Is Ketamine legal in Portugal?
- Legal status
- Controlled substance under Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93 (narcotics/psychotropics regime); the exact table placement is left to confirmation against the current statute. Personal-use possession is decriminalised as an administrative offence under Lei 30/2000.
- Consequences if caught
- Trafficking and supply are criminal under DL 15/93; personal-use possession is handled as an administrative matter (decriminalised since 2001).
- If prescribed or medical
- Available as a prescription anaesthetic administered by licensed physicians.
- Documentation
- For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.
- Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93
- Lei 30/2000
- euda.europa.eu
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Portugal’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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