Legal status in Romania

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

8 confirmed substances77 not individually verifiedLast updated August 23, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis (plant/resin/oil) = 'risk drug' under Law No. 143/2000 — personal-use possession 3 months–2 years or fine; trafficking (Art 2) 3–15 years; drug use per se not criminalized; isolated THC is 'high-risk'; medical barely functions; [rejected] 2023 ≤3 g decrim bill rejected by Senate
Consequences if caught: Cannabis (the plant, resin and oil) is a 'risk drug' under Romania's Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023). Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine (drug use in itself is not criminalized — only possession), with treatment/community-service alternatives. Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years. Note the split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate — not law. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions; CBD is legal under tight THC limits.
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

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Cocaine

Legal status: High-risk drug under Law No. 143/2000 — personal-use possession 6 months–3 years; trafficking (Art 2) 10–20 years; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death 15–25 years; drug use per se not criminalized; no death penalty (EU)
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is a 'high-risk drug' under Romania's Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023). Possession for personal use draws 6 months–3 years (drug use in itself is not criminalized — only possession), with treatment/community-service alternatives. Trafficking (Art 2) draws 10–20 years and import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Cocaine in Romania, full detail →

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Romania: it is controlled AS cocaine under Legea 143/2000 privind prevenirea si combaterea traficului si consumului ilicit de droguri, arts. 2, 3 and 4, whose scheduling of cocaine reaches its salts, preparations and therefore the base/freebase form. Crack is prohibited identically to cocaine.
Consequences if caught: Legea 143/2000 separates risk drugs from high-risk drugs. Article 2(2): trafficking acts involving high-risk drugs are punished with 5 to 15 years and prohibition of certain rights. Article 3(2): introducing or removing high-risk drugs from the country without right, 10 to 20 years and prohibition of certain rights.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has at most narrow controlled medical use; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed. Licit narcotics circulate under Legea 339/2005; a prohibited street drug has no prescribable form.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for this substance. Carry prescribed medicines in original packaging with the prescription; a Schengen art. 75 certificate is required for controlled medicines.

legislatie.just.ro · Updated August 23, 2026

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Heroin

Legal status: High-risk drug under Law No. 143/2000 — personal-use possession 6 months–3 years; trafficking (Art 2) 10–20 years; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death 15–25 years; drug use per se not criminalized; no death penalty (EU)
Consequences if caught: Heroin is a 'high-risk drug' under Romania's Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023). Possession for personal use draws 6 months–3 years (drug use in itself is not criminalized — only possession), with treatment/community-service alternatives. Trafficking (Art 2) draws 10–20 years and import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Heroin in Romania, full detail →

Ketamine

Legal status: High-risk drug under Law No. 143/2000 — personal-use possession 6 months–3 years; trafficking (Art 2) 10–20 years; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death 15–25 years; drug use per se not criminalized; no death penalty (EU)
Consequences if caught: Ketamine is a 'high-risk drug' under Romania's Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023). Possession for personal use draws 6 months–3 years (drug use in itself is not criminalized — only possession), with treatment/community-service alternatives. Trafficking (Art 2) draws 10–20 years and import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Ketamine in Romania, full detail →

MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is a scheduled psychotropic substance in Romania under Legea 143/2000 privind prevenirea si combaterea traficului si consumului ilicit de droguri, arts. 2, 3 and 4. Romania is a party to the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, in which MDA is a Schedule I substance, and the national schedules give effect to that listing.
Consequences if caught: Legea 143/2000 separates risk drugs from high-risk drugs. Article 2(2): trafficking acts involving high-risk drugs are punished with 5 to 15 years and prohibition of certain rights. Article 3(2): introducing or removing high-risk drugs from the country without right, 10 to 20 years and prohibition of certain rights.
If prescribed / medical: MDA has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route. Licit narcotics circulate under Legea 339/2005; a prohibited street drug has no prescribable form.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for this substance. Carry prescribed medicines in original packaging with the prescription; a Schengen art. 75 certificate is required for controlled medicines.

legislatie.just.ro · Updated August 23, 2026

MDA in Romania, full detail →

MDMA

Legal status: High-risk drug under Law No. 143/2000 — personal-use possession 6 months–3 years; trafficking (Art 2) 10–20 years; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death 15–25 years; drug use per se not criminalized; no death penalty (EU)
Consequences if caught: MDMA is a 'high-risk drug' under Romania's Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023). Possession for personal use draws 6 months–3 years (drug use in itself is not criminalized — only possession), with treatment/community-service alternatives. Trafficking (Art 2) draws 10–20 years and import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

MDMA in Romania, full detail →

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Prohibited — Methamphetamine is a controlled substance in Romania under Legea 143/2000 privind prevenirea si combaterea traficului si consumului ilicit de droguri, arts. 2, 3 and 4. Romania is a party to the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances (Schedule II) and the national schedules give effect to that listing.
Consequences if caught: Legea 143/2000 separates risk drugs from high-risk drugs. Article 2(2): trafficking acts involving high-risk drugs are punished with 5 to 15 years and prohibition of certain rights. Article 3(2): introducing or removing high-risk drugs from the country without right, 10 to 20 years and prohibition of certain rights.
If prescribed / medical: Licit narcotics circulate under Legea 339/2005; a prohibited street drug has no prescribable form.
Documentation: Carry prescribed medicines in original packaging with the prescription; a Schengen art. 75 certificate is required for controlled medicines.

legislatie.just.ro · Updated August 23, 2026

Methamphetamine in Romania, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 77 substances the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Romania’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Adderall

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Alcohol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Amphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Barbiturates

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Cathinone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

CBD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Clonazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Codeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Diazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Ephedrine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Khat

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Lorazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Methadone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Modafinil

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Morphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Oxycodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

Tramadol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 13, 2026

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated June 26, 2026

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Romania's authorities (Law No. 143/2000) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Romanian sources (Law No. 143/2000, amended 2014 and 2023, as a 'risk' or 'high-risk' drug) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. Risk drugs carry 3 months–2 years for personal-use possession and 3–15 years for trafficking; high-risk drugs 6 months–3 years and 10–20 years. Romania (EU) has no death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Romania (an EU member with no death penalty) splits controlled drugs into 'risk drugs' (the cannabis plant, resin and oil) and 'high-risk drugs' (heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and isolated THC) under Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 via the new Penal Code, and 2023). Drug USE in itself is not criminalized — only possession. Possession for personal use draws 3 months–2 years or a fine for risk drugs, and 6 months–3 years for high-risk drugs, with treatment and community-service alternatives ('therapeutic justice'). Trafficking (Art 2) draws 3–15 years for risk drugs and 10–20 years for high-risk; import/export (Art 3) 10–20 years for high-risk, with international trafficking up to 7–20 years; if distribution causes death, 15–25 years. Note the THC-versus-plant split: the cannabis plant is a 'risk drug', but isolated THC is a 'high-risk drug'. Medical cannabis exists on paper but barely functions, and CBD is legal under tight THC limits. [rejected] A 2023 bill to decriminalize possession of 3 g or less of cannabis was rejected by the Senate (not law). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Law No. 143/2000 (amended 2014 and 2023), Arts 2/3/4 · anm.ro · unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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