorisation carries up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); commercial trafficking is punished more severely.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use / withdrawn — as an Anlage II substance it is not prescribable, so there is no lawful therapeutic supply.
Documentation: No medical or traveller route; methaqualone cannot be dispensed on any German prescription.

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Methylone

Legal status: Controlled — listed in Anlage II BtMG (marketable but non-prescribable narcotic). Methylone is individually NAMED as 'Methylon (MDMC)', added by the 26. BtMÄndVO of 20 Jul 2012 (grouped with MDPV and 4-MEC). No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal to possess, import or supply; the 'nicht geringe Menge' threshold is roughly 30 g; up to 5 years, heavier for trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage II — not prescribable; no lawful medical or prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled narcotic.

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Methylphenidate

Legal status: Anlage III (prescribable narcotic) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) — requires a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: §29 BtMG: possession fine or up to 5 years; trafficking up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Betäubungsmittelgesetz, Anlage III · gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 13, 2026

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Mitragynine

Legal status: Neither mitragynine nor kratom is separately scheduled in Germany: mitragynine, the principal alkaloid of kratom, is neither a Narcotics Act (BtMG) substance nor within the NpSG substance groups, so as a kratom alkaloid it shares the plant's un-controlled status — reachable only through the Medicines Act (AMG), under which unlicensed commercial sale for human consumption has been barred (OLG Koln, 2025).
Consequences if caught: No controlled-substance penalty attaches to the alkaloid; unlicensed commercial sale of kratom is restrained under medicines law (AMG), not the BtMG.
If prescribed / medical: No licensed kratom or alkaloid medicine exists in Germany; there is no ordinary prescription product.
Documentation: No narcotics import licence applies; personal carry is limited only by medicines-law restrictions on unlicensed products.

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Modafinil

Legal status: Prescription-only medicine under the Arzneimittelgesetz (AMG) — DELISTED from the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) in 2008; NOT a scheduled narcotic.
Consequences if caught: Prescription-medicine offence only (not a BtMG narcotics offence).
If prescribed / medical: Prescription-only medicine; carry the original prescription for a personal supply.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

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Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) as a marketable, prescribable narcotic (Betäubungsmittel) requiring a special narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession without a narcotics prescription up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); trafficking up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an Anlage III narcotic for severe and cancer pain on a BtM-Rezept.
Documentation: Within Schengen carry the Article 75 certificate (up to 30 days), authenticated by the state health authority.

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MXE

Legal status: MXE (methoxetamin) is listed by name in Anlage I of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) — the schedule of non-marketable narcotics — controlled since 2013 as an arylcyclohexylamine dissociative; it is not a tradeable or prescribable medicine (contrast: ketamine, which is a prescription medicine outside the BtMG schedules).
Consequences if caught: Handling an Anlage I substance such as MXE is a criminal offence under §29 BtMG; possession, acquisition, trafficking and import are punishable, with trafficking exposing offenders to multi-year custodial sentences.
If prescribed / medical: As an Anlage I narcotic, MXE cannot lawfully be prescribed or dispensed and has no authorised medicinal product in Germany; permits are granted only exceptionally for scientific research.
Documentation: No pharmacy or medical channel exists; MXE bought online arrives as an illicit research chemical and is liable to customs seizure, with no traveller carve-out.

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Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not a narcotic under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz, but restricted with an INTENT/consumer-protection element: nitrous oxide is brought under the handling prohibition of section 3 of the New Psychoactive Substances Act (NpSG) by the amending Act passed by the Bundestag on 13 November 2025 for cartridges holding more than 8.4 g, banning supply, acquisition and possession by minors and sale via vending machines and mail order, while ready-made whipped cream and legitimate technical/medical use stay permitted.
Consequences if caught: Administrative and criminal penalties under the NpSG apply to prohibited trade and supply to minors; purely legitimate food, technical or medical use is not penalised. No capital exposure (non-DP).
If prescribed / medical: Nitrous oxide remains an authorised medical anaesthetic gas and food additive (E942); genuine medical and culinary supply is unaffected by the NpSG restriction.
Documentation: Small food cartridges and whipped-cream products remain available; large recreational cylinders, mail-order and vending-machine sales to consumers are closed off, and numerous municipalities already ban public sale or supply of nitrous oxide to minors.

