Legal status in Iraq

Per-substance legal status for Iraq, 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.

26 confirmed substances59 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: scheduled psychotropic (Schedule 1 trafficking tier) under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017.
Consequences if caught: Non-trafficking possession/use ~1–3 years + fines. Export/import/production with intent to trade is DEATH or life eligible (Art. 27), and courts have issued death sentences in ATS cases. Amphetamine carries capital exposure at the trafficking tier.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 50 of 2017, Art. 27 (capital) · hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Adderall in Iraq, full detail →

Alcohol

Legal status: Prohibited (import/sale/production) — a 2016 Municipal Revenues Law (Article 14), gazetted and enforced from March 2023, bans the import, manufacture and sale of alcohol (ethanol) nationwide.
Consequences if caught: Import, sale or production carries fines of 10-25 million dinars; enforcement tightened from 2023, though private possession is less consistently prosecuted.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Legal retail eliminated across federal Iraq under the ban; the Kurdistan Region declines to enforce it and Baghdad airport duty-free continues, so availability is uneven and shrinking.

travel.state.gov · Updated July 14, 2026

Alcohol in Iraq, full detail →

Amphetamine

Legal status: Scheduled psychotropic (Schedule 1 trafficking tier) under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017.
Consequences if caught: Non-trafficking possession/use ~1–3 years + fines. Export/import/production with intent to trade is DEATH or life eligible (Art. 27), and courts have issued death sentences in ATS cases. Amphetamine carries capital exposure at the trafficking tier.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 50 of 2017, Art. 27 (capital) · hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Amphetamine in Iraq, full detail →

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Iraq's Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017 — a lighter tier than methadone; capital exposure attaches only to trafficking, not to prescribed use.
Consequences if caught: Art. 27 imposes death or life for importing/producing narcotics with intent to trade and is actively enforced (140 drug death sentences reported Jan–Aug 2024), but that reaches aggravated trafficking — prescribed/personal buprenorphine is non-capital.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine with prior MoH approval.
Documentation: MoH prior approval for controlled-medicine import is essential; carry full documentation.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Buprenorphine in Iraq, full detail →

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis prohibited under Law No. 50 of 2017 — cultivating/trafficking punishable by DEATH or life (Arts 27/28); possession/personal use 1–3 years + fine; no fixed statutory quantity; no medical cannabis; [retained and actively enforced — 144 drug death sentences in 2024]
Consequences if caught: Cannabis is prohibited in Iraq under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; Iraq has no medical cannabis.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28 (+ Penal Code Art 288) · enforcement per US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region, and the Washington Institute · sherloc.unodc.org · state.gov · Updated June 26, 2026

Cannabis / THC in Iraq, full detail →

Cathinone

Legal status: Illegal — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is caught by Iraq's Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50/2017, which incorporates the 1971 psychotropics. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis, not traditionally consumed) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone etc.) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Sch-I alkaloid, cathine the milder metabolite (1971 Schedule III). Capital reach is left to confirmation — Law 50/2017 permits death for trafficking, but its reach to cathinone and thresholds are not confirmable.
Consequences if caught: Controlled substance: penalties apply for the alkaloid; capital exposure for cathinone unconfirmable. High risk.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled substance.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Cathinone in Iraq, full detail →

CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under Law No. 50 of 2017 on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances — CBD is classified as a narcotic with no CBD carve-out or THC threshold; possession, sale and use are illegal.
Consequences if caught: Possession for personal use carries roughly 3-15 years' imprisonment amid aggressive enforcement (mass death/life sentences in 2024 trafficking cases); the death penalty for certain trafficking offences leaves CBD-specific personal exposure to confirmation.
If prescribed / medical: No CBD route was identified.
Documentation: No documentation legalises CBD — classified as a narcotic, with no prescription route.

2017-2021.state.gov · Updated July 14, 2026

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Cocaine

Legal status: Prohibited under Law No. 50 of 2017 — importing/exporting/producing/cultivating/trafficking punishable by DEATH or life (Arts 27/28); possession/personal use 1–3 years + fine (up to 15 years); no fixed statutory quantity (keys on the act); [retained and actively enforced — 144 drug death sentences in 2024]
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is prohibited in Iraq under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cocaine in Iraq, full detail →

Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is a controlled narcotic under Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017; low-dose codeine is below the trafficking tier absent intent. Iraq imposes death or life for importing/exporting/producing narcotics with intent to trade (Art. 27) and issued 140 drug death sentences in Jan-Aug 2024, but capital exposure attaches to aggravated trafficking, not therapeutic codeine.
Consequences if caught: Aggravated narcotic trafficking is death-eligible; unauthorised possession of codeine draws imprisonment, while prescribed use is lawful.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: Ministry of Health prior approval is required for controlled-medicine import - documentation is essential.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Codeine in Iraq, full detail →

