Is Mephedrone (4-MMC) legal in Cambodia?
- Legal status
- Controlled — TREATY-floor. Mephedrone is controlled via national incorporation of the 1971 Convention Schedule II addition (2015) into the psychotropic annex of Cambodia's Drug Control Law (2012); no standalone named Cambodian amendment is confirmable, so national listing left to confirmation.
- Consequences if caught
- Treated as a controlled psychotropic: possession and supply offences. Cambodia has no death penalty.
- If prescribed or medical
- Controlled psychotropic with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- No licit personal-import route for a controlled psychotropic.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Cambodia’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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