Is Heroin legal in Morocco?
- Legal status
- Controlled under the 1974 Dahir — illegal; trafficking heavily penalized; NO death penalty for drugs
- Consequences if caught
- Heroin is controlled under the 1974 Dahir (No. 1-73-282); trafficking is heavily penalized. Morocco has NO death penalty for drug offences.
- If prescribed or medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- Law No. 13-21 (2021) legalized cannabis only for licensed MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL and INDUSTRIAL use in three Rif provinces (regulated by ANRAC) — it does NOT legalize recreational use and does not even mention consumers. Recreational use remains a crime under the 1974 Dahir, merely laxly enforced. Morocco has NO death penalty for drug offences. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
- Dahir No. 1-73-282 of 21 May 1974 (Bulletin Officiel/BORM No. 3214/1974), Arts 8/51
- Law No. 13-21 of 14 July 2021 on licit cannabis uses (BORM No. 7006/7010)
- Ministry of Justice
- euda.europa.eu
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Morocco’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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