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Iraq: it is controlled AS cocaine under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, whose schedule covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and thus reaches the base/freebase form. The death/life trafficking regime (Arts 27/28) carries over to crack whether powder or base.
Consequences if caught: Importing, producing or trafficking crack (as cocaine) is punishable by death or life imprisonment (Arts 27/28); possession/personal use draws 1-3 years plus fines.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has no recognised therapeutic use in Iraq; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

refworld.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Crack Cocaine in Iraq, full detail →

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — as a 1971 Convention party Iraq schedules tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers under the Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Act No. 50 of 2017, so delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as an isomer of THC (named vs generic entry left to confirmation). Distinct from cannabis, prohibited. Trafficking is death-eligible; the capital reach of a pure delta-8 isomer is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Zero tolerance; the 2017 Act permits death for trafficking (applied inconsistently); possession/personal use 1–3 years plus fine.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled tetrahydrocannabinol.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Delta-8-THC in Iraq, full detail →

Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; ephedrine/pseudoephedrine are explicitly controlled as PRECURSORS (import/export licences) under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017.
Consequences if caught: No capital exposure for the precursor — precursor breaches draw ~1–3 years + fine; the death penalty attaches to narcotic-substance trafficking, not the licensed precursor.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

incb.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Ephedrine in Iraq, full detail →

Heroin

Legal status: Prohibited under Law No. 50 of 2017 — importing/exporting/producing/cultivating/trafficking punishable by DEATH or life (Arts 27/28); possession/personal use 1–3 years + fine (up to 15 years); no fixed statutory quantity (keys on the act); [retained and actively enforced — 144 drug death sentences in 2024]
Consequences if caught: Heroin is prohibited in Iraq under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Heroin in Iraq, full detail →

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is a controlled narcotic scheduled under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017; it is not marketed in Iraq. Art. 27/First imposes death or life for importing, exporting or producing narcotics with intent to trade, so aggravated hydrocodone trafficking is death-eligible (140 drug death sentences Jan–Aug 2024).
Consequences if caught: Trafficking-intent handling of narcotic-table opioids is death-eligible; prescribed personal use is not capital, but documentation is essential.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed only as a controlled narcotic under prescription.
Documentation: Ministry of Health prior approval is required to import controlled medicines; carry full documentation.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Hydrocodone in Iraq, full detail →

Khat

Legal status: Illegal/controlled — the alkaloids cathinone/cathine are caught by Iraq's 1971-party narcotics law; khat is not traditionally consumed (plant not separately confirmed). Mechanism: class (alkaloid). Trafficking is capital-eligible in statute, but khat leaf sits below the realistic capital tier — no realistic capital exposure.
Consequences if caught: Not a local commodity; treated as a controlled narcotic drawing imprisonment for the leaf.
If prescribed / medical: Khat is traditional plant material with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; leaf caught via its scheduled cathinone content.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

Khat in Iraq, full detail →

MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is a scheduled narcotic under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law 50/2017. NAMED/scheduled mechanism. Capital available (caught): trafficking of scheduled narcotics is death-eligible under Law 50/2017.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking death-eligible; severe penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Scheduled narcotic with no recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; trafficking death-eligible in law.

hri.global · Updated July 14, 2026

MDA in Iraq, full detail →

MDMA

Legal status: Prohibited under Law No. 50 of 2017 — importing/exporting/producing/cultivating/trafficking punishable by DEATH or life (Arts 27/28); possession/personal use 1–3 years + fine (up to 15 years); no fixed statutory quantity (keys on the act); [retained and actively enforced — 144 drug death sentences in 2024]
Consequences if caught: MDMA is prohibited in Iraq under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

MDMA in Iraq, full detail →

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — TREATY-floor. Mephedrone is captured by Iraq's Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50/2017, which incorporates 1971 psychotropics. Capital reach is left to confirmation — Law 50/2017 permits death for trafficking, but its reach to mephedrone and thresholds are not confirmable.
Consequences if caught: Controlled substance: penalties apply; capital exposure for mephedrone unconfirmable. High risk.
If prescribed / medical: Controlled psychotropic with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled substance.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mephedrone (4-MMC) in Iraq, full detail →

Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017; Art. 27/First imposes death or life for importing/producing narcotics 'with intent to trade' — as a narcotic-table opioid it is death-eligible for aggravated trafficking (140 drug death sentences Jan–Aug 2024) with no published gram threshold; prescribed use is non-capital.
Consequences if caught: Aggravated trafficking is death-eligible; prescribed personal use is non-capital.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a controlled narcotic (OST access limited).
Documentation: MoH prior approval is required for controlled-medicine import; full documentation is essential.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Methadone in Iraq, full detail →

