Legal status in Pakistan

Per-substance legal status for Pakistan, 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.

29 confirmed substances56 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: psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9, quantity-tiered).
Consequences if caught: Penalties scale by quantity (small up to 2 years; mid 7–14 years; psychotropics >4 kg up to life). The CNS (Amendment) Act 2022/2023 removed the death penalty for drug offences, 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: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (death penalty removed by 2022/2023 amendments) · na.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Alcohol

Legal status: Prohibited for Muslims / permit for non-Muslims — alcohol (ethanol) is banned for the Muslim majority under the 1977 Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order; non-Muslims and foreigners may obtain it by permit.
Consequences if caught: Muslims consuming or possessing alcohol face criminal penalties including imprisonment and, in law, flogging; non-Muslims are limited to permitted quantities.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Non-Muslim residents buy from a handful of licensed outlets on a monthly permit; foreigners may purchase at licensed hotel outlets; availability is limited and stigmatised.

travel.state.gov · Updated July 14, 2026

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Amphetamine

Legal status: Psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9, quantity-tiered).
Consequences if caught: Penalties scale by quantity (small up to 2 years; mid 7–14 years; psychotropics >4 kg up to life). The CNS (Amendment) Act 2022/2023 removed the death penalty for drug offences, 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: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (death penalty removed by 2022/2023 amendments) · na.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Amphetamine in Pakistan, full detail →

Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are Schedule-I psychotropic substances under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (penalties under s.9(2)) — the barbiturate class transposing the 1971 Convention as prescription-controlled psychotropics.
Consequences if caught: Section 9(2) penalties are graduated by quantity, topping out at not-less-than-life for very large amounts — there is NO death tier at any quantity (Pakistan removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 via Act XXXVIII of 2023). 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.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

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Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a controlled psychotropic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 — a lighter tier than methadone; Pakistan removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 (Act XXXVIII of 2023), so it is not death-eligible at any quantity.
Consequences if caught: Section 9 penalties are graduated by quantity, topping out at life for very large amounts — there is no death tier.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Buprenorphine in Pakistan, full detail →

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis (charas/bhang) explicitly scheduled under CNSA 1997 Sec 9 — quantity-tiered (≤100 g up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg death/life/up to 14 years; 10 kg+ not less than life); no recreational or medical program
Consequences if caught: Cannabis — charas (hashish) and bhang — is explicitly scheduled under Pakistan's Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (Sec 9), with the 2022 amendment adding detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil). Penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; Pakistan has no formal medical-cannabis program (Sec 6 allows a medical/scientific/industrial exception only).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Cannabis / THC in Pakistan, full detail →

Cathinone

Legal status: Controlled — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and falls within the psychotropics schedule of the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, which incorporates the UN conventions. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition (convention-mirroring), named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis, not separately named) 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 drug death penalty was removed from the CNSA by a 2023 amendment.
Consequences if caught: Controlled psychotropic: heavy custodial penalties for the alkaloid, not capital (death removed from the CNSA in 2023).
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 psychotropic.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis for individuals under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (plant, resin and derivatives), with no personal-possession or THC-threshold exemption; the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Act 2024 licenses only commercial/medical CBD cultivation (THC capped at 0.3%), not personal use.
Consequences if caught: Possession is criminal under the CNSA 1997 (Anti-Narcotics Force), scaling up to about 7 years for small/medium quantities and more for large; a traveller's CBD is a cannabis derivative absent a licence.
If prescribed / medical: There is effectively no DRAP-registered CBD prescription pathway; the CCRA 2024 is industrial/commercial, not patient prescription.
Documentation: No documentation legalises personal CBD — controlled under the CNSA 1997; CCRA 2024 licences are commercial only, not a traveller or patient permit.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

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Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is a Schedule-I psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (penalties under s.9(2)).
Consequences if caught: Section 9(2) penalties are graduated by quantity, topping out at not-less-than-life for very large amounts — there is NO death tier at any quantity (Pakistan removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 via Act XXXVIII of 2023). Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Clonazepam in Pakistan, full detail →

Cocaine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under CNSA 1997 Sec 9 — quantity-tiered: ≤100 g up to 2 years, 100 g–1 kg up to 7 years, above 1 kg death OR life OR up to 14 years (10 kg+ not less than life); [narrowed] death narrowed for certain categories by the 2023 amendment
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is a controlled narcotic under Pakistan's Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (Sec 9), explicitly scheduled in the 2022 amended quantity tables. Penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Cocaine in Pakistan, full detail →

Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is a controlled substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997; it sits below the capital tier. Pakistan removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 via the 2022 amendment (in force 2023), so codeine is not death-eligible; the ceiling is life imprisonment.
Consequences if caught: Section 9 penalties are graduated by quantity up to life; codeine is not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Pakistan: it is controlled AS cocaine, a narcotic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA), whose schedule covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and thus reaches the base/freebase form. The capital regime is measured by weight of cocaine and carries over to crack, so quantities above 1 kg are death- or life-eligible whether powder or base.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking crack (as cocaine) is quantity-tiered under CNSA Sec 9: up to 100 g up to 2 years, 100 g-1 kg up to 7 years, above 1 kg death, life, or up to 14 years.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has no recognised therapeutic use in Pakistan; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

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Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA), which schedules cannabis and psychotropic THC; delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC. Distinct from cannabis (charas/bhang, explicitly scheduled, quantity-tiered up to death above 1 kg). The pure-isomer capital reach under the weight tiers is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; quantity-tiered penalties (small quantities up to a few years; large quantities death/life). Trafficking above statutory thresholds is capital-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled tetrahydrocannabinol.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

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Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is a Schedule-I psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (penalties under s.9(2)).
Consequences if caught: Section 9(2) penalties are graduated by quantity, topping out at not-less-than-life for very large amounts — there is NO death tier at any quantity (Pakistan removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 via Act XXXVIII of 2023). Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; a 'controlled substance' (precursor) under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 s.2(k) (regime strengthened by the 2022 amendment).
Consequences if caught: No capital exposure — the 2022/2023 CNSA amendments abolished the drug death penalty (now life). Precursor tiers: ≤100 g up to 2 years; >1 kg up to life.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

na.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Ephedrine in Pakistan, full detail →

Heroin

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under CNSA 1997 Sec 9 — quantity-tiered: ≤100 g up to 2 years, 100 g–1 kg up to 7 years, above 1 kg death OR life OR up to 14 years (10 kg+ not less than life); [narrowed] death narrowed for certain categories by the 2023 amendment
Consequences if caught: Heroin is a controlled narcotic under Pakistan's Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (Sec 9), explicitly scheduled in the 2022 amended quantity tables. Penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Heroin in Pakistan, full detail →

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is a Schedule-I controlled narcotic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9); it is not marketed in Pakistan. The 2022 CNSA amendment (in force 2023) removed the death penalty from s.9, so hydrocodone is not death-eligible (maximum now life imprisonment).
Consequences if caught: Section 9 penalties are graduated by quantity up to life imprisonment for the largest amounts; there is no death tier since the 2023 amendment.
If prescribed / medical: No marketed Pakistani hydrocodone product; a Schedule-I narcotic is dispensed only under narcotic control.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam falls in the Schedule-I psychotropic tier under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9(2)); unlike alprazolam, clonazepam and diazepam it is not separately enumerated by name, but it sits in the same psychotropic penalty tier.
Consequences if caught: Section 9(2) penalties are graduated by quantity, topping out at not-less-than-life for very large amounts — there is NO death tier at any quantity (Pakistan removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 via Act XXXVIII of 2023). Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is a scheduled substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997. NAMED/scheduled mechanism. ABOLISHED: the CNSA (Amendment) Act 2022 removed the death penalty for narcotics offences, replacing it with life imprisonment; not death-eligible.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking up to life imprisonment; no longer death-eligible (post-2022).
If prescribed / medical: Scheduled narcotic with no recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; trafficking caps at life, not death.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

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Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — TREATY-floor. Mephedrone is controlled via national incorporation of the 1971 Schedule II addition into the CNSA 1997 psychotropics schedule. No capital exposure — the drug death penalty was abolished by a 2023 amendment removing capital punishment from the CNSA (formerly s.9 allowed death for >1 kg).
Consequences if caught: Controlled psychotropic: heavy custodial penalties, not capital (death removed from the CNSA in 2023).
If prescribed / medical: Controlled psychotropic with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled psychotropic.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a Schedule-I controlled narcotic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9); the 2022 amendment (in force 2023) removed the death penalty from s.9 — methadone is not death-eligible, the ceiling being life imprisonment.
Consequences if caught: Section 9 penalties are graduated by quantity up to not-less-than-life for the largest amounts; the death tier was repealed in 2023.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine (OST availability limited).
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Methadone in Pakistan, full detail →

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9, quantity-tiered).
Consequences if caught: Penalties scale by quantity; no capital exposure (the drug death penalty was abolished by the 2022/2023 CNSA amendments — now life).
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (death penalty removed 2022/2023) · na.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Modafinil

