Legal status in Nigeria

Per-substance legal status for Nigeria, 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.

33 confirmed substances52 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: controlled 1971-Convention psychotropic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30).
Consequences if caught: Possession 15–25 years; trafficking/manufacture up to life imprisonment (NDLEA Act s.11). Nigeria does NOT impose the death penalty for drug offences (a 2024 amendment retained life, not death), so there is NO capital exposure.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), s.11 (life, not death) · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Adderall in Nigeria, full detail →

Alcohol

Legal status: Split regime — alcohol (ethanol) is a legal, freely-sold beverage across the Christian/secular south, but the twelve northern Sharia states (Zamfara, Kano, Sokoto and others) prohibit it for Muslims under their penal codes.
Consequences if caught: No penalty in the south; in the northern Sharia states, Hisbah enforcers seize stock and Sharia courts impose flogging and imprisonment for alcohol offences by Muslims.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Openly sold in shops and bars in southern Nigeria; restricted or banned in northern Sharia states, where enforcement targets Muslim consumers.

travel.state.gov · Updated July 14, 2026

Alcohol in Nigeria, full detail →

Amphetamine

Legal status: Controlled 1971-Convention psychotropic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30).
Consequences if caught: Possession 15–25 years; trafficking/manufacture up to life imprisonment (NDLEA Act s.11). Nigeria does NOT impose the death penalty for drug offences (a 2024 amendment retained life, not death), so there is NO capital exposure.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), s.11 (life, not death) · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Amphetamine in Nigeria, full detail →

Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are psychotropic substances (1971 Convention) under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30) and NAFDAC control — a prescription-controlled class transposing the 1971 Convention tiers.
Consequences if caught: Psychotropic possession/dealing draws fixed terms (~15–25 years); s.11 trafficking up to life. The NDLEA Act carries no death penalty — the old capital drug provision was abolished in 1986/expunged 1989. Barbiturates are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital is dispensed as a controlled antiepileptic (a WHO Essential Medicine); the sedative-hypnotic barbiturates are tightly controlled.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 14, 2026

Barbiturates in Nigeria, full detail →

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Nigeria's NDLEA Act (Cap. N30) — a lighter tier than methadone; the NDLEA Act carries no death penalty, so it is non-capital.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking draws fixed terms up to life under the NDLEA Act — there is no death tier (the old capital drug provision was abolished, and a 2024 reintroduction bill was not enacted); buprenorphine is not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine with NAFDAC authorisation.
Documentation: NAFDAC import authorisation for controlled narcotics; carry prescription documentation.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

Buprenorphine in Nigeria, full detail →

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis fully illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, 2004) — possession/use 15–25 years; gifting illegal (both parties); medical + recreational prohibited (2020 & 2023 bills FAILED); [contested] death-penalty applicability for cultivation unsettled
Consequences if caught: Cannabis is fully illegal in Nigeria under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004); possession or use draws 15–25 years, and gifting is illegal for both parties. Both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited — legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives. [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; Nigeria has no medical-cannabis program (2020 and 2023 legalization bills both failed).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Cannabis / THC in Nigeria, full detail →

Cathinone

Legal status: Illegal — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is caught by Nigeria's NDLEA Act / national drug schedule, which incorporates the 1971 psychotropics. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone etc.) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Sch-I alkaloid, cathine the milder metabolite (1971 Schedule III). No capital exposure — the NDLEA Act's death-penalty provision for trafficking was repealed in 1986 and converted to life imprisonment.
Consequences if caught: Controlled substance: heavy custodial penalties for the alkaloid, not capital.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled substance.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Cathinone in Nigeria, full detail →

CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30, 2004) and Indian Hemp Act 1966 ban any part of the Cannabis plant with no distinction between CBD and THC and no threshold, so CBD products are prohibited.
Consequences if caught: Possession is an offence and import/export of Indian hemp carries not less than 21 years' imprisonment with no option of a fine; Nigeria's cannabis penalties are custodial (up to life for major trafficking), so capital exposure does not attach.
If prescribed / medical: There is no consumer CBD route; a medical-cannabis product would require NAFDAC registration, which is not established for CBD.
Documentation: No documentation legalises CBD — controlled as cannabis; NAFDAC has not opened a consumer or medical CBD pathway.

nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 14, 2026

CBD in Nigeria, full detail →

Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is a psychotropic substance (1971 Schedule IV) under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), ss.19–20.
Consequences if caught: Psychotropic possession/dealing draws fixed terms (~15–25 years); s.11 trafficking up to life. The NDLEA Act carries no death penalty — the old capital drug provision was abolished in 1986/expunged 1989, and a 2024 reintroduction bill was not enacted. Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Clonazepam in Nigeria, full detail →

Cocaine

Legal status: Illegal controlled drug under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, 2004) — possession/use (Secs 11/19) 15–25 years; trafficking up to life; [contested] death-penalty applicability unsettled (2024 Senate amendment reportedly not adopted)
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is an illegal controlled drug under Nigeria's NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004); possession or use (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Cocaine in Nigeria, full detail →

Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is a controlled narcotic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), tightened after the 2018 crackdown on codeine cough syrup; it is non-capital. The NDLEA Act penalty for trafficking is life imprisonment, not death (a 2024 death-penalty bill was not enacted).
Consequences if caught: Trafficking draws fixed terms up to life; unauthorised possession is penalised - codeine is not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine (codeine cough syrup has been tightly restricted since 2018).
Documentation: NAFDAC import authorisation is required for controlled narcotics - carry a prescription.

nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 13, 2026

Codeine in Nigeria, full detail →

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Nigeria: it is controlled AS cocaine, an illegal controlled drug under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, 2004), whose scheduling covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and thus reaches the base/freebase form. Crack is treated identically to cocaine.
Consequences if caught: Possession or use of crack (as cocaine) draws 15-25 years (Secs 11/19); trafficking carries up to life imprisonment under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has no recognised therapeutic use in Nigeria; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

loc.gov · Updated July 14, 2026

Crack Cocaine in Nigeria, full detail →

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30) and Nigeria's controlled-substance schedules covering cannabis and THC; delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC. Distinct from cannabis, fully illegal (possession/use 15–25 years). No death penalty for this substance.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; long imprisonment for possession/use and trafficking; medical and recreational cannabis-type products prohibited.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled tetrahydrocannabinol.

nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 14, 2026

Delta-8-THC in Nigeria, full detail →

Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is a psychotropic substance (1971 Schedule IV) under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), ss.19–20.
Consequences if caught: Psychotropic possession/dealing draws fixed terms (~15–25 years); s.11 trafficking up to life. The NDLEA Act carries no death penalty — the old capital drug provision was abolished in 1986/expunged 1989, and a 2024 reintroduction bill was not enacted. Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Diazepam in Nigeria, full detail →

Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; a Table I precursor (NAFDAC-regulated, NDLEA-enforced); offences under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30). Licensed medicine.
Consequences if caught: No capital exposure — the NDLEA Act sets imprisonment/life (not death) for drug offences; Nigeria does not impose the death penalty for drug offences. Precursor diversion is prosecuted (imprisonment).
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Ephedrine in Nigeria, full detail →

Heroin

Legal status: Illegal controlled drug under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, 2004) — possession/use (Secs 11/19) 15–25 years; trafficking up to life; [contested] death-penalty applicability unsettled (2024 Senate amendment reportedly not adopted)
Consequences if caught: Heroin is an illegal controlled drug under Nigeria's NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004); possession or use (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Heroin in Nigeria, full detail →

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is a controlled narcotic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30); it is not marketed in Nigeria. The Act's penalty for trafficking is life imprisonment, NOT death (a 2024 death bill was not enacted), so hydrocodone is not death-eligible.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking draws up to life imprisonment; there is no death tier under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: No marketed Nigerian hydrocodone product; a controlled narcotic is dispensed only under prescription.
Documentation: NAFDAC import authorisation is required for controlled narcotics; carry a prescription and documentation.

nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 13, 2026

Hydrocodone in Nigeria, full detail →

Ketamine

Legal status: Controlled substance in NAFDAC's 'Nationally Controlled Drugs' category (alongside tramadol) — not the 'Narcotic Drugs' or 'Psychotropic Drugs' categories; trafficking is enforced under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30).
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession or dealing is prosecuted under the NDLEA Act; trafficking of scheduled hard drugs carries up to life imprisonment (the 2024 amendment adopted life, not death). The drug death penalty is not in force, so ketamine does not carry capital exposure.
If prescribed / medical: Handled as a diverted controlled medicine under NAFDAC's permit regime.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

NDLEA Act (Cap. N30, amended 2024 — life, not death) · NAFDAC Nationally Controlled Drugs list · nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 13, 2026