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Prohibited under Law No. 50 of 2017 — importing/exporting/producing/cultivating/trafficking punishable by DEATH or life (Arts 27/28); possession/personal use 1–3 years + fine (up to 15 years); no fixed statutory quantity (keys on the act); [retained and actively enforced — 144 drug death sentences in 2024]
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is prohibited in Iraq under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Methamphetamine in Iraq, full detail →

Methylone

Legal status: Controlled — as a 1971 Convention party Iraq schedules psychotropics under the Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Act (2017); whether methylone is NAMED or caught by a GENERIC entry is not publicly confirmable (mechanism left to confirmation), but its scheduled, capital-eligible status follows. Capital-ELIGIBLE.
Consequences if caught: Zero tolerance. The 2017 Act permits death for trafficking (applied inconsistently); a scheduled methylone sits within the capital-eligible class, and death sentences are issued for trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; trafficking carries capital exposure.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone in Iraq, full detail →

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Scheduled psychotropic under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017; a controlled ADHD medicine.
Consequences if caught: Non-trafficking possession ~1–3 years + fines. Trafficking of a scheduled psychotropic is death/life eligible (Art. 27); methylphenidate is a licit medicine — carry a prescription/permit.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Law No. 50 of 2017, Art. 27 (scheduled psychotropic) · hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Methylphenidate in Iraq, full detail →

Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is a scheduled narcotic under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017 and is death-eligible: Article 27 imposes death or life for importing, exporting or producing narcotics with intent to trade, reaching narcotic-table opioids such as morphine.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession draws imprisonment; importing, exporting or producing morphine with intent to trade is death-eligible under Article 27 (drug death sentences are actively issued).
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription as a controlled narcotic for severe and cancer pain under strict records.
Documentation: Ministry of Health prior approval is required to import controlled narcotics; carry a prescription and full documentation.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Morphine in Iraq, full detail →

Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017 — a strong opioid; importing/exporting/producing narcotics with intent to trade is death-eligible (Art. 27/First), so aggravated oxycodone trafficking is within the capital tier.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession is prosecuted; Art. 27/First imposes death or life for trafficking narcotics with intent to trade — oxycodone as a narcotic-table strong opioid is within that capital tier (140 drug death sentences Jan–Aug 2024).
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled narcotic on prescription.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and full documentation; prior Ministry of Health approval is required to import controlled medicines.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Oxycodone in Iraq, full detail →

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 — Iraq prohibits MDMA under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, which reaches any preparation containing a controlled substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled component, so an MDMA-containing tusi sample carries capital trafficking exposure.
Consequences if caught: An MDMA-positive mixture is a serious offence under Law No. 50 of 2017 where importing, producing or trafficking is punishable by death or life (Arts 27/28); personal possession is a lesser offence.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of the mixture; MDMA has no accepted medical use, and ketamine, where present, is a controlled medicine.
Documentation: Sold as a party powder of unknown makeup; because the blend varies batch to batch, buyers and travellers cannot know whether death-eligible MDMA is present, so capital-level legal exposure is unknowable at purchase.

refworld.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi in Iraq, full detail →

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled. Synthetic cannabinoids fall under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, which schedules controlled substances and incorporates the synthetic cannabinoids added to Schedule II of the 1971 Convention. Capital exposure is via the general trafficking regime (cultivating/trafficking punishable by death or life under Arts 27/28); synthetic-cannabinoid-specific reach is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; trafficking is death- or life-eligible under Law No. 50 of 2017, possession/personal use 1-3 years plus fine. Do NOT carry.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Iraq.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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

Not individually verified

For these 59 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 Iraq’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Barbiturates

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Clonazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Diazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Ketamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Lorazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Modafinil

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Pregabalin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Tramadol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Iraq's authorities (Law No. 50 of 2017) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Iraqi sources (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017, Arts 27/28) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT (trafficking/production/cultivation), not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: In Iraq (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017), importing, exporting, producing, cultivating or trafficking narcotic substances is punishable by DEATH or life imprisonment (Art 27/First, Art 28); operating a drug den draws life (Penal Code Art 288). Possession for personal use draws 1–3 years plus a 5–10 million IQD fine (up to 15 years per the US State Department). The death penalty keys on the ACT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained and actively enforced] Iraq actively enforces the drug death penalty — 144 drug-trafficking death sentences were issued in 2024 (per the US State Department and Iraqi court statements reported by 964media and The New Region). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary by country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.

Before you travel

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