Is Salvia divinorum legal in Sweden?
- Legal status
- Controlled. NAMED: salvinorin A (and Salvia divinorum extract) is classified as a narcotic (narkotika) by Läkemedelsverket, with the classification in force from 2006; salvia is thereby handled under Sweden's narcotics-control regime. Mechanism: NAMED (active substance salvinorin A).
- Consequences if caught
- As classified narcotics, salvia extract and salvinorin A are subject to the Narcotic Drugs Punishments Act: possession, sale and import are criminal offences.
- If prescribed or medical
- Salvinorin A / Salvia divinorum has no medical use in Sweden and no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal-import route for salvia extract/salvinorin A; material is seized on import as classified narcotics.
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