Is Methylphenidate legal in Cambodia?
- Legal status
- Controlled psychotropic (UN-Convention schedule) under the Law on Drug Control (2012); import only for treatment with Ministry of Health authorisation.
- Consequences if caught
- Trafficking of controlled substances carries heavy penalties; no confirmed capital tier for methylphenidate.
- If prescribed or medical
- Import for treatment needs Ministry of Health authorisation; carry the prescription + doctor's letter.
- Law on Drug Control (2012), psychotropic schedule
- nacd.gov.kh
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