Is Heroin legal in Lebanon?
- Legal status
- Controlled under Act No. 673 of 16 March 1998 ('Act 673/1998') — trafficking carries LIFE imprisonment (the statutory maximum); use/possession for personal use up to ~6 months + fine, with a divert-to-treatment route (arts 182–190: prosecution suspended while the user completes State treatment)
- Consequences if caught
- Heroin is controlled in Lebanon under Act No. 673 of 16 March 1998 ('Act 673/1998'). In Lebanon, drugs fall under Act No. 673 of 16 March 1998 on Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors ('Act 673/1998'). Drug trafficking carries life imprisonment — the statutory maximum. Use or possession for personal use is punished more lightly, up to about 6 months' imprisonment plus a fine, and Act 673/1998 (arts 182–190) establishes a divert-to-treatment route: prosecution can be suspended while the user completes State-provided treatment through a specialised committee, with the case dropped on successful completion. Enforcement in practice is uneven, and the treatment-diversion mechanism has been only partly implemented.
- If prescribed or medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Lebanon, drugs fall under Act No. 673 of 16 March 1998 on Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors ('Act 673/1998'). Drug trafficking carries life imprisonment — the statutory maximum. Use or possession for personal use is punished more lightly, up to about 6 months' imprisonment plus a fine, and Act 673/1998 (arts 182–190) establishes a divert-to-treatment route: prosecution can be suspended while the user completes State-provided treatment through a specialised committee, with the case dropped on successful completion. Enforcement in practice is uneven, and the treatment-diversion mechanism has been only partly implemented. Cannabis is controlled under the same Act 673/1998 framework, with no legal recreational or medical regime asserted here. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
- Act No. 673 of 16 March 1998 on Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors ("Act 673/1998"), incl. arts 182–190 (drug-user treatment route)
- UNODC SHERLOC legal database (statute named in free text)
- sherloc.unodc.org
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Lebanon’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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