Ketamine in Nigeria, full detail →

Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam is a psychotropic substance (1971 Schedule IV) under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), ss.19–20.
Consequences if caught: Psychotropic possession/dealing draws fixed terms (~15–25 years); s.11 trafficking up to life. The NDLEA Act carries no death penalty — the old capital drug provision was abolished in 1986/expunged 1989, and a 2024 reintroduction bill was not enacted. Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Lorazepam in Nigeria, full detail →

MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is a scheduled drug under the NDLEA Act. NAMED/scheduled mechanism. NOT capital: the death penalty for drug offences was abolished in the 1980s (a 2024 reinstatement bill did not become law); trafficking carries life imprisonment.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking = life imprisonment; not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Scheduled drug with no recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; trafficking caps at life, not death.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 14, 2026

MDA in Nigeria, full detail →

MDMA

Legal status: Illegal controlled drug under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, 2004) — possession/use (Secs 11/19) 15–25 years; trafficking up to life; [contested] death-penalty applicability unsettled (2024 Senate amendment reportedly not adopted)
Consequences if caught: MDMA is an illegal controlled drug under Nigeria's NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004); possession or use (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

MDMA in Nigeria, full detail →

MDPV

Legal status: Controlled. MDPV is controlled as a 1971 Convention Schedule II psychotropic through NDLEA Act / NAFDAC scheduling; the specific by-name listing is left to confirmation. Capital exposure is nominal only: the NDLEA Act permits death for trafficking in law but this is not applied in practice.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; trafficking carries heavy imprisonment. Death penalty is nominal in law and not applied in practice. Do not carry.
If prescribed / medical: MDPV has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Nigeria.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled psychotropic; do not carry.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

MDPV in Nigeria, full detail →

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — TREATY-floor. Mephedrone is captured by the NDLEA Act / national drug schedule, which incorporates 1971 psychotropics. No capital exposure — the NDLEA Act's death-penalty provision for trafficking was repealed in 1986 and converted to life imprisonment.
Consequences if caught: Controlled substance: heavy custodial penalties, not capital.
If prescribed / medical: Controlled psychotropic with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled substance.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mephedrone (4-MMC) in Nigeria, full detail →

Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a controlled narcotic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30); the NDLEA Act carries NO death penalty — trafficking is life imprisonment, and a 2024 death-penalty bill was not enacted — so methadone is not death-eligible; prescribed use is non-capital.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking draws up to life imprisonment; there is no capital drug tier.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a controlled narcotic (OST access limited).
Documentation: NAFDAC import authorisation is required for controlled narcotics; carry prescription documentation.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Methadone in Nigeria, full detail →

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Illegal controlled drug under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, 2004) — possession/use (Secs 11/19) 15–25 years; trafficking up to life; [contested] death-penalty applicability unsettled (2024 Senate amendment reportedly not adopted)
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is an illegal controlled drug under Nigeria's NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004); possession or use (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Methamphetamine in Nigeria, full detail →

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Controlled 1971-Convention psychotropic (NAFDAC guidelines) under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30).
Consequences if caught: Possession/dealing prosecuted under the NDLEA Act; no capital exposure (Nigeria does not impose the death penalty for drug offences — trafficking is life).
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

NDLEA Act (Cap. N30) · NAFDAC psychotropic guidelines · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Methylphenidate in Nigeria, full detail →

Modafinil

Legal status: Prescription-only medicine (NAFDAC) — NOT among the NDLEA 'hard drugs'.
Consequences if caught: Dealing in unregistered/controlled medicines: NAFDAC fines/imprisonment; no capital exposure (no drug death penalty in force; hard-drug trafficking is life).
If prescribed / medical: Carry the prescription.
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

NAFDAC prescription medicine (not an NDLEA hard drug) · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Modafinil in Nigeria, full detail →

Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is a controlled narcotic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30); trafficking is punished by up to life imprisonment, not death — Nigeria's drug law carries no death penalty (a 2024 capital-drug bill was not enacted), so morphine is not death-eligible.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or dealing draws fixed terms; trafficking carries up to life imprisonment, never death.
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription as a controlled narcotic for severe and cancer pain under strict records.
Documentation: NAFDAC import authorisation is required for controlled narcotics; carry a prescription and original packaging.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Morphine in Nigeria, full detail →

Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone is a controlled narcotic under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30) — a strong opioid; the penalty for drug trafficking is life imprisonment, not death (the old capital drug provision was abolished and a 2024 reintroduction bill was not enacted) — oxycodone is not death-eligible.
Consequences if caught: Narcotic possession/dealing draws fixed terms; s.11 trafficking up to life imprisonment. The NDLEA Act carries no death penalty — oxycodone is not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled narcotic on prescription.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; NAFDAC import authorisation is required for controlled narcotics.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Oxycodone in Nigeria, full detail →

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — Nigeria controls MDMA as an illegal drug under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, 2004) while ketamine is a Nationally Controlled Drug under NAFDAC, and drug law reaches any preparation containing a controlled substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled component, so an MDMA-containing tusi sample carries the heavier NDLEA Act exposure.
Consequences if caught: An MDMA-positive mixture is an NDLEA Act offence where possession/use (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life imprisonment — the Act provides imprisonment (up to life), not death.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of street tusi; ketamine is a NAFDAC-controlled medicine used as an anaesthetic, while MDMA has no accepted medical use.
Documentation: Sold as a party powder of unknown makeup; because the blend varies batch to batch, buyers cannot know its constituents, so heavy legal exposure under the NDLEA Act is unknowable at purchase.

nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi in Nigeria, full detail →

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled. Synthetic cannabinoids are controlled through NDLEA Act / NAFDAC scheduling, incorporating the synthetic cannabinoids added to Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (Nigeria being a party). Capital exposure is nominal only: the NDLEA Act permits death for trafficking in law but this is not applied in practice.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; trafficking carries heavy imprisonment. Death penalty is nominal in law and not applied in practice. Do not carry.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Nigeria.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice) in Nigeria, full detail →

Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a Nationally Controlled Drug under NAFDAC's Controlled Medicines Regulations 2019, with only the ≤100 mg strengths approved (higher-dose product banned after the ~2018 crisis) and NDLEA enforcement against illicit/high-dose tramadol; the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30) maximum is life imprisonment, not death, so there is no capital exposure.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking or handling high-dose/illicit tramadol draws up to life imprisonment under the NDLEA Act; there is no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a Nationally Controlled Drug at approved strengths of ≤100 mg.
Documentation: Carry only prescribed quantities of ≤100 mg with documentation; higher-strength tramadol is illegal to import and is actively seized.

nafdac.gov.ng · Updated July 13, 2026

Tramadol in Nigeria, full detail →

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam is a psychotropic substance (1971 Schedule IV) under the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30), ss.19–20.
Consequences if caught: Psychotropic possession/dealing draws fixed terms (~15–25 years); s.11 trafficking up to life. The NDLEA Act carries no death penalty — the old capital drug provision was abolished in 1986/expunged 1989, and a 2024 reintroduction bill was not enacted. Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

lawsofnigeria.placng.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam) in Nigeria, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 52 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 Nigeria’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Khat

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Nigeria's authorities (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, 2004) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Nigerian sources (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004, Secs 11/19) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Controlled drugs carry 15–25 years for possession or use and up to life for trafficking under the NDLEA Act.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA) and cannabis are all illegal under the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004). Possession or use of hard drugs (Secs 11/19) draws 15–25 years and trafficking up to life. Cannabis is fully illegal — possession or use 15–25 years, gifting is illegal for both parties, and both medical and recreational cannabis are prohibited (legalization bills in 2020 and 2023 both FAILED in the House of Representatives). [contested] death-penalty applicability — confirm current operative penalty: NDLEA Act Sec 11 carries a 'death OR not less than 21 years' penalty for cannabis cultivation, but a 1986 amendment substituted life imprisonment for the 1984 Decree 20 death penalty, and a [contested] May 2024 Senate amendment to introduce/expand the death penalty for drug offenders was reportedly NOT adopted in final harmonization (the House opted for life imprisonment); the current operative penalty is unsettled across 2024–2025 sources. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004), Secs 11/19 + Indian Hemp Act lineage · lawsofnigeria.placng.org · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary by country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.

Before you travel

Verify current rules with the destination country’s official drug authority and your own country’s embassy before traveling. Find the destination’s U.S. embassy & official country guidance →
Non-U.S. travelers: check your own government’s travel advisory and embassy.

If you’re detained or arrested abroad

Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in the destination immediately — not the destination’s authorities. U.S. citizens: contact the nearest U.S. embassy/consulate and the U.S. State Department at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad). If a U.S. citizen is arrested or detained abroad →

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