Legality2C-B in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Benzodiazepines in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Cannabis / THC in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Cocaine in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →DMT in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Fentanyl in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →GHB in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Heroin in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →LSD in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →MDMA in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Mescaline in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Methamphetamine in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →PCP in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →Psilocybin in Sao Tome and Principe, full detail →
Legal status in Sao Tome and Principe
Per-substance legal status for Sao Tome and Principe, 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.
Confirmed legal status
2C-B
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- 2C-B is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Benzodiazepines
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Benzodiazepines is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Cannabis / THC
- Legal status
- Cannabis is a controlled drug under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; no legal recreational or medical regime; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Cannabis is a controlled drug in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, with no legal recreational regime. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Cocaine
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Cocaine is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
DMT
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- DMT is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Fentanyl
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Fentanyl is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
GHB
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- GHB is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Heroin
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Heroin is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
LSD
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- LSD is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
MDMA
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- MDMA is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Mescaline
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Mescaline is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Methamphetamine
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Methamphetamine is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
PCP
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- PCP is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Psilocybin
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law, trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Psilocybin is controlled in Sao Tome and Principe under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sao Tome and Principe, drugs fall under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise article and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. A primary statute portal was not located; this cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress pending a primary portal. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same law, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
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Not individually verified
74 substances are not individually verified for Sao Tome and Principe
For these 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 Sao Tome and Principe’s drug authority or your embassy.
| Substance | What we found |
|---|---|
| 1P-LSD | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 2-FDCK | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 25I-NBOMe | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 2C-E | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 2C-I | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 2C-T-7 | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 3-MMC | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 4-AcO-DMT | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 4-HO-MET | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 6-APB | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Adderall | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Alcohol | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Amanita muscaria | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Amphetamine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Amyl Nitrite | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Ayahuasca | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Barbiturates | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Buprenorphine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Caffeine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Cannabinol | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Cathinone | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| CBD | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Clonazepam | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Codeine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Crack Cocaine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Delta-8-THC | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Diazepam | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| DOM | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| DXM | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Ephedrine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Etizolam | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Gabapentin | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| GBL | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| HHC | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Hydrocodone | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Ketamine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Khat | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Kratom | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Lorazepam | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| LSA (Morning Glory) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| MDA | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| MDPV | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Memantine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Mephedrone (4-MMC) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Methadone | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Methaqualone (Quaaludes) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Methylone | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Methylphenidate | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Mitragynine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Modafinil | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Morphine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| MXE | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Nicotine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Nimetazepam | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Nitrous Oxide | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Opium | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Oxycodone | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Peyote | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Phenibut | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Pink Cocaine / Tusi | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Poppers | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Pregabalin | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Quetiapine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Salvia divinorum | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| THC-P | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Tobacco | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Tramadol | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Xanax (Alprazolam) | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Xylazine | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
| Zolpidem | Not confirmed, Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law is the governing drug law; the... |
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary by country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
Before you travel
Verify current rules with the destination country’s official drug authority and your own country’s embassy before traveling. Find the destination’s U.S. embassy & official country guidance →
Non-U.S. travelers: check your own government’s travel advisory and embassy.
If you’re detained or arrested abroad
Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in the destination immediately, not the destination’s authorities. U.S. citizens: contact the nearest U.S. embassy/consulate and the U.S. State Department at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad). If a U.S. citizen is arrested or detained abroad →