Legal status: Prescription medicine (DRAP Act 2012) — NOT a Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 scheduled narcotic/psychotropic.
Consequences if caught: Buying without a prescription is a regulatory issue; no capital narcotics exposure (outside the CNSA schedules; drug death penalty also abolished 2022/2023).
If prescribed / medical: Carry the prescription.
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Not a CNSA scheduled substance (prescription medicine) · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

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Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is a scheduled narcotic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (s.9); the 2022 amendment (in force 2023) removed the death penalty from s.9, so morphine is scheduled but not death-eligible — the maximum is now life imprisonment.
Consequences if caught: Section 9 penalties are graduated by quantity, topping out at life imprisonment for very large amounts; there is no longer a death tier at any quantity.
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription as a controlled narcotic for severe and cancer pain.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging and declare controlled narcotics on entry.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone is a controlled narcotic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 — a strong opioid; the 2022/23 CNSA amendment removed the death penalty from s.9, so oxycodone is not death-eligible (ceiling life imprisonment).
Consequences if caught: Section 9 penalties are graduated by quantity up to life for the largest amounts; the death penalty was removed from s.9 (Act XXXVIII of 2023) — oxycodone is not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription narcotic under DRAP.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging and declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Oxycodone in Pakistan, full detail →

Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a DRAP-registered prescription medicine in Pakistan and, amid documented abuse, is regulated through prescription/sale controls under the Drugs Act 1976 rather than being scheduled as a narcotic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 — so no capital tier attaches (and the CNSA maximum is now life imprisonment).
Consequences if caught: Undocumented resale or supply is a Drugs Act offence; pregabalin is not within the CNSA narcotics tiers and is not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a DRAP-regulated prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a valid prescription or doctor's letter and personal quantities; confirm current DRAP rules before travel.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin in Pakistan, full detail →

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled. Synthetic cannabinoids are controlled under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 as psychotropic/narcotic substances, incorporating the synthetic cannabinoids added to Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (Pakistan being a party). Capital exposure runs through CNSA s.9's quantity tiers (above 1 kg is death/life-eligible), but whether a synthetic-cannabinoid quantity is treated under that tier is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession and trafficking carry quantity-tiered imprisonment under CNSA 1997 s.9, with large quantities death/life-eligible in law. Do NOT carry.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Pakistan.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a controlled prescription medicine registered under the Drugs Act 1976 (regulators moving it toward Schedule G), and its listing as a narcotic under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 is left to confirmation; the 2022/23 amendment removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 (maximum now life), so no capital tier attaches to tramadol.
Consequences if caught: Undocumented carriage or resale is an offence; there is no death tier — the CNSA maximum is life imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled (DRAP-regulated) prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a valid prescription or doctor's letter and personal quantities; confirm current DRAP rules before travel.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam is a Schedule-I psychotropic substance under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (penalties under s.9(2)).
Consequences if caught: Section 9(2) penalties are graduated by quantity, topping out at not-less-than-life for very large amounts — there is NO death tier at any quantity (Pakistan removed the death penalty from CNSA s.9 via Act XXXVIII of 2023). Benzodiazepines are not death-eligible.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; declare controlled medicines.

pakistancode.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

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Not individually verified

For these 56 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 Pakistan’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Ketamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Khat

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

MDMA

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 13, 2026

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated June 26, 2026

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Pakistan's authorities (CNSA 1997) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Pakistani sources (Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Sec 9, and the 2022/2023 amended tables) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. CNSA Sec 9 penalties are tiered by quantity (up to 100 g: up to 2 years; 100 g–1 kg: up to 7 years; above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Sec 9), penalties are tiered by quantity: up to 100 g draws up to 2 years; 100 g to 1 kg up to 7 years; above 1 kg draws death OR life OR up to 14 years plus a fine up to 1 million rupees; 10 kg or more draws not less than life. [narrowed] death-penalty applicability — confirm current applicability per the 2022/2023 amended tables: the death penalty is present in CNSA Sec 9 for top-tier trafficking (above 1 kg: death OR life OR up to 14 years; 10 kg or more: not less than life), but the 2023 amendment REMOVED/narrowed it for certain categories (per legal sources, where death had been stipulated — e.g. 6000 g or more of heroin/morphine or 5000 g or more of cocaine). The 2022 amendment introduced detailed type/quantity tables (Bhang, Charas, Hashish Oil, Opium, Heroin, Cocaine), and charas (hashish) and bhang (cannabis) are explicitly scheduled. Sec 6 has a medical/scientific/industrial exception (not a recreational carve-out); there is NO recreational or formal medical-cannabis program. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 (CNSA, Act XXV of 1997), Section 9 (as amended 2022 and 2023) · unodc.org · na.gov.pk · Updated July 14, 2026

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