Legal status in Israel

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

Last updated: 2026-07-14

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Adderall

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Alcohol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Barbiturates

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY since 1 Apr 2019, NOT legalized — adult 'small amount' (≤15 g) handled administratively; private-home use no offence; public use three-strikes fines; soldiers/prisoners/minors/police EXCLUDED; 'still forbidden'
Consequences if caught: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order after the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively, not as a criminal offence. Private-home use is no offence at all; public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine — first about NIS 1,000 (about USD 275), doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution. CRITICAL: this is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED and remain criminal. [draft] A 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations (purely administrative use plus record expungement) and [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC are proposed only — confirm current status. Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years.
If prescribed / medical: Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Cathinone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

CBD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Clonazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Cocaine

Legal status: Criminal under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (1973) — possession/use up to 3 years; the cannabis decrim-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT apply; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is criminal under Israel's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973); possession or use carries up to 3 years. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to Cocaine. Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Codeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Diazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ephedrine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Heroin

Legal status: Criminal under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (1973) — possession/use up to 3 years; the cannabis decrim-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT apply; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years
Consequences if caught: Heroin is criminal under Israel's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973); possession or use carries up to 3 years. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to Heroin. Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Ketamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Khat

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Lorazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

MDA

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

MDMA

Legal status: Criminal under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (1973) — possession/use up to 3 years; the cannabis decrim-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT apply; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years
Consequences if caught: MDMA is criminal under Israel's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973); possession or use carries up to 3 years. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to MDMA. Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Methadone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Modafinil

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Morphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Oxycodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Pregabalin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tramadol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Israel's authorities (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1973) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Israeli sources (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version 5732, 1973), incl. Sec 6) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The cannabis decriminalization-by-policy framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs, which remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years; cultivation/trafficking up to 20 years).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Cannabis is DECRIMINALIZED BY POLICY, not legalized: since 1 April 2019 (a temporary order following the July 2018 Knesset approval) adult personal use or possession of a 'small amount' (15 g or less) is handled administratively rather than as a criminal offence; private-home use is no offence at all, while public use draws a three-strikes graduated fine (first about NIS 1,000 / about USD 275, doubled on the second, the third triggers a criminal investigation / licence loss, the fourth prosecution). This is decriminalization by temporary order, NOT legalization — per NIDA and the Anti-Drug Authority cannabis use is 'still forbidden.' Soldiers, prisoners, minors and police are EXCLUDED from the decrim framework and remain criminal. The framework is cannabis-only and does NOT extend to other drugs: cocaine, heroin and MDMA remain criminal (possession or use up to 3 years). Cultivation (Sec 6) carries up to 20 years and trafficking/import/export up to 20 years (25 years supplying a minor), with 8-year asset seizure. IN-FLUX (flagged, not enacted): [draft] a 2020 bill to decriminalize up to 50 g did NOT pass; [draft] 2022 Sa'ar draft regulations to make personal use purely administrative and expunge records; [draft] a February 2024 redefinition of 'dangerous drug' to only cannabis above 0.3% THC (placing low-THC CBD outside the ordinance) — confirm current status. Medical cannabis is one of the world's oldest and largest programs (1990s; Israel Medical Cannabis Agency / Ministry of Health; about 130,000–140,000 patients; a January 2024 reform dropped the 'last resort' requirement). Israel has NO death penalty for drugs. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

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