Legal status in Portugal

Per-substance legal status for Portugal, 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.

50 confirmed substances35 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: 25I-NBOMe is a controlled substance in Portugal, subjected to EU-wide control by Council Implementing Decision 2014/688/EU (25 September 2014) and listed in Schedule I of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances in March 2015.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking is a criminal offence carrying imprisonment; possession up to a 10-day personal supply is decriminalised as an administrative offence but the substance remains illegal and is seized.
If prescribed / medical: No accepted medical use; not available on prescription.
Documentation: Council Implementing Decision 2014/688/EU (25 Sept 2014); 1971 Convention Schedule I.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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2C-I

Legal status: 2C-I is a controlled substance in Portugal listed under Decree-Law 15/93; Portugal was obliged to control 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine after it was named in Council Decision 2003/847/JHA (27 Nov 2003).
Consequences if caught: Personal possession up to a 10-day supply is an administrative offence (decriminalised, not legalised) with the substance seized; production and trafficking remain criminal offences.
If prescribed / medical: No authorised medical or prescription use.
Documentation: Decree-Law 15/93 controlled-substances tables implementing Council Decision 2003/847/JHA of 27 November 2003.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I in Portugal, full detail →

3-MMC

Legal status: 3-MMC (3-methylmethcathinone) is controlled under the Decreto-Lei 54/2013 new-psychoactive-substances framework (which lists cathinone-class NPS); Portugal reported 3-MMC samples to the EMCDDA, and the EU Delegated Directive 2022/1326 obligation is transposed.
Consequences if caught: Supply/trafficking of NPS is a criminal offence; personal possession is decriminalised and handled administratively under Portugal's model. Non-death-penalty jurisdiction.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled NPS, notwithstanding decriminalised personal possession.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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6-APB

Legal status: 6-APB is a controlled NPS in Portugal — individually named in the annex to Decreto-Lei n.o 54/2013 (17 Apr 2013), the Portuguese new-psychoactive-substances law, which lists benzofurans including 6-APB.
Consequences if caught: Supply or trafficking of a controlled NPS is criminal; personal possession is decriminalised and handled administratively (Law 30/2000). No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled NPS.

diariodarepublica.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

6-APB in Portugal, full detail →

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is controlled together with the plant (no separate isolate carve-out): it is named explicitly alongside mitragynine and Mitragyna speciosa in the NPS list under DL 54/2013 (amended by Portaria 232/2022) — production/import/sale prohibited, personal possession decriminalised.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); production, import, sale or advertising of the NPS is prohibited and prosecuted.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — kratom and its alkaloids are listed NPS with no authorised Portuguese medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for supply; personal possession is decriminalised rather than lawful.

diariodarepublica.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

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Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: controlled psychotropic, Tabela II-B under Decreto-Lei 15/93.
Consequences if caught: Personal-use possession decriminalised (administrative offence, Law 30/2000); trafficking criminal under DL 15/93 (1–12 years).
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription; carry a Schengen Art. 75 certificate for personal supply.
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Decreto-Lei 15/93, Tabela II-B · Lei 30/2000 · euda.europa.eu · Updated July 13, 2026

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Alcohol

Legal status: Legal — alcohol (ethanol) is an age-regulated retail beverage, not a controlled drug; minimum age raised to 18 for all alcoholic drinks in 2015.
Consequences if caught: No penalty for adult consumption; fines for sale/supply to minors and for drink-driving.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Openly sold on proof of age; no traveller permit required.

who.int · Updated July 14, 2026

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Amphetamine

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic, Tabela II-B under Decreto-Lei 15/93.
Consequences if caught: Personal-use possession decriminalised (administrative offence, Law 30/2000); trafficking criminal under DL 15/93 (1–12 years).
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription; carry a Schengen Art. 75 certificate for personal supply.
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Decreto-Lei 15/93, Tabela II-B · Lei 30/2000 · euda.europa.eu · Updated July 13, 2026

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Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are psychotropics scheduled by compound in Decreto-Lei 15/93 (phenobarbital/barbital in Tabela IV, the higher-abuse barbiturates in Tabela III); personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the substances remain controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking carries multi-year prison terms.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital is prescribed as a Tabela IV antiepileptic (a WHO Essential Medicine); the sedative-hypnotic barbiturates are rarely used.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate and prescription; roughly a 10-daily-dose personal threshold applies before a trafficking presumption.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

