3-MMC is a controlled psychotropic substance in Albania. It is printed in List II of the 1971 Convention annexed to Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», as «PM 032», CAS «1246816-62-5», other name «3-Methyl methcathinone», chemical name «2-(methylamino)-1-(3-methylphenyl)propan-1-one», on page 37 of the consolidated text, and the scheme places that list in Grupi II. The tables are read as at the consolidation of that law published by the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare as «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9», which lists Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, as its last amendment, and that does not rule out a later amendment, including a change made by the health ministry under neni 2, pika 7, of Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, which says the tables «modifikohen, integrohen dhe azhurnohen nga ministria përgjegjëse për shëndetësinë».
Albania, Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», consolidated text «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9» from the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/7447b244-12e3-4a7c-9292-5baa9753dbc8/content · Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, neni 1 and shtojcat 1 to 3, promulgated by decree nr. 80 of 18.2.2026, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/b999aa23-d6a1-4b78-9ff2-28f5fcb52bcc/content · Criminal Code, Ligji nr. 7895, datë 27.1.1995, consolidated through Constitutional Court decision nr. 20 of 3.4.2024, articles 29, 32, 73, 283, 283/a, 283/b, 284 and 284/c, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ligj-nr.-7895-1995-Kodi-penal-i-perditesuar.pdf · Ligji nr. 8/2026, datë 28.1.2026, nenet 39 to 43 amending articles 283 to 284/ç, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/5985bc0a-edd5-4c41-a3a7-5a075807ce65/content · Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, neni 2, pika 7, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ligj-2001-03-26-8750_Ligji-per-substancat-psikotrope.pdf · Ligji nr. 61/2023, neni 29, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/f6f341ee-a486-4de2-b360-275f84f6db04/content · the row read for this cell is List II of the 1971 Convention, «PM 032», page 37 of the consolidated PDF · the Supreme Court decision of 27 March 2008, the observed sentencing practice and the administrative path under the Code of Misdemeanors article 121 are carried forward from the Albania entry already published on this site and were not re-derived from statute text in this pass · the publisher reserves its rights and no open reuse licence was located, so only the wording verification requires is reproduced · every instrument was read on 3 October 2026 · Verified October 4, 2026
Cathinone is a controlled substance in Albania. The operative list is the set of narcotic, psychotropic and plant tables annexed to Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, për barnat narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara, which carry the 1961 and 1971 Convention schedules, and the criminal articles take their substance names from that list rather than the other way round. The entry read for this row is «Cathinone», keyed by CAS 71031-15-7. The search recorded for this row ran «cathinone». The tables are read here as those tables stand after Ligji nr. 17/2026, the statute that last moved the list by adding substances to the 1971 Convention list annexed to Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, për barnat narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara through its shtojca nr. 1, and that does not rule out a later addition under the same power. The dossier's khat row records a search that included «katinon» and accepted nothing, which points the other way from this printed entry. The source does not settle whether khat leaf is reached through this constituent.
Albania, Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, për barnat narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara with its annexed 1961 and 1971 Convention tables, read at https://qbz.gov.al/eli/ligj/1995/07/26/7975 · the list amending instrument is Ligji nr. 17/2026, neni 1 and shtojca nr. 1, Fletorja Zyrtare 41/2026, read at https://qbz.gov.al/share/ALlzohAkQQKSoEJ8lSY6Bw · the offences are in the Criminal Code, Ligji nr. 7895, datë 27.1.1995, articles 283, 283/a and 284, read at https://qbz.gov.al/eli/ligj/1995/01/27/7895 · the row read for this cell is keyed by CAS 71031-15-7, reached by the search on cathinone. That entry is quoted in full in the legal status and street fields of this cell and is cited by locator here, because this field renders as separate citation chips · the penalty bands under articles 283, 283/a, 283/b and 284, the Supreme Court decision of 27 March 2008, the observed sentencing practice, the administrative path under the Code of Misdemeanors article 121, and Law 88/2016 and Law 61/2023 are carried forward from the Albania entry already published on this site and were not re-derived from the statute text in this pass. Every hedge the published entry attaches to those figures is carried with them, and none of them is offered as a reading of the statute made here · the tables are taken as those tables stand after Ligji nr. 17/2026 and that does not rule out a later addition · the publisher reserves its rights and no open reuse licence was located, so only the wording verification requires is reproduced · the law and the list were read as at 20 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
MDPV is a controlled psychotropic substance in Albania. It is printed in List II of the 1971 Convention annexed to Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», as «PM 021», CAS «687603-66-3», other names «MDPV, 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone», chemical name «(RS)-1-(Benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one», on page 37 of the consolidated text, and the scheme places that list in Grupi II. The tables are read as at the consolidation of that law published by the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare as «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9», which lists Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, as its last amendment, and that does not rule out a later amendment, including a change made by the health ministry under neni 2, pika 7, of Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, which says the tables «modifikohen, integrohen dhe azhurnohen nga ministria përgjegjëse për shëndetësinë».
