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Legality · Methamphetamine

Is Methamphetamine legal in Yemen?

Confirmed against a primary sourceVerified June 26, 2026
Legal status
Prohibited under Law No. 3 of 1993 — trafficking/cultivation with intent punishable by DEATH or 25 years (Art 34); possession not for trafficking a lesser penalty (Art 39); no fixed statutory quantity (keys on intent); [retained; executions rare amid conflict]
Consequences if caught
Methamphetamine is prohibited in Yemen under Law No. 3 of 1993 on Control of Illicit Trafficking in and Abuse of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances. In Yemen (Law No. 3 of 1993 on Control of Illicit Trafficking in and Abuse of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances), trafficking or cultivating schedule-V plants with intent to traffic is punishable by DEATH or 25 years (Art 34); possession not for trafficking draws a lesser penalty (Art 39). The penalty keys on INTENT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold. [retained; executions rare amid conflict] Yemen is retentionist — death applies for trafficking or cultivation with intent to traffic — but executions are rare amid the conflict. Active executions are not asserted.
If prescribed or medical
Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation
In Yemen (Law No. 3 of 1993 on Control of Illicit Trafficking in and Abuse of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances), trafficking or cultivating schedule-V plants with intent to traffic is punishable by DEATH or 25 years (Art 34); possession not for trafficking draws a lesser penalty (Art 39). The penalty keys on INTENT, not a fixed statutory quantity — there is no fixed gram threshold; there is no medical cannabis. [retained; executions rare amid conflict] Yemen is retentionist — death applies for trafficking or cultivation with intent to traffic — but executions are rare amid the conflict. Active executions are not asserted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Primary sources
  • Law No. 3 of 1993 on Control of Illicit Trafficking in and Abuse of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances, Arts 34/39
  • corroborated by Harm Reduction International
  • sherloc.unodc.org
  • hri.global