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Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a controlled narcotic in Tabela I of Decreto-Lei 15/93 but in a lighter access tier than methadone — it can be initiated by any doctor; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000).
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking carries multi-year prison terms.
If prescribed / medical: A core opioid-substitution medicine with pharmacy provision since 2004; take-home permitted.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate (INFARMED) and prescription.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

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Caffeine

Legal status: Caffeine is legal everywhere as an ordinary food and beverage ingredient; the notable status in Portugal is the EU-wide mandatory high-caffeine warning label. Under Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, directly applicable in Portugal, drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per litre (other than coffee- or tea-based drinks) must bear “High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women” with the caffeine quantity in mg per 100 ml.
Consequences if caught: No penalty attaches to ordinary caffeinated foods, drinks or coffee; obligations fall on food businesses, with ASAE food-control enforcement of the mandatory high-caffeine labelling rather than any consumer offence.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a food ingredient
Documentation: Ordinary caffeinated products need no documentation; drinks above 150 mg/L must carry the prescribed “High caffeine content” statement and quantified caffeine declaration.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Decriminalized (administrative offence) up to a 10-day supply — NOT legalized; the substance remains illegal and is confiscated
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. The 10-day personal threshold (Portaria 94/96) is 25 g for cannabis (leaf/herb) or 5 g for hashish. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful; for controlled medicines carry a Schengen certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Law 30/2000 (decriminalization), Arts 2/5/15 · Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21, trafficking) · Portaria 94/96 (10-day threshold amounts) · Decree-Law 54/2013 (NPS) · diariodarepublica.pt · sicad.pt · Updated June 25, 2026

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Cathinone

Legal status: Controlled — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is scheduled under the narcotics tables of Decreto-Lei 15/93. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis leaf, not separately listed and caught via its cathinone content) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone etc., reinforced by the NPS-specific DL 54/2013) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Sch-I alkaloid, cathine the milder Schedule-III metabolite. Personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000).
Consequences if caught: Personal quantity of the alkaloid referred to a Dissuasion Commission (administrative); trafficking remains criminal under DL 15/93. No death penalty in Portugal.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: Decriminalised personal use is not legality; no licit personal-import route for a scheduled substance.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) from cannabis extract, tincture or resin is not permitted in consumer cosmetics or food; only hemp-seed-derived products (from varieties at or below 0.2% THC) are allowed, and CBD-containing medicinal cannabis requires marketing authorisation and a special prescription.
Consequences if caught: Infarmed has ordered the withdrawal of CBD cosmetic products derived from cannabis extract, and non-hemp-seed consumer CBD is not lawfully marketed.
If prescribed / medical: Cannabidiol-containing cannabis preparations for medicinal use are subject to marketing authorisation under Decree-Law No. 8/2019 and dispensed on special medical prescription; distinct from cannabis, which is decriminalised but remains illegal.
Documentation: Consumer extract-derived CBD is not legalised by documentation; medicinal cannabis requires a special medical prescription.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

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Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is a psychotropic in Tabela IV of Decreto-Lei 15/93; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the substance remains controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking carries multi-year prison terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Tabela IV benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate and prescription; roughly a 10-daily-dose personal threshold applies before a trafficking presumption.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

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Cocaine

Legal status: Decriminalized (administrative offence) up to a 10-day supply — NOT legalized; the substance remains illegal and is confiscated
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. The 10-day personal threshold (Portaria 94/96) is 2 g for cocaine. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful; for controlled medicines carry a Schengen certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Cocaine in Portugal, full detail →

Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is prescription-only in practice and a controlled drug under Decreto-Lei 15/93; travellers carrying narcotics including codeine require prior INFARMED authorisation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession is an offence under Decreto-Lei 15/93; personal use is decriminalised (referred to a dissuasion commission), while trafficking carries prison terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed and dispensed as a controlled medicine.
Documentation: Partial traveller trap - importing narcotics including codeine needs prior INFARMED authorisation; within Schengen the Article 75 certificate applies.

