Legality
Nitrous Oxide legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Nitrous Oxide has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for Nitrous Oxide in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- AustraliaNitrous oxide is dual-scheduled in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP): Schedule 4 (prescription) for human...
- CanadaNitrous oxide sold for inhalation is treated as a drug requiring market authorisation (a DIN) under the Food...
- ChinaNitrous oxide is regulated in China as a hazardous chemical under the State Council Regulations on the Safe...
- FranceNot a controlled narcotic; nitrous oxide is regulated as a consumer product under Loi n° 2021-695 of 1 June...
- GermanyNot a narcotic under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz, but restricted with an INTENT/consumer-protection element:...
- GreeceNitrous oxide is not scheduled as a narcotic in Greece; it is regulated as an authorised medical/anaesthetic...
- IrelandNitrous oxide is not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, but its sale for a psychoactive purpose is...
- ItalyNitrous oxide is not listed in Italy's narcotics tables; it is regulated as an authorised medical/anaesthetic...
- JapanNitrous oxide is an internationally uncontrolled anaesthetic medical gas and food additive (E942) per the WHO...
- MexicoNitrous oxide is regulated in Mexico as a medical/anaesthetic gas under health law (Ley General de Salud,...
- NetherlandsControlled with a PURPOSE exemption. Nitrous oxide was added to List II of the Opium Act (Opiumwet), in force...
- New ZealandNitrous oxide is a medicine under the Medicines Act 1981 when intended for therapeutic use, but a...
- PhilippinesNitrous oxide is NOT listed as a dangerous or controlled drug under RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs...
- PolandNitrous oxide is not listed as a controlled drug in Poland; it is regulated as an authorised...
- PortugalNitrous oxide is not a scheduled narcotic in Portugal, but it is among the EU member states that have...
- SingaporeNitrous oxide is not listed as a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act; the Singapore Food Agency...
- South KoreaNitrous oxide is not a narcotic under Korea's drug law but is designated under the Chemical Substances...
- SpainNitrous oxide is not scheduled as a controlled narcotic in Spain; it is regulated as an authorised...
- SwedenNitrous oxide is not scheduled as a narcotic in Sweden; it is an authorised medical/anaesthetic gas and food...
- SwitzerlandNitrous oxide is not a controlled substance under the Narcotics Act (Betäubungsmittelgesetz, SR 812.121); it...
- ThailandNitrous oxide is not scheduled as a narcotic under Thailand's Narcotics Code; as an anaesthetic medical gas...
- United KingdomControlled with an INTENT element. Nitrous oxide is a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act...
Not individually verified
For these 202 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Nitrous Oxide specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.
- Aceh (Indonesia)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa (US)
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- State of Palestine
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe