Is MDA legal in Yemen?

Also known as: sass, sally

Legal status

Controlled, MDA is a scheduled narcotic under the national narcotics law. NAMED/scheduled mechanism. enforcement fractured by conflict; de facto reach left to confirmation.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: not established for this substance. Yemen retains the death penalty for drug offences, under the national narcotics law, for trafficking, and that much is established here. What is not established is this substance's own position under it: the source read here gives neither the article that would carry it nor any quantity at which it would apply. No threshold is stated in this cell because none was established. Do not read the absence of a figure as a safe amount. The country level position is the one to act on, and the substance specific position has to be settled against the current instrument.

If prescribed or medical

Scheduled narcotic with no recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.

Documentation

No lawful personal import.

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