Legal status in Qatar

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

Last updated: 2026-07-14

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: scheduled dangerous psychotropic (Table 2) under Law No. 9 of 1987 (amended by Law 16/2023).
Consequences if caught: Possession/use: imprisonment + fine (deportation for non-nationals). Trafficking is capitally exposed: DEATH for recidivist/aggravated trafficking of scheduled substances (first-offence trafficking 7–15 years). Amphetamine carries capital exposure at the aggravated tier.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Alcohol

Legal status: Licensed / restricted — alcohol (ethanol) is legal only through tightly-controlled channels; sale is limited to licensed hotel bars and the state Qatar Distribution Company, with a resident permit required for home consumption.
Consequences if caught: Public drinking, intoxication and possession without a permit bring arrest, fines and deportation; drink-driving is treated severely.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Residents buy from QDC on a Ministry-of-Interior-approved permit; tourists drink only in licensed hotel venues. Importing alcohol is prohibited and seized at the border.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amphetamine

Legal status: Scheduled dangerous psychotropic (Table 2) under Law No. 9 of 1987 (amended by Law 16/2023).
Consequences if caught: Possession/use: imprisonment + fine (deportation for non-nationals). Trafficking is capitally exposed: DEATH for recidivist/aggravated trafficking of scheduled substances (first-offence trafficking 7–15 years). Amphetamine carries capital exposure at the aggravated tier.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription stimulant via strictly controlled medical channels; carrying it without a local permit/prescription risks arrest.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Barbiturates

Legal status: Controlled under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023) — phenobarbital sits on Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines), alongside amobarbital, barbital, butalbital, cyclobarbital and pentobarbital, while secobarbital sits on Table 1. Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34, which reaches narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances (Tables 1 and 2) alike; the barbiturate-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital is a prescribable controlled psychotropic (anticonvulsant); import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); psychotropic (Table 2) supply capped at 60 days (two months).
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 2 controlled psychotropic medicines list (phenobarbital and related barbiturates; secobarbital on Table 1); NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC lists.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Qatar's Narcotic Drugs and Dangerous Psychotropic Substances Law (Law No. 9 of 1987) — a lighter tier than methadone; capital exposure attaches only to trafficking, and prescribed/personal use is non-capital.
Consequences if caught: Drug trafficking is death-eligible on paper, but prescribed/personal buprenorphine is non-capital (custodial penalties).
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine with prior MOPH approval.
Documentation: Prior MOPH import authorisation is required; carry the original prescription and doctor's letter (up to ~3-month supply).

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Schedule 4 plant, fully prohibited under Law No. 9 of 1987 — no medical or recreational use; DEATH or life for trafficking
Consequences if caught: Cannabis is a Schedule 4 plant, fully prohibited with zero medical or recreational provision (sharia-influenced). Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: No medical or recreational cannabis exists; cannabis is a fully prohibited Schedule 4 plant.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Cathinone

Legal status: Illegal — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is controlled under Law No. 9 of 1987 (NDDPS) via the GCC-unified narcotics list. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition (GCC unified list), named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis, separately prohibited) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone etc.) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Sch-I alkaloid, cathine the milder metabolite (1971 Schedule III). Capital is reachable at judicial discretion — Qatari law permits death for drug trafficking, with no substance-specific threshold.
Consequences if caught: Zero-tolerance controlled substance: trafficking of the alkaloid can be capital at judicial discretion (no fixed threshold). Extreme risk.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: No personal-carry or import route; trafficking of the alkaloid carries death exposure.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under Law No. 9 of 1987 — cannabis is a Schedule I narcotic with no hemp/CBD exemption or THC threshold, and possession is lawful only for physician-prescribed personal health use.
Consequences if caught: Seizure at Hamad International, deportation and prosecution, with possession penalties ranging from about 4 years to life plus large fines; the death penalty for aggravated trafficking attaches to trafficking quantities, so CBD-specific capital exposure is left to confirmation.
If prescribed / medical: There is no practical CBD prescription route, and foreign Epidiolex/CBD prescriptions are not honoured without prior MOPH authorisation.
Documentation: No documentation legalises CBD; foreign Epidiolex/CBD prescriptions are not honoured without prior MOPH authorisation.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Clonazepam

