Legal status in Switzerland

Per-substance legal status for Switzerland, 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.

59 confirmed substances26 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

2-FDCK

Legal status: Controlled substance — Switzerland controls 2-FDCK under the narcotics schedules of the BetmVV-EDI; the WHO ECDD (2023) lists Switzerland among jurisdictions controlling it. Mechanism: national listing among controlled psychoactive substances; exact Verzeichnis left to confirmation. Unlike ketamine (an authorised medicine in Verzeichnis b), 2-FDCK has no authorised use.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised handling of 2-FDCK is an offence under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BetmG) — from fines to imprisonment according to quantity and intent.
If prescribed / medical: No authorised medicinal use; 2-FDCK has no marketing authorisation as a medicine.
Documentation: Purchase or import without authorisation is an offence; 2-FDCK is a Schedule II psychotropic under the 1971 Convention (from 3 December 2024).

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25I-NBOMe

Legal status: 25I-NBOMe is a prohibited controlled narcotic under the Swiss Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), which lists the NBOMe compounds in its narcotics schedules; Switzerland, a party to the 1971 Convention, is bound by the March 2015 Schedule I listing of 25I-NBOMe.
Consequences if caught: Production, import and sale are criminal offences under the BetmG; possession and use are also punishable.
If prescribed / medical: No accepted medical use; not available on prescription.
Documentation: Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) narcotics schedules; 1971 Convention Schedule I (2015).

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2C-I

Legal status: 2C-I is a prohibited controlled substance in Switzerland under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) and its ordinances; 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine was added to the Swiss list of prohibited psychotropic substances in 2005.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised manufacture, import, possession and sale are criminal offences under the BetmG, with trafficking carrying custodial sentences.
If prescribed / medical: Listed among prohibited substances with no legal market and no authorised medical use.
Documentation: Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) and the Narcotics Lists Ordinance (BetmVV-EDI) prohibited-substances annex.

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2C-T-7

Legal status: Controlled — 2C-T-7 is individually named ('2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamin') in Verzeichnis d (prohibited substances) of the DFI Ordinance on the Schedules of Controlled Substances under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121). NAMED mechanism.
Consequences if caught: Prohibited narcotic: unauthorised manufacture, import and trafficking are criminal offences under BetmG art. 19; consumption is punishable under art. 19a.
If prescribed / medical: Verzeichnis d substances are prohibited with no medical use; handling only under an exceptional Swissmedic research authorisation.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a prohibited (Verzeichnis d) narcotic.

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3-MMC

Legal status: 3-MMC (3-methylmethcathinone) is controlled, caught as a cathinone derivative by the structural-class annex (Verzeichnis) of the BetmVV-EDI, whose cathinone-derivative definition reaches the 3-isomer; Switzerland is outside the EU (the EU Directive does not apply) but its generic definition captured 3-MMC without a dedicated amendment.
Consequences if caught: Controlled-substance offences: trafficking carries imprisonment; unauthorised possession is a criminal/penal offence. Non-death-penalty jurisdiction.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a listed controlled substance.

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5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: 5-MeO-DMT is a prohibited narcotic in Switzerland — listed by name in the annexes to the Narcotic Substances Ordinance (BetmVV-EDI, SR 812.121.11), in the directory of prohibited substances (Verzeichnis d), added in December 2012.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised production, import, sale or possession is an offence under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121); unlike many jurisdictions, personal consumption is also punishable.
If prescribed / medical: Prohibited substances are not prescribable; any handling requires an exceptional FOPH authorisation under Art. 8(5) BetmG for research or limited medical use.
Documentation: Named in the BetmVV-EDI directory of prohibited narcotic substances alongside other hallucinogens such as LSD and DMT.

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6-APB

Legal status: 6-APB is a controlled substance in Switzerland — individually named in Verzeichnis E of the BetmVV-EDI (substances excluded from the general exemptions under the Narcotics Act).
Consequences if caught: Narcotics Act offence: unauthorised possession or consumption punishable; trafficking up to 3 years, or up to 20 years for aggravated cases. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Verzeichnis E — no recognised medical use, no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled substance.

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7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is itself a named scheduled narcotic in Switzerland: it and mitragynine were added to the narcotics schedules (Swissmedic ordinance, Oct 2017), and the plant is caught indirectly as their natural source — controlled together, with no differential threshold between leaf and isolate.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — the scheduled alkaloids have no Swissmedic-authorised product.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a scheduled narcotic.

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Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: controlled narcotic (Verzeichnis a) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121).
Consequences if caught: Minor possession/use: contravention (Art. 19a, fine); manufacture/trafficking/supply (Art. 19) up to 3 years, aggravated higher.
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription; carry a Swissmedic Schengen certificate + original packaging for up to 30 days.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Narcotics Act (BetmG), Verzeichnis a · fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

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Alcohol

Legal status: Legal — alcohol (ethanol) is an age-regulated beverage, not a controlled drug; federal law sets 16 for fermented drinks (beer/wine) and 18 for distilled spirits, with some cantonal variation.
Consequences if caught: No penalty for permitted-age consumption; retailers selling below the age threshold are fined.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Sold openly on proof of age; no traveller permit required.