infarmed.pt · 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 Portugal: it is controlled AS cocaine, a scheduled substance under Decree-Law 15/93, whose entry covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and thus reaches the base/freebase form. As with cocaine, personal possession up to a 10-day supply is an administrative (decriminalised) matter, not legalisation.
Consequences if caught: Possession of crack (as cocaine) up to a 10-day supply is an administrative offence (Law 30/2000) with confiscation; above that, and all trafficking, is a crime under DL 15/93 Art 21 (up to 12 years).
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has only marginal controlled medical use; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal form and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

diariodarepublica.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

Crack Cocaine in Portugal, full detail →

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the tables of Decreto-Lei 15/93, which schedule tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers; delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC. Distinct from cannabis, whose personal use is decriminalised (administrative) under Law 30/2000 — decriminalisation does not make delta-8 lawful. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (dissuasion commission, administrative); trafficking up to 12 years.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: Decriminalised personal use does not permit lawful import; trafficking-level quantities are criminal.

dre.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

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Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is a psychotropic in Tabela IV of Decreto-Lei 15/93; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the substance remains controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking carries multi-year prison terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Tabela IV benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate and prescription; roughly a 10-daily-dose personal threshold applies before a trafficking presumption.

infarmed.pt · 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; listed as a precursor in Tabela V of Decreto-Lei 15/93 plus an EU Category 1 scheduled substance. Not scheduled as a controlled narcotic (Tabelas I–IV). Also a pharmacy/prescription medicine.
Consequences if caught: Precursor-diversion (handling knowing it serves illicit manufacture) is punishable under DL 15/93 art. 22 (~2–10 years), distinct from Portugal's decriminalised personal-use regime.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

diariodarepublica.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

Ephedrine in Portugal, full detail →

Heroin

Legal status: Decriminalized (administrative offence) up to a 10-day supply — NOT legalized; the substance remains illegal and is confiscated
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. The 10-day personal threshold (Portaria 94/96) is 1 g for heroin. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful; for controlled medicines carry a Schengen certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Heroin in Portugal, full detail →

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone falls in Tabela I-A of Decreto-Lei 15/93 (special narcotic prescription); it is not marketed in Portugal but sits in the same Tabela I-A strong-opioid tier as morfina and oxicodona — left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession is decriminalised (Law 30/2000, dissuasion commission); trafficking up to 12 years.
If prescribed / medical: No marketed Portuguese hydrocodone product; a Tabela I-A narcotic is dispensed only on the special narcotic prescription.
Documentation: Within Schengen carry the Article 75 certificate (INFARMED) for up to a 30-day supply.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

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Ketamine

Legal status: Controlled substance under Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93 (narcotics/psychotropics regime); the exact table placement is left to confirmation against the current statute. Personal-use possession is decriminalised as an administrative offence under Lei 30/2000.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking and supply are criminal under DL 15/93; personal-use possession is handled as an administrative matter (decriminalised since 2001).
If prescribed / medical: Available as a prescription anaesthetic administered by licensed physicians.
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93 · Lei 30/2000 · euda.europa.eu · Updated July 13, 2026

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Khat

Legal status: Khat (Catha edulis) — controlled (grey zone for the leaf). PLANT reported as NOT specifically listed in the narcotics tables; control attaches to the ALKALOIDS cathinone/cathine under Decreto-Lei 15/93, reinforced for synthetic cathinones and NPS by Decreto-Lei 54/2013. Mechanism: alkaloid/class + NPS framework; plant unnamed.
Consequences if caught: Leaf is caught via its cathinone content and the NPS law; import and possession expose the carrier to seizure and penalties (personal use is administrative under decriminalisation).
If prescribed / medical: Khat is traditional plant material with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for the leaf; caught via its cathinone content and the 2013 NPS framework.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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Kratom

Legal status: Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled in Portugal as a new psychoactive substance under Decreto-Lei 54/2013 (amended by Portaria 232/2022) — listed together with its constituents mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine; production, import, sale and advertising are prohibited, while personal possession is decriminalised.
Consequences if caught: Production, import and sale are prohibited and penalised; personal possession is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission) as under Portugal's wider drug regime.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — kratom is a listed NPS with no authorised medicinal product.
Documentation: No lawful commercial-import route; personal possession is decriminalised but supply and import remain prohibited.

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Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam is a psychotropic in Tabela IV of Decreto-Lei 15/93; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the substance remains controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking carries multi-year prison terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Tabela IV benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate and prescription; roughly a 10-daily-dose personal threshold applies before a trafficking presumption.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

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LSD

Legal status: Decriminalized (administrative offence) up to a 10-day supply — NOT legalized; the substance remains illegal and is confiscated
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. The 10-day personal threshold (Portaria 94/96) is one individual dose unit for LSD. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful; for controlled medicines carry a Schengen certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

LSD in Portugal, full detail →

MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is named in Tabela II-A of Decreto-Lei 15/93. NAMED mechanism. Personal-quantity use/possession decriminalised (administrative) since 2001; supply remains criminal.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession = administrative offence (dissuasion commission); trafficking criminal under Decreto-Lei 15/93.
If prescribed / medical: Tabela II-A — no recognised medical use, no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: Decriminalisation covers use only; no lawful import route.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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MDMA

Legal status: Decriminalized (administrative offence) up to a 10-day supply — NOT legalized; the substance remains illegal and is confiscated
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. The 10-day personal threshold (Portaria 94/96) is 1 g for MDMA. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful; for controlled medicines carry a Schengen certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

MDMA in Portugal, full detail →

MDPV

Legal status: Controlled. MDPV is listed by name via new-psychoactive-substance control (Decreto-Lei 54/2013) and the psychotropic tables; control is reinforced by EU Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1875.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; personal use and possession are decriminalised (referral to a dissuasion commission), but trafficking is prosecuted with imprisonment. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: MDPV has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Portugal.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled NPS; do not carry.

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Memantine

Legal status: Memantine is an authorised prescription medicine (medicamento sujeito a receita medica), not a controlled substance: Infarmed granted it an Autorizacao de Introducao no Mercado and it is not listed in the Decreto-Lei 15/93 narcotics/psychotropics tables.
Consequences if caught: No controlled-drug penalty attaches to memantine; unauthorised supply of a prescription medicine is a medicines-law matter, not a trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for moderately-severe to severe Alzheimer's dementia.
Documentation: Ebixa (memantine, Lundbeck) and generics are registered in the Infarmed Infomed database; carried lawfully with a prescription.

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Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — NAMED. Mephedrone is individually added to the Decreto-Lei 15/93 tables implementing EU Council Decision 2010/759/EU (2011); the NPS-specific DL 54/2013 reinforces control. Personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000).
Consequences if caught: Personal quantity referred to a Dissuasion Commission (administrative); trafficking remains criminal. No death penalty in Portugal.
If prescribed / medical: Scheduled under DL 15/93 with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: Decriminalised personal use does not equal legality; no licit personal-import route for a scheduled substance.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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

Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a narcotic in Tabela I of Decreto-Lei 15/93 — full control; personal possession is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the drug remains controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a dissuasion commission); trafficking up to 12 years.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for OST (initiated by treatment centres; take-home permitted) — a central part of the national drug response.
Documentation: Carry the INCB/Schengen Article 75 certificate (INFARMED); confirm quantity limits before travel.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

Methadone in Portugal, full detail →

Methylone

Legal status: Controlled — methylone is individually NAMED among the NPS added to the tables under Decreto-Lei 54/2013 (Portugal's NPS law, referencing DL 15/93), reinforced by 1971 Convention Schedule II (2015). No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (Law 30/2000; dissuasion commission, administrative); trafficking up to 12 years.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: Decriminalised personal use does not permit lawful import; trafficking-level quantities are criminal.

dre.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone in Portugal, full detail →

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic, Tabela II-B under Decreto-Lei 15/93; therapeutically available/prescribable for ADHD.
Consequences if caught: Personal-use possession decriminalised (administrative, Law 30/2000); trafficking criminal under DL 15/93.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Decreto-Lei 15/93, Tabela II-B · diariodarepublica.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

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Mitragynine

Legal status: Mitragynine, the principal alkaloid of kratom, has no separate legal identity in Portugal: it is named together with the plant as 'Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom and its psychoactive constituents mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine)' in the NPS list under DL 54/2013 (amended by Portaria 232/2022) — production/import/sale prohibited, personal possession decriminalised.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); production, import, sale or advertising of the NPS is prohibited and prosecuted.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — kratom and its alkaloids are listed NPS with no authorised Portuguese medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for supply; personal possession is decriminalised rather than lawful.