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Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone (Oxycodon) is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — a marketable, prescribable narcotic requiring a special narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: Possession without a narcotics prescription up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); trafficking up to 15 years.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on a BtM-Rezept as an Anlage III narcotic analgesic.
Documentation: Within Schengen carry the Article 75 CISA certificate (max 30 days' supply), authenticated by the state health authority, along with the prescription.

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Peyote

Legal status: Mescaline (Meskalin) is listed in Anlage I of the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) as a non-tradable, non-prescribable narcotic; the peyote (Lophophora) cactus is not itself named, so control attaches to the isolated alkaloid rather than to the living plant.
Consequences if caught: Handling isolated mescaline is a BtMG offence; the intact peyote cactus is not scheduled by name, leaving the living plant a grey-zone ornamental.
If prescribed / medical: As an Anlage I substance mescaline is non-prescribable; peyote is not a licensed medicine.
Documentation: BtMG Anlage I lists "Mescalin (3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenethylazan)"; no entry names peyote, Lophophora or mescaline-containing cacti.

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Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — Germany lists MDMA as an Annex I (non-tradable) narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) while ketamine is a prescription-only medicine under the Arzneimittelgesetz and is not in any BtMG Anlage, and the BtMG reaches any preparation containing a listed substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled component, so an MDMA-containing tusi sample is a BtMG narcotic offence.
Consequences if caught: An MDMA-positive mixture is a BtMG offence (possession/acquisition punishable, trafficking a felony); a ketamine-only mixture engages medicines-law rather than the narcotics regime.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of the mixture exists; ketamine is a legitimate prescribed anaesthetic, whereas MDMA is an Annex I substance that is non-prescribable.
Documentation: Marketed as a nightlife powder of unknown makeup; because the composition varies batch to batch, buyers and travellers cannot know whether MDMA is present, making legal exposure unknowable at purchase.

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Poppers

Legal status: Poppers (alkyl nitrites) are not a controlled narcotic — they are not scheduled in any Anlage to the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) and fall outside the Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG), whose defined substance groups target CNS-active phenethylamine/cannabinoid/cathinone families and do not include peripherally-acting alkyl nitrites. Poppers are therefore handled as chemical/consumer products under the Chemicals Act (ChemG) and REACH labelling rules. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: No BtMG or NpSG offence for possessing or supplying alkyl nitrite poppers to adults; enforcement is limited to product-safety, labelling and medicines-law compliance.
If prescribed / medical: Sold as chemical/consumer products, not medicines; certain formulations marketed with medicinal claims can be caught by the Arzneimittelgesetz (AMG) as an unauthorised medicine.
Documentation: Widely sold in shops and online; personal possession and import raise no controlled-drug issue.

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Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (verschreibungspflichtig) under the AMG/AMVV and is deliberately NOT listed in the Narcotics Act (BtMG) annexes — an ordinary prescription applies, the same non-scheduled status as gabapentin in Germany, despite EU-level abuse surveillance.
Consequences if caught: Supplying or possessing pregabalin without a valid prescription is a medicines-law offence (AMG); it is not prosecuted under the stricter BtMG narcotics penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on an ordinary prescription as a non-scheduled gabapentinoid.
Documentation: As it is not a BtM, no narcotics travel certificate is legally required; carry a personal supply with the original prescription and, ideally, a doctor's letter.

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Quetiapine

Legal status: Quetiapine is verschreibungspflichtig (prescription-only) rather than a controlled drug: Quetiapin is captured as an Rx substance under the Arzneimittelverschreibungsverordnung (AMVV) and is absent from the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) schedules.
Consequences if caught: Quetiapine is not a Betäubungsmittel, so no BtMG possession or trafficking penalty applies; dispensing this prescription medicine without a valid prescription breaches the AMVV and the Arzneimittelgesetz.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an atypical antipsychotic (Seroquel and generics) for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; obtainable only on a doctor's prescription. Sedative off-label misuse is noted clinically but carries no controlled-drug status.
Documentation: Quetiapin tablets are pharmacy-dispensed prescription products under the AMVV; carried lawfully with a prescription.

