Legality · KhatKhat in Côte d'Ivoire: not individually verified
Also known as: qat, miraa, quaadka
Not individually verified
We have not confirmed that Khat specifically is scheduled in Côte d'Ivoire, so this page gives no legal status. Publishing a guess here would be worse than publishing nothing. What we do know is the governing national drug law, below.
- What is on record
- Not confirmed — Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 (lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs) is the governing drug law; the specific scheduling/penalty for Khat in Côte d'Ivoire is not confirmed here. Verify against the current schedule.
Confirm directly with Côte d'Ivoire’s national drug authority or your own embassy before you rely on anything.
What Côte d'Ivoire HAS confirmed for related substances
These are related compounds, not Khat. Their status may or may not reflect Khat’s. Confirm Khat directly with Côte d'Ivoire's national drug authority or your embassy.
Controlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022, which adopts the UN Convention tables by article 45: 3-MMC is in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (« 3-MMC 3-méthylméthcathinone »); trafficking-type conduct carries 5 to 10 years (articles 3, 4, 5 and 8), holding for one's own use 1 to 3 months (article 10), supplying a minor 5 to 10 years (article 13), and article 15 doubles the penalties in eight aggravated cases; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 portant lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs, articles 1, 2, 3 to 19, 25, 38 and 41 to 47 · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · https://agp.africanlii.org/akn/ci/act/2022/407/fra@2024-01-17 (did not resolve on 3 October 2026) · INCB Green List, 36th edition (2025), French text · incb.org · treaties.un.org · Verified October 3, 2026
Controlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022, which adopts the UN Convention tables by article 45: Cathinone is in Schedule I of the 1971 Convention (« CATHINONE »); trafficking-type conduct carries 5 to 10 years (articles 3, 4, 5 and 8), holding for one's own use 1 to 3 months (article 10), supplying a minor 5 to 10 years (article 13), and article 15 doubles the penalties in eight aggravated cases; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 portant lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs, articles 1, 2, 3 to 19, 25, 38 and 41 to 47 · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · https://agp.africanlii.org/akn/ci/act/2022/407/fra@2024-01-17 (did not resolve on 3 October 2026) · INCB Green List, 36th edition (2025), French text · incb.org · treaties.un.org · Verified October 3, 2026
Controlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022, which adopts the UN Convention tables by article 45: MDPV is in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (« MDPV, 3,4-méthylènedioxypyrovalérone »); trafficking-type conduct carries 5 to 10 years (articles 3, 4, 5 and 8), holding for one's own use 1 to 3 months (article 10), supplying a minor 5 to 10 years (article 13), and article 15 doubles the penalties in eight aggravated cases; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 portant lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs, articles 1, 2, 3 to 19, 25, 38 and 41 to 47 · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · https://agp.africanlii.org/akn/ci/act/2022/407/fra@2024-01-17 (did not resolve on 3 October 2026) · INCB Green List, 36th edition (2025), French text · incb.org · treaties.un.org · Verified October 3, 2026
Controlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022, which adopts the UN Convention tables by article 45: Mephedrone is in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (« méphédrone, 4-méthylméthcathinone »); trafficking-type conduct carries 5 to 10 years (articles 3, 4, 5 and 8), holding for one's own use 1 to 3 months (article 10), supplying a minor 5 to 10 years (article 13), and article 15 doubles the penalties in eight aggravated cases; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 portant lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs, articles 1, 2, 3 to 19, 25, 38 and 41 to 47 · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · https://agp.africanlii.org/akn/ci/act/2022/407/fra@2024-01-17 (did not resolve on 3 October 2026) · INCB Green List, 36th edition (2025), French text · incb.org · treaties.un.org · Verified October 3, 2026
Controlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022, which adopts the UN Convention tables by article 45: Methylone is in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (« méthylone, bk-MDMA »); trafficking-type conduct carries 5 to 10 years (articles 3, 4, 5 and 8), holding for one's own use 1 to 3 months (article 10), supplying a minor 5 to 10 years (article 13), and article 15 doubles the penalties in eight aggravated cases; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 portant lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs, articles 1, 2, 3 to 19, 25, 38 and 41 to 47 · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · loidici.biz · https://agp.africanlii.org/akn/ci/act/2022/407/fra@2024-01-17 (did not resolve on 3 October 2026) · INCB Green List, 36th edition (2025), French text · incb.org · treaties.un.org · Verified October 3, 2026
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