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Mitragynine in Portugal, full detail →

Modafinil

Legal status: Prescription-only medicine (INFARMED) — NOT on the Decreto-Lei 15/93 estupefacientes/psicotrópicos tables.
Consequences if caught: Prescription-medicine offence only.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription-only medicine; carry the original prescription for a personal supply.
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Not scheduled under DL 15/93 (prescription medicine) · infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

Modafinil in Portugal, full detail →

Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is in Tabela I-A of Decreto-Lei 15/93 — dispensed on a special narcotics prescription; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the drug remains controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking up to 12 years.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Tabela I-A narcotic for severe and cancer pain.
Documentation: Within Schengen carry the INFARMED Article 75 certificate for up to 30 days.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

Morphine in Portugal, full detail →

MXE

Legal status: MXE (methoxetamine) is controlled throughout the EU, and thus in Portugal, under Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1875 (8 October 2015), which required member states to subject MXE to control measures; Portugal incorporates it into the narcotics/psychotropics regime of Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking and supply of MXE are criminal offences under Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93; personal possession is decriminalised and handled administratively under Lei n.º 30/2000, as with other controlled drugs.
If prescribed / medical: MXE has no authorised medical use in Portugal and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No legitimate supply exists; online-ordered MXE is an illicit import subject to customs seizure.

eur-lex.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

MXE in Portugal, full detail →

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Nitrous oxide is not a scheduled narcotic in Portugal, but it is among the EU member states that have restricted its recreational availability; it remains an authorised medical/anaesthetic gas and food additive (E942), with sale for inhalation curbed under consumer and public-health measures rather than the drug-decriminalisation regime.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession is not a controlled-drug offence; recreational retail supply is restricted and canisters are seized (over 1,500 in the first quarter of 2025). No death penalty (non-DP).
If prescribed / medical: Nitrous oxide is a lawful medical/anaesthetic gas and food additive; medical and culinary use is permitted.
Documentation: Food-grade cartridges are available for culinary use; bulk canisters diverted to recreational inhalation are seized by the authorities.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide in Portugal, full detail →

Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone (oxicodona) is in Tabela I-A of Decreto-Lei 15/93 (special narcotic prescription) — a marketed strong opioid; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the drug remains controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking up to 12 years.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed on the special narcotics prescription as a Tabela I-A opioid.
Documentation: Within Schengen carry the Article 75 certificate (≤30 days, INFARMED); Infarmed pre-authorisation may be required for narcotic imports.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

Oxycodone in Portugal, full detail →

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — both MDMA and ketamine are controlled substances under Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93, and that law reaches any preparation containing a scheduled substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled detected component; the substance remains illegal even where personal use is decriminalised.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession up to a 10-day supply is an administrative offence (Law 30/2000) — the drug is still confiscated, not legal; trafficking is a crime under Art 21 of Decree-Law 15/93.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of the mixture; ketamine is an authorised medicine under the narcotics/psychotropics regime, while MDMA has no marketed medical use.
Documentation: Sold as a party powder of unknown makeup; because composition varies batch to batch, buyers cannot know its constituents, so even decriminalised personal-use exposure and any trafficking exposure are unknowable at purchase.

diariodarepublica.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi in Portugal, full detail →

Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (MSRM) in Portugal and is NOT listed in the estupefacientes/psicotrópicos tables of Decreto-Lei 15/93 — like gabapentin, it is dispensed as an ordinary prescription medicine under Infarmed rather than as a controlled substance.
Consequences if caught: Supply without authorisation is a medicines offence; personal use is treated as an ordinary prescription matter rather than under the trafficking regime.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as an ordinary prescription-only medicine (MSRM).
Documentation: Carry the original prescription; a controlled-substance import authorisation is not required because pregabalin is not a tabela substance.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin in Portugal, full detail →

Quetiapine

Legal status: Quetiapine is an authorised prescription medicine (medicamento sujeito a receita medica), not a controlled substance: Seroquel and quetiapina generics hold Infarmed marketing authorisation and are not listed in the Decreto-Lei 15/93 narcotics/psychotropics tables.
Consequences if caught: No controlled-drug penalty attaches to quetiapine; unauthorised supply of a prescription medicine is a medicines-law matter, not a trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; dispensed only on prescription.
Documentation: Quetiapine appears on the EMA list of nationally authorised quetiapine medicinal products covering Portugal; carried lawfully with a prescription.