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Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Controlled. PLANT NAMED: 'Salvia divinorum (Pflanzen und Pflanzenteile)' is listed in Anlage I of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) as a non-marketable narcotic (nicht verkehrsfähig), added with effect from March 2008; the active salvinorin A is caught as a constituent of the listed plant material. Mechanism: NAMED (plant).
Consequences if caught: As an Anlage-I substance salvia is legally equated with cannabis and other prohibited narcotics: possession, cultivation, trade and import are BtMG offences prosecuted accordingly.
If prescribed / medical: Anlage-I placement means salvia divinorum is non-prescribable and non-tradable; there is no medical or pharmacy supply route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; salvia leaf and extract are seized at the border as Anlage-I narcotic material.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Salvia divinorum in Germany, full detail →

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Scopolamin (hyoscine) is a prescription/pharmacy medicine, not a Betäubungsmittel: it is absent from the schedules of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG). The Scopoderm TTS motion-sickness patch is verschreibungspflichtig (prescription-only) under the Arzneimittelverschreibungsverordnung (AMVV), while Butylscopolamin (Buscopan) is apothekenpflichtig and sold without prescription.
Consequences if caught: Scopolamin is not a controlled drug, so no BtMG possession or trafficking penalty applies; dispensing the prescription patch without a valid prescription breaches the AMVV and the Arzneimittelgesetz.
If prescribed / medical: Scopoderm TTS (Reisekrankheit) is dispensed on prescription; Buscopan (Butylscopolamin) tablets and suppositories are OTC antispasmodics; injectable scopolamine is used in premedication and palliative care.
Documentation: Scopoderm TTS is a Rote-Liste/Baxter prescription product for motion sickness; carried lawfully with a prescription (patch) or as an OTC purchase (Buscopan).

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) in Germany, full detail →

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled as a class. Synthetic cannabinoids are captured group-wise by the Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG), Germany's generic new-psychoactive-substances law in force 26 November 2016, whose Anlage defines the synthetic-cannabinoid substance group by chemical scaffold (updated repeatedly, e.g. the 2022 amendment); the best-established individual compounds (JWH-018 etc.) are also listed by name in the Betaubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG).
Consequences if caught: Illegal to produce, trade or handle for human consumption; the NpSG and BtMG carry imprisonment penalties for supply and trafficking. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Germany.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for NpSG/BtMG-controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice) in Germany, full detail →

THC-P

Legal status: THC-P (tetrahydrocannabiphorol) is caught by the Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG): its annex controls a structural group of '6H-Benzo(c)chromen-1-ol (dibenzopyran) derivatives' bearing saturated or unsaturated carbon side chains up to C10, and THC-P's heptyl (C7) side chain on the tetrahydrocannabinol/benzo[c]chromene core falls squarely within that group (added by the NpSG amendment enacted mid-2024, in force from 27 June 2024). Notably, this contrasts with cannabis, which was removed from the BtMG for adult personal use by the Cannabis Act (CanG, 1 April 2024) — THC-P remains controlled through the separate NpSG designer-drug regime. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: The NpSG criminalises manufacture, trade, import, export and administration (Inverkehrbringen) of THC-P products — up to 3 years' imprisonment, or up to 10 years where it endangers many people or a minor; possession/consumption of small amounts is not itself an NpSG offence by design.
If prescribed / medical: No medical authorisation; the NpSG permits only defined industrial/scientific uses, so there is no prescription route.
Documentation: E-liquids, distillate and flower containing THC-P may not be sold or supplied; possession of small personal amounts is not punishable, but commercial handling is.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P in Germany, full detail →

Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a prescription-only medicine (verschreibungspflichtig) under the AMG/AMVV but is deliberately NOT scheduled in the Narcotics Act (BtMG) annexes — an ordinary prescription applies, not a narcotics prescription.
Consequences if caught: Supplying or possessing tramadol without a valid prescription is a medicines-law offence (AMG); it is not prosecuted under the stricter BtMG narcotics penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on an ordinary prescription as a non-scheduled opioid analgesic.
Documentation: As it is not a BtM, no narcotics travel certificate is legally required; carry a personal supply with the original prescription, and a doctor's letter is recommended.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 13, 2026

Tramadol in Germany, full detail →

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam is listed in Anlage III of the Narcotics Act (BtMG); oral forms up to 1 mg per dosage unit fall under the 'ausgenommene Zubereitung' exemption (ordinary prescription), while higher-strength or injectable forms need a narcotics prescription (BtM-Rezept).
Consequences if caught: Handling or possession outside the exemption or without a narcotics prescription: up to 5 years (§29 BtMG); commercial trafficking higher.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an Anlage III benzodiazepine; within the exemption an ordinary prescription suffices.
Documentation: Within the Schengen area carry the Article 75 CISA certificate; domestically carry the prescription.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam) in Germany, full detail →

Xylazine

Legal status: Xylazine (Xylazin) is regulated in Germany as a prescription and pharmacy-only veterinary medicine (verschreibungspflichtiges, apothekenpflichtiges Tierarzneimittel) authorised for veterinary use — e.g. Rompun for cattle, horses and deer species — under EU/German veterinary-medicines law, and is not listed in the schedules (Anlagen) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG).
Consequences if caught: Supply of xylazine outside the veterinary/pharmacy channel is a veterinary-medicines-law matter, not a BtMG narcotics offence, since it is not a scheduled Betäubungsmittel.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed only on a veterinary prescription through pharmacies or veterinary dispensaries for animal sedation/analgesia; xylazine has no authorised human indication.
Documentation: Xylazine veterinary products such as Rompun are authorised Tierarzneimittel overseen by the BVL (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit) as Germany's veterinary-medicines authority.

bvl.bund.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Xylazine in Germany, full detail →

Zolpidem

Legal status: Zolpidem is a prescription-only medicine (verschreibungspflichtig) listed under the Arzneimittelverschreibungsverordnung (AMVV); Germany transposes the 1971 Convention Schedule IV status of zolpidem through ordinary medicines law and does NOT list it as a Betäubungsmittel in the BtMG annexes.
Consequences if caught: Because zolpidem sits outside the BtMG, unauthorised possession is handled under the Arzneimittelgesetz rather than narcotics-trafficking penalties, but supplying this prescription hypnotic without authorisation is a medicines-law offence.
If prescribed / medical: Zolpidem is prescribed short-term for insomnia on a normal prescription (not a narcotics Betäubungsmittelrezept); a large share are private out-of-pocket prescriptions.
Documentation: A traveller carrying prescribed zolpidem needs only a normal prescription; no BtMG import certificate is required since it is not a scheduled narcotic in Germany.

gesetze-im-internet.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Zolpidem in Germany, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 14 substances the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Germany’s drug authority or your embassy.

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated July 14, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated June 25, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Germany's BfArM / German Customs (Zoll) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable German sources (BtMG / Zoll / BfArM). It may nonetheless be a controlled narcotic under the Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG) — verify before travel. Unlawful narcotics acts — cultivation, import, supply or possession — carry up to 5 years' imprisonment or a fine (§29 BtMG); non-small ('nicht geringe') quantities carry a minimum of 1 year (§29a). Possession for personal use is punishable, though prosecution may be waived for a 'small quantity' for personal use (§31a), with thresholds varying by Land.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a prescribable narcotic, carry the Article 75 Schengen certificate (EU) or an authenticated multilingual certificate (non-Schengen) — see documentation.
Documentation: EU/Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics for up to 30 days with an Article 75 Schengen certificate — completed by your doctor and authenticated by the competent Land health authority (one certificate per drug). From outside Schengen: carry a multilingual doctor's certificate authenticated by your home-country health authority. Ordinary (non-narcotic) medicines: up to a 3-month personal supply.

Narcotic Drugs Act (BtMG), Annexes I–III · zoll.de · bfarm.de · Updated July 14, 2026

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