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines); clonazepam is among the benzodiazepines named as prohibited to carry without prior clearance. Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34, which reaches narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances (Tables 1 and 2) alike; the clonazepam-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable controlled psychotropic; import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); psychotropic (Table 2) supply capped at 60 days (two months).
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 2 controlled psychotropic medicines list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-psychotropics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Cocaine

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 (NDDPS, amended 2023) — DEATH or life for trafficking/recidivism; no medical or recreational use
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is a prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine; a prohibited narcotic.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is a controlled narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 (Narcotic Drugs and Dangerous Psychotropic Substances); low-dose codeine sits below the trafficking tier in practice. Qatari law permits death for drug trafficking on paper, but that capital exposure is reserved for aggravated trafficking, not therapeutic codeine.
Consequences if caught: Aggravated trafficking is death-eligible on paper (most sentences commuted to life); unauthorised possession of codeine draws imprisonment, while prescribed use is lawful.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine.
Documentation: MOPH prior import authorisation is required for controlled/narcotic medicines - carry a prescription, doctor's letter and original packaging (maximum about a 3-month supply).

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Qatar: it is controlled AS cocaine, a scheduled narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 (NDDPS, amended 2023), whose schedule covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and thus reaches the base/freebase form. The capital regime for trafficking carries over to crack whether powder or base.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking or recidivist dealing in crack (as cocaine) carries the death penalty or life imprisonment; possession/use draws imprisonment and deportation.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has no recognised therapeutic use in Qatar; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under Law No. 9 of 1987, which schedules cannabis and THC; delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC. Distinct from cannabis, a fully prohibited Schedule 4 plant (death or life for trafficking). The capital reach of a pure delta-8 isomer is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Zero tolerance; possession and trafficking are serious offences; trafficking carries death or life.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled tetrahydrocannabinol.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Diazepam

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines); diazepam is among the benzodiazepines named as prohibited to carry without prior clearance. Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34, which reaches narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances (Tables 1 and 2) alike; the diazepam-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable controlled psychotropic; import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); psychotropic (Table 2) supply capped at 60 days (two months).
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 2 controlled psychotropic medicines list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-psychotropics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; a precursor via the annexed schedules of Law No. 9 of 1987 (amended 2023); a restricted controlled medicine.
Consequences if caught: No confirmed capital exposure — the death/life tier targets trafficking of scheduled narcotic/psychotropic substances; ephedrine is controlled as a precursor in a separate schedule. Restricted medicine without a permit → seizure/detention.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Heroin

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 (NDDPS, amended 2023) — DEATH or life for trafficking/recidivism; no medical or recreational use
Consequences if caught: Heroin is a prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine; a prohibited narcotic.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 1 (controlled narcotic and dangerous substances). Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34 (death or life for recidivists/public officials), reaching narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances alike; the hydrocodone-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable but tightly controlled narcotic; import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); narcotic (Table 1) supply capped at 30 days.
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 1 controlled narcotic list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-narcotics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ketamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Khat

Legal status: Illegal — BOTH controlled; khat and its alkaloids are controlled under Law No. 9 of 1987 (NDDPS), with cultivation, chewing and possession prohibited. Mechanism: NAMED/class (plant + alkaloid). Trafficking is capital-eligible in statute, but khat leaf sits below the realistic capital weight — no realistic capital exposure.
Consequences if caught: Prohibited outright; long imprisonment and deportation for possession, but not execution for khat quantities.
If prescribed / medical: Khat is traditional plant material with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; leaf is a controlled narcotic and seized at the border.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Lorazepam

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines); lorazepam falls within the controlled benzodiazepine class. Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34, which reaches narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances (Tables 1 and 2) alike; the lorazepam-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable controlled psychotropic; import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); psychotropic (Table 2) supply capped at 60 days (two months).
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 2 controlled psychotropic medicines list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-psychotropics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is a scheduled narcotic under Law 9/1987. NAMED/scheduled mechanism. CAPITAL available (caught): trafficking of scheduled narcotics is death-eligible, though rarely imposed.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking death-eligible; severe penalties; rarely executed.
If prescribed / medical: Scheduled narcotic with no recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; trafficking death-eligible in law.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

