Legal status in Nepal

Per-substance legal status for Nepal, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

6 confirmed substances79 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis controlled under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 — consumption up to 1 month/NPR 2,000; possession tiered (≤50 g up to 3 mo … ≥10 kg 2–10 yr); cultivation ≤25 plants up to 3 mo; NO death penalty (max life); [proposed] legalization bill tabled, NOT enacted
Consequences if caught: Cannabis is controlled under Nepal's Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be bonded; no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. [proposed] A cannabis-legalization bill is tabled but NOT enacted — historically cannabis was legal via government shops until 1973. Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

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Cocaine

Legal status: Cocaine controlled under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 — ≤5 g 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life + fine; NO death penalty (max life)
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is a controlled narcotic under Nepal's Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Possession of 5 g or less draws 2–5 years; 5–100 g draws 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking draws 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum is life imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

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Heroin

Legal status: Heroin controlled under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 — ≤5 g 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life + fine; NO death penalty (max life)
Consequences if caught: Heroin is a controlled narcotic under Nepal's Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Possession of 5 g or less draws 2–5 years; 5–100 g draws 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking draws 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum is life imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

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LSD

Legal status: LSD controlled under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 — trafficking punishable up to life; no specific possession tier stated in the cited facts (no fixed statutory quantity asserted); NO death penalty (max life)
Consequences if caught: LSD is a controlled drug under Nepal's Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998); trafficking is punishable up to life imprisonment. The cited facts state it is controlled with trafficking up to life but do NOT give a specific possession-quantity tier for it — no fixed statutory possession quantity is asserted here. Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

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MDMA

Legal status: MDMA controlled under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 — trafficking punishable up to life; no specific possession tier stated in the cited facts (no fixed statutory quantity asserted); NO death penalty (max life)
Consequences if caught: MDMA is a controlled drug under Nepal's Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998); trafficking is punishable up to life imprisonment. The cited facts state it is controlled with trafficking up to life but do NOT give a specific possession-quantity tier for it — no fixed statutory possession quantity is asserted here. Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

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Methamphetamine

Legal status: Methamphetamine controlled under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 — trafficking punishable up to life; no specific possession tier stated in the cited facts (no fixed statutory quantity asserted); NO death penalty (max life)
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is a controlled drug under Nepal's Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998); trafficking is punishable up to life imprisonment. The cited facts state it is controlled with trafficking up to life but do NOT give a specific possession-quantity tier for it — no fixed statutory possession quantity is asserted here. Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Methamphetamine in Nepal, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 79 substances the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Nepal’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Adderall

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Alcohol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Amphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Barbiturates

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Cathinone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

CBD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Clonazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Codeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Diazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Ephedrine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Ketamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Khat

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Lorazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

MDA

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Methadone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Modafinil

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Morphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Oxycodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

Tramadol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 13, 2026

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated June 26, 2026

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nepal's authorities (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nepali sources (Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry tiered penalties up to life imprisonment; Nepal has NO death penalty (the maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Nepal has NO death penalty — the maximum drug penalty is life imprisonment (jiban kaidi), under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD, amended through 1998). Historically cannabis was legal through government shops until 1973; a cannabis-legalization bill is currently tabled but NOT enacted (proposed, not law). Cannabis consumption draws up to 1 month or an NPR 2,000 fine (first-time minor offenders may be released on a bond, and there is no punishment for a person in recognized treatment, Sec 19A). Cannabis possession is tiered: 50 g or less up to 3 months; 50–500 g up to 1 year; 500 g–2 kg up to 2 years; 2–10 kg up to 3 years; 10 kg or more 2–10 years plus a fine (a reported personal-use line is about 5 g cannabis / 2 g hashish). Heroin and cocaine: 5 g or less 2–5 years; 5–100 g 5–10 years; over 100 g or any trafficking 10 years to life plus an NPR 500,000–2,500,000 fine. Cultivation: 25 plants or fewer up to 3 months; more than 25 plants 3 months–3 years. Other hard drugs (methamphetamine/'yaba', MDMA, LSD) are controlled, with trafficking punishable up to life. Foreigners face the same law, no bail, and deportation after sentence. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 (1976 AD), amended through 1998, Secs 19/19A · lawcommission.gov.np · Updated July 14, 2026

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