Is Lorazepam legal in Uzbekistan?

Legal status

Controlled in Uzbekistan. List III of Resolution 330, the list of psychotropic substances whose circulation is restricted, names «Лоразепам *» at row 35 [Certain]. The List III note extends control to «соли и основания всех психотропных веществ, перечисленных в данном списке» and to «препараты, содержащие психотропные вещества, указанные в данном списке, независимо от их количества» (preparations containing them, whatever the quantity) [Certain].

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Article 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 30 April 2023 provides «Ўзбекистон Республикасида ўлим жазоси тақиқланади», in the Russian text «В Республике Узбекистан смертная казнь запрещается» (the death penalty is prohibited in the Republic of Uzbekistan), read in both texts on lex.uz on 3 October 2026 [Certain]. Resolution 330 prints its quantities under the heading «Размеры (в граммах) для квалификации преступного деяния в случае обнаружения в незаконном обороте» in three columns headed «Небольшие», «Превышающие небольшие» and «Крупные», and the note to List III provides «Размер психотропного вещества, менее небольшого, обнаруженного в незаконном обороте, считается малым размером, предусмотренным Кодексом Республики Узбекистан об административной ответственности» [Certain]. For lorazepam the row prints «0,015» in the first column, a range from 0,015 to 0,15 in the second and «0,15» in the third [Certain]. Matching the wording, the first column answers to the «кўп бўлмаган» amount of article 273 part two, the second to the «озгинадан кўпроқ» amount of part three and the third to the «кўп миқдор» of article 273 part six and article 276 part two [Likely for Resolution 330, which is in Russian and pairs nothing expressly; the 2027 lists of Resolution 359 head the same three columns «кўп бўлмаган миқдор», «озгинадан кўпроқ миқдор» and «кўп миқдор», the Code's own words]. The drug offences sit in articles 270 to 276 and 276-1 to 276-8 of the Criminal Code, several of them restated by Law ZRU-1151 of 11 June 2026, published on 12 June 2026, and the Code was read in that version [Certain]. Article 276 punishes making, keeping, acquiring, carrying or sending narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues without intent to sell with a fine of up to fifty times the base calculation amount, up to three hundred and sixty hours of compulsory community work, up to three years of correctional labour, one to three years of restricted liberty or up to three years of deprivation of liberty, and with three to five years where it is done «кўп миқдорда» (in a large amount) or by a repeat offender [Certain]. Article 273 punishes the same conduct with intent to sell, and selling: up to three years under part one, three to five years where the amount is «кўп бўлмаган» (not large), five to seven years where it is «озгинадан кўпроқ» (more than a little), seven to ten years under part four for a repeat offence, a group by prior agreement, a prison, an educational setting, a minor or use of the internet, ten to fifteen years under part five for an especially dangerous recidivist or an organised group, and fifteen to twenty years under part six for a large amount or an organised group acting in two or more states or online [Certain]. Twenty years is the highest term in articles 270 to 276 as read [Certain]. Below the criminal level, Administrative Code article 56, restated by the same law, punishes the same conduct without intent to sell in a small amount («оз миқдорда») with confiscation and a fine of one to two times the base calculation amount or administrative arrest of up to fifteen days, and article 187-1 punishes use in a public place with a fine of twenty to forty times the base calculation amount or arrest of up to fifteen days, except use on prescription for medical purposes [Certain]. Resolution 330 is repealed from 12 January 2027 by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 359 of 2 July 2026, published on 11 July 2026, whose paragraph 7 brings it into force six months after official publication and whose annex 10 lists Resolution 330 among the repealed acts; lex.uz records the entry into force as 12.01.2027 [Certain]. Resolution 359 keeps lorazepam in List III [Certain].

If prescribed or medical

List III substances may be used for medical purposes on a doctor's direction under article 11 of Law No. 813-I, and dispensed to individuals only by licensed pharmacies and treatment institutions under article 30 [Certain].

Documentation

Article 11 of Law No. 813-I of 19 August 1999 on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances allows List II and List III substances «шифокор кўрсатмаси бўйича тиббий мақсадларда» (on a doctor's direction for medical purposes) [Certain]. Article 25 lets a patient in transit carry List II and List III substances for treatment in the order set by the Cabinet of Ministers [Certain]. That order, paragraph 2 of annex 3 to Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 472 of 29 October 2003, allows narcotic drugs up to «етти кун» (seven days') dose and psychotropic substances up to «15 кун» (fifteen days') dose, and paragraph 3 requires a declaration at the border, a treating doctor's conclusion naming the drug, form, dose and duration, and a copy of the prescription [Certain]. From 12 January 2027 annex 5 to Resolution 359 replaces it and sets fifteen days for both lists [Certain]. Both texts speak of patients passing «транзит (трансфер)» (in transit or transfer); neither sets an allowance for a visitor who stays, and none was found in the texts read [Certain that none is stated in them].

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