MDMA

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 (NDDPS, amended 2023) — DEATH or life for trafficking/recidivism; no medical or recreational use
Consequences if caught: MDMA is a prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine; a prohibited narcotic.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — TREATY-floor (via the GCC unified narcotics list). Mephedrone is captured by national incorporation of the 1971 Schedule II addition through the GCC unified narcotics list. Capital is reachable at judicial discretion — Qatari law permits death for drug trafficking, with no substance-specific threshold.
Consequences if caught: Zero-tolerance controlled substance: trafficking can be capital at judicial discretion (no fixed threshold). Extreme risk.
If prescribed / medical: Controlled psychotropic with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No personal-carry or import route; trafficking carries death exposure.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Methadone

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 1 (controlled narcotic and dangerous substances). Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34 (death or life for recidivists/public officials), reaching narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances alike; the methadone-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable but tightly controlled narcotic (injectable forms receive special handling); import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); narcotic (Table 1) supply capped at 30 days.
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 1 controlled narcotic list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-narcotics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 (NDDPS, amended 2023) — DEATH or life for trafficking/recidivism; no medical or recreational use
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is a prohibited narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine; a prohibited narcotic.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Scheduled psychotropic (Table 2) under Law No. 9 of 1987 (amended 2023); a controlled medicine requiring prior MOPH authorisation.
Consequences if caught: Possession/use: imprisonment + fine. Trafficking of a scheduled psychotropic can be capitally exposed (aggravated/recidivist); methylphenidate is a licit medicine — carry a MOPH permit and prescription.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Modafinil

Legal status: Controlled medicine requiring prior MOPH Pharmacy and Drug Control authorisation (permit + prescription + original packaging).
Consequences if caught: Undeclared/unpermitted import: seizure, fine, detention/deportation. No capital exposure (controlled medicine; the death/life tier is for scheduled-narcotic trafficking).
If prescribed / medical: Obtain MOPH authorisation + carry the prescription before travel.
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Morphine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Dangerous Psychotropic Substances (amended by Law 16/2023), Table 1 (controlled narcotic and dangerous substances). Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34 (10–20 years for aggravated trafficking; death or life for recidivists and public officials), which reaches narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances alike; the morphine-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking import/export is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable but tightly controlled narcotic; import requires prior MOPH Pharmacy & Drug Control (PDC) approval with an attested medical report (issued within 6 months); narcotic (Table 1) supply is capped at 30 days.
Documentation: Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 1 controlled narcotic list; NDDPS defined collectively as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-narcotics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nicotine

Legal status: Nicotine is legal in Qatar in combustible tobacco and, as a medicine, in nicotine-replacement therapy (pharmacy sale, prescription required), but the nicotine DELIVERY product is banned. Under Law No. 10 on Tobacco Control and Tobacco Derivatives it is illegal to import, sell, purchase or use e-cigarettes, a prohibition rooted in a 2014 Ministry of Public Health import ban. Customs x-ray hand luggage at Hamad International Airport and confiscate devices — a traveler trap.
Consequences if caught: Importing, selling, buying or using an e-vaporiser is an offence carrying a fine up to QAR 10,000 or up to three months imprisonment; devices are seized from arriving travelers regardless of personal-use intent.
If prescribed / medical: Nicotine-replacement therapy is regulated as a medicinal product and sold in pharmacies on prescription; e-cigarettes have no lawful medical route.
Documentation: No import licence exists for personal vapes; travelers should carry none into Qatar.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Oxycodone

Legal status: Controlled narcotic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 1 (controlled narcotic and dangerous substances). Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34 (death or life for recidivists/public officials), reaching narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances alike; the oxycodone-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable but tightly controlled narcotic; import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); narcotic (Table 1) supply capped at 30 days.
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 1 controlled narcotic list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-narcotics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