ema.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

Quetiapine in Portugal, full detail →

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Scopolamine (hyoscine) — escopolamina (hioscina) is an authorised prescription/pharmacy medicine, not a controlled substance: Infarmed grants it marketing authorisation and it is absent from the Decreto-Lei 15/93 narcotics/psychotropics tables. Butilescopolamina (Buscopan) is an OTC antispasmodic.
Consequences if caught: Escopolamina attracts no controlled-drug penalty; unauthorised supply of a prescription medicine is a medicines-law matter, not a trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Injectable and transdermal scopolamine (anaesthetic premedication, motion sickness, palliative secretions) are prescription medicines; Buscopan is sold for gastrointestinal spasm.
Documentation: Buscopan and escopolamina products are registered in the Infarmed Infomed database; carried lawfully.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 14, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) in Portugal, full detail →

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled as a class. Portugal listed synthetic cannabinoids through its new-psychoactive-substances law (Decreto-Lei 54/2013, which annexes lists of NPS families including synthetic cannabinoids) and the psychotropic tables, incorporating the synthetic cannabinoids added to Schedule II of the 1971 Convention.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; personal use and possession are decriminalised (referral to a dissuasion commission), but production and trafficking are prosecuted with imprisonment. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Portugal.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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

Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a prescription-only medicine (MSRM) in Portugal and is generally not listed in the estupefacientes/psicotrópicos tables of Decreto-Lei 15/93 — its precise table status is left to confirmation with Infarmed.
Consequences if caught: Supply without authorisation is a medicines offence; personal use is treated as an ordinary prescription matter rather than under the trafficking regime.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as an ordinary prescription-only medicine (MSRM).
Documentation: Carry the original prescription; a controlled-substance import authorisation is not generally required — confirm current Infarmed status before travel.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

Tramadol in Portugal, full detail →

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam is a psychotropic in Tabela IV of Decreto-Lei 15/93; personal use is decriminalised (Lei 30/2000) though the substance remains controlled.
Consequences if caught: Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); trafficking carries multi-year prison terms.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Tabela IV benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate and prescription; roughly a 10-daily-dose personal threshold applies before a trafficking presumption.

infarmed.pt · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam) in Portugal, full detail →

Zolpidem

Legal status: Zolpidem is a controlled psychotropic prescription medicine in Portugal, listed in Tabela IV of Decreto-Lei 15/93, transposing the 1971 Convention Schedule IV inclusion of zolpidem.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful trafficking of this listed hypnotic is prosecuted under Decreto-Lei 15/93; personal use/possession is decriminalised and handled administratively, while a prescribed supply is lawful.
If prescribed / medical: Zolpidem is prescribed for short-term insomnia as a scheduled psychotropic medicine.
Documentation: A traveller carries prescribed zolpidem with the prescription; personal-use import for treatment is permitted within schedule limits.

incb.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Zolpidem in Portugal, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 35 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 Portugal’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Portugal's SICAD / your embassy (note: decriminalized ≠ legalized)
Consequences if caught: CRITICAL: decriminalized is NOT legalized. Personal use, acquisition or possession up to a 10-DAY SUPPLY is an ADMINISTRATIVE offence (not criminal, no criminal record), but the substance remains illegal and IS confiscated; the case is referred to the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), which may issue a warning, a suspension (first-time non-dependent users), a €25–150 fine, or a treatment referral. This specific substance was not given a 10-day threshold amount in the reachable Portuguese sources (Law 30/2000 / Portaria 94/96) — verify before travel. Above the 10-day threshold, or with trafficking indicators, the case is criminal under Decree-Law 15/93 (Art 21): trafficking up to 12 years, with lesser tiers of 1–5 years. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled separately under Decree-Law 54/2013 (administrative fines up to €45,000).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry a Schengen certificate plus original packaging and prescription; within the 10-day personal threshold a prescribed medicine is lawful (see documentation).
Documentation: For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.

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

Before you travel

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If you’re detained or arrested abroad

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

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