Is Mitragynine legal in Switzerland?
- Legal status
- Mitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is itself a named scheduled narcotic in Switzerland: mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine were added to the narcotics schedules (Swissmedic ordinance, Oct 2017), and the plant Mitragyna speciosa is caught indirectly as their natural source — the alkaloids and the plant are controlled together, with no differential threshold between leaf and isolate.
- Consequences if caught
- Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
- If prescribed or medical
- No lawful medical route — the scheduled alkaloids have no Swissmedic-authorised product.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal-import route for a scheduled narcotic.
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