Albania, Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», consolidated text «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9» from the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/7447b244-12e3-4a7c-9292-5baa9753dbc8/content · Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, neni 1 and shtojcat 1 to 3, promulgated by decree nr. 80 of 18.2.2026, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/b999aa23-d6a1-4b78-9ff2-28f5fcb52bcc/content · Criminal Code, Ligji nr. 7895, datë 27.1.1995, consolidated through Constitutional Court decision nr. 20 of 3.4.2024, articles 29, 32, 73, 283, 283/a, 283/b, 284 and 284/c, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ligj-nr.-7895-1995-Kodi-penal-i-perditesuar.pdf · Ligji nr. 8/2026, datë 28.1.2026, nenet 39 to 43 amending articles 283 to 284/ç, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/5985bc0a-edd5-4c41-a3a7-5a075807ce65/content · Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, neni 2, pika 7, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ligj-2001-03-26-8750_Ligji-per-substancat-psikotrope.pdf · Ligji nr. 61/2023, neni 29, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/f6f341ee-a486-4de2-b360-275f84f6db04/content · the row read for this cell is List II of the 1971 Convention, «PM 021», page 37 of the consolidated PDF · the Supreme Court decision of 27 March 2008, the observed sentencing practice and the administrative path under the Code of Misdemeanors article 121 are carried forward from the Albania entry already published on this site and were not re-derived from statute text in this pass · the publisher reserves its rights and no open reuse licence was located, so only the wording verification requires is reproduced · every instrument was read on 3 October 2026 · Verified October 4, 2026
Mephedrone is a controlled psychotropic substance in Albania. It is printed in List II of the 1971 Convention annexed to Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», as «PM 022», CAS «1189805-46-6», other names «mephedrone, 4-methylmethcathinone», chemical name «(RS)-2-methylamino-1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-one», on page 37 of the consolidated text, and the scheme places that list in Grupi II. The tables are read as at the consolidation of that law published by the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare as «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9», which lists Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, as its last amendment, and that does not rule out a later amendment, including a change made by the health ministry under neni 2, pika 7, of Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, which says the tables «modifikohen, integrohen dhe azhurnohen nga ministria përgjegjëse për shëndetësinë».
Albania, Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», consolidated text «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9» from the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/7447b244-12e3-4a7c-9292-5baa9753dbc8/content · Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, neni 1 and shtojcat 1 to 3, promulgated by decree nr. 80 of 18.2.2026, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/b999aa23-d6a1-4b78-9ff2-28f5fcb52bcc/content · Criminal Code, Ligji nr. 7895, datë 27.1.1995, consolidated through Constitutional Court decision nr. 20 of 3.4.2024, articles 29, 32, 73, 283, 283/a, 283/b, 284 and 284/c, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ligj-nr.-7895-1995-Kodi-penal-i-perditesuar.pdf · Ligji nr. 8/2026, datë 28.1.2026, nenet 39 to 43 amending articles 283 to 284/ç, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/5985bc0a-edd5-4c41-a3a7-5a075807ce65/content · Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, neni 2, pika 7, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ligj-2001-03-26-8750_Ligji-per-substancat-psikotrope.pdf · Ligji nr. 61/2023, neni 29, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/f6f341ee-a486-4de2-b360-275f84f6db04/content · the row read for this cell is List II of the 1971 Convention, «PM 022», page 37 of the consolidated PDF · the Supreme Court decision of 27 March 2008, the observed sentencing practice and the administrative path under the Code of Misdemeanors article 121 are carried forward from the Albania entry already published on this site and were not re-derived from statute text in this pass · the publisher reserves its rights and no open reuse licence was located, so only the wording verification requires is reproduced · every instrument was read on 3 October 2026 · Verified October 4, 2026
Methylone is a controlled psychotropic substance in Albania. It is printed in List II of the 1971 Convention annexed to Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», as «PM 023», CAS «186028-79-5», other names «methylone, beta-keto-MDMA», chemical name «(RS)-2-methylamino-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)propan-1-one», on page 37 of the consolidated text, and the scheme places that list in Grupi II. The tables are read as at the consolidation of that law published by the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare as «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9», which lists Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, as its last amendment, and that does not rule out a later amendment, including a change made by the health ministry under neni 2, pika 7, of Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, which says the tables «modifikohen, integrohen dhe azhurnohen nga ministria përgjegjëse për shëndetësinë».
Albania, Ligji nr. 7975, datë 26.7.1995, «Për lëndët narkotike, psikotrope dhe të kontrolluara», consolidated text «ligj-1995-07-26-7975 -i përditësuar 9» from the Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/7447b244-12e3-4a7c-9292-5baa9753dbc8/content · Ligji nr. 17/2026, datë 3.2.2026, neni 1 and shtojcat 1 to 3, promulgated by decree nr. 80 of 18.2.2026, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/b999aa23-d6a1-4b78-9ff2-28f5fcb52bcc/content · Criminal Code, Ligji nr. 7895, datë 27.1.1995, consolidated through Constitutional Court decision nr. 20 of 3.4.2024, articles 29, 32, 73, 283, 283/a, 283/b, 284 and 284/c, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ligj-nr.-7895-1995-Kodi-penal-i-perditesuar.pdf · Ligji nr. 8/2026, datë 28.1.2026, nenet 39 to 43 amending articles 283 to 284/ç, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/5985bc0a-edd5-4c41-a3a7-5a075807ce65/content · Ligji nr. 8750, datë 26.3.2001, neni 2, pika 7, read at https://spak.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ligj-2001-03-26-8750_Ligji-per-substancat-psikotrope.pdf · Ligji nr. 61/2023, neni 29, read at https://qbz.gov.al/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/f6f341ee-a486-4de2-b360-275f84f6db04/content · the row read for this cell is List II of the 1971 Convention, «PM 023», page 37 of the consolidated PDF · the Supreme Court decision of 27 March 2008, the observed sentencing practice and the administrative path under the Code of Misdemeanors article 121 are carried forward from the Albania entry already published on this site and were not re-derived from statute text in this pass · the publisher reserves its rights and no open reuse licence was located, so only the wording verification requires is reproduced · every instrument was read on 3 October 2026 · Verified October 4, 2026
