Is Methylone legal in Saudi Arabia?
- Legal status
- Controlled — as a 1971 Convention Schedule II substance methylone falls within the psychotropic schedule under the Law of Combating Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances; whether a specific NAMED amendment or cathinone GENERIC clause covers it is not publicly confirmable (mechanism left to confirmation), but its scheduled, capital-eligible status is not in doubt. Capital-ELIGIBLE.
- Consequences if caught
- Zero tolerance. Art. 37 makes trafficking/smuggling of controlled narcotics and psychotropics a death offence; a scheduled methylone sits inside the capital-eligible class. Saudi Arabia executes drug traffickers at scale (amphetamine cases routine).
- If prescribed or medical
- No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal import; trafficking carries the death penalty.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Saudi Arabia’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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