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Amphetamine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic (Verzeichnis a) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121).
Consequences if caught: Minor possession/use: contravention (Art. 19a, fine); manufacture/trafficking/supply (Art. 19) up to 3 years, aggravated higher.
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription; carry a Swissmedic Schengen certificate + original packaging for up to 30 days.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Narcotics Act (BetmG), Verzeichnis a · fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

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Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are controlled narcotics under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) — phenobarbital and the medicinal barbiturates sit in Verzeichnis b (partially exempted narcotics, ordinary prescription), transposing the 1971 psychotropic schedules.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital is prescribed as a Verzeichnis b antiepileptic (a WHO Essential Medicine); the sedative-hypnotic barbiturates are rarely used.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate; roughly 30 days' personal supply, more with a medical certificate.

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Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) in a lighter tier than methadone; it has been used for opioid-agonist treatment since the early 2000s.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for opioid-agonist treatment by office-based physicians and centres, with take-home standard (heroin-assisted treatment also exists for severe cases).
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate (Swissmedic); confirm cantonal rules.

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Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Illegal above 1% THC; possession of ≤10 g = a fixed CHF 100 fine (no criminal record); < 1% THC products legal; medical cannabis prescribable (since Aug 2022); adult-use pilot trials running
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. For cannabis specifically, possession of up to 10 g carries a fixed fine of CHF 100 with no criminal record and no court (2012/2013 reform); products under 1% THC are legal and sold in shops, while over 1% THC is the illegal threshold. Adult-use pilot trials run in Basel, Bern, Zurich and Geneva for registered participants. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors without a special FOPH permit since August 2022; carry the prescription and a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

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Cathinone

Legal status: Controlled — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is listed in the prohibited-substances annex (Verzeichnis d) of the BetmVV-EDI under the Narcotics Act (BetmG). Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis leaf, caught via its cathinone content) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone, listed individually and via a class/analogue frame) that derive from it; cathinone is the named prohibited alkaloid, cathine the milder Schedule-III metabolite.
Consequences if caught: Prohibited narcotic: possession/consumption and trafficking of the alkaloid penalised under the BetmG. No death penalty in Switzerland.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I / prohibited-substance listing with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: No licit personal-carry or import route for a prohibited narcotic.

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CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) is legal and not subject to the Narcotics Act (BetmG): only cannabis with 1% or more THC is controlled, so CBD products (flowers, oils, extracts) below 1% THC are lawfully sold and regulated under product, foodstuffs and tobacco-substitute rules.
Consequences if caught: Products at or above 1% THC are prohibited narcotics; sub-1%-THC CBD is legal, in contrast to cannabis above 1% THC (possession of up to 10 g draws a fixed CHF 100 fine).
If prescribed / medical: Medical cannabis, including CBD/THC preparations, has been prescribable since August 2022.
Documentation: Carry a lab certificate showing less than 1% THC; medical cannabis needs a prescription.

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Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is in Verzeichnis b (partially exempted narcotics) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121); an ordinary prescription applies.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Verzeichnis b benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate; roughly 30 days' personal supply, more with a medical certificate.

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Cocaine

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under the BetmG (SR 812.121) — production, import and sale criminal
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years. Cocaine is a prohibited hard drug.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; prohibited under the BetmG.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

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Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is prescription-only (dispensing category B): codeine and dihydrocodeine cough medicines were reallocated from category C to B in 2019 (upheld by the Federal Administrative Court, barring druggists from selling them). Codeine is controlled under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or supply is a criminal offence under the BetmG; personal use draws a fine and trafficking imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed and dispensed as a category-B controlled medicine - no longer available through druggists since 2019.
Documentation: Carry a prescription and original packaging; within Schengen the Article 75 certificate applies (roughly 30 days' supply).

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Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Switzerland: it is controlled AS cocaine, a prohibited narcotic under the Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), whose scheduling covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and thus reaches the base/freebase form. Crack is prohibited identically to cocaine.
Consequences if caught: Consumption of crack (as cocaine) is punishable (Art 19a); production, import and sale are criminal under Art 19 (up to 3 years, or up to 20 in aggravated trafficking).
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine hydrochloride has narrow authorised medical use as a topical anaesthetic; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal form and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

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Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the narcotics schedules (BetmVV-EDI, SR 812.121.11), whose Verzeichnis lists tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers; delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC. Distinct from cannabis, which is a narcotic above 1% THC while <1%-THC products stay outside the Narcotics Act — but isolated delta-8 is psychoactive and controlled regardless of source. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession, use and trafficking offences under the BetmG (minor possession a fixed fine, trafficking imprisonment).
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine (medical cannabis uses delta-9 products).
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled tetrahydrocannabinol.

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Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is in Verzeichnis b (partially exempted narcotics) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121); an ordinary