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 — Qatar prohibits MDMA as a narcotic under Law No. 9 of 1987 on Narcotic Drugs and Dangerous Psychotropic Substances (amended 2023), which reaches any preparation containing a controlled substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled component, so an MDMA-containing tusi sample carries capital exposure.
Consequences if caught: An MDMA-positive mixture is a prohibited-narcotic offence where trafficking or recidivism is punishable by death or life imprisonment under Law No. 9 of 1987; possession and use are separately criminal.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of the mixture; MDMA has no accepted medical or recreational use, and ketamine, where present, is a controlled medicine.
Documentation: Sold as a party powder of unknown makeup; because the blend varies batch to batch, buyers and travellers cannot know whether death-eligible MDMA is present, so capital-level legal exposure is unknowable at purchase.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a controlled prescription medicine in Qatar regulated by the MOPH Pharmacy and Drug Control Department, requiring prior authorisation to import — an abuse-driven control that goes well beyond ordinary prescription status; Qatari narcotics law permits severe penalties, though a pregabalin-specific capital tier is not established.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised import can lead to arrest and confiscation; pregabalin is treated as a controlled medicine at the border.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine under MOPH control.
Documentation: Obtain prior MOPH import authorisation and carry the original prescription and original packaging, up to a 3-month supply.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled. Synthetic cannabinoids are prohibited under Law No. 9 of 1987 on narcotics and dangerous psychotropic substances, which incorporates the synthetic cannabinoids added to Schedule II of the 1971 Convention. Capital exposure is via the general trafficking regime (death or life for trafficking); synthetic-cannabinoid-specific reach is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; trafficking is death- or life-eligible under Law No. 9 of 1987. Do NOT carry.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Qatar.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a controlled narcotic/psychotropic medicine regulated by Qatar's MOPH Pharmacy and Drug Control Department and is expressly named on Qatar's controlled-drugs-for-travellers guideline; Qatari narcotics law permits death for drug trafficking, though tramadol-specific capital exposure is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised import can lead to arrest; the tramadol-specific capital tier is left to confirmation, with the trafficking regime capital in principle.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled narcotic/psychotropic medicine on prescription.
Documentation: Obtain prior MOPH import authorisation and carry the original prescription and original packaging, up to a 3-month supply — unauthorised import risks arrest.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines); alprazolam is among the benzodiazepines named as prohibited to carry without prior clearance. Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34, which reaches narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances (Tables 1 and 2) alike; the alprazolam-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable controlled psychotropic; import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); psychotropic (Table 2) supply capped at 60 days (two months).
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 2 controlled psychotropic medicines list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-psychotropics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Qatar's authorities (Law No. 9 of 1987) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: QATAR IS A DEATH-PENALTY COUNTRY for drug trafficking. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Qatari statute (Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Qatar retains the DEATH penalty. Under Law No. 9 of 1987 (as amended by Law No. 16 of 2023), trafficking — and any repeat offence (recidivism), including a prior foreign conviction — can bring a DEATH sentence or life imprisonment. Possession with trafficking purpose carries 7–15 years plus a fine of QR 100,000–200,000; personal-use (non-trafficking) possession carries 3–7 years plus a fine. Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence, and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold — confirm the exact quantity that distinguishes trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Qatar retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and for recidivism (including prior foreign convictions). There is zero medical or recreational cannabis (Schedule 4 plants fully prohibited; sharia-influenced). Foreigners are DEPORTED after sentence and embassies are explicitly powerless to intervene; a treatment alternative exists at the Naufar Center. The primary statute sets NO specific per-drug gram threshold. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Zolpidem

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic under Law 9/1987 (amended 16/2023), Table 2 (controlled psychotropic medicines) for zolpidem. Capital exposure attaches to aggravated/recidivist trafficking under Art. 34, which reaches narcotic drugs and dangerous psychotropic substances (Tables 1 and 2) alike; the zolpidem-specific capital application is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession/use: imprisonment (roughly 6 months–3 years) plus fine and deportation for non-nationals; trafficking is 10–20 years, escalating to death or life for recidivist/aggravated offences under Art. 34.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribable controlled psychotropic (sedative-hypnotic); import requires prior MOPH PDC approval with an attested medical report (within 6 months); psychotropic (Table 2) supply capped at 60 days (two months).
Documentation: Law 9/1987, Table 2 controlled psychotropic medicines list; NDDPS defined as Tables 1 and 2 (Art. 1); Art. 34 penalties. Substance placement per MOPH PDC controlled-psychotropics list.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

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