Is Morphine legal in Netherlands?
- Legal status
- Morphine is an Opium Act (Opiumwet) List I ('hard drug') narcotic dispensed on a narcotics prescription.
- Consequences if caught
- Hard-drug possession up to 1 year; dealing up to 12 years.
- If prescribed or medical
- Prescribed as a List I narcotic for severe and cancer pain.
- Documentation
- Within Schengen carry the Article 75 certificate (Eigen Verklaring) for up to 30 days and declare at customs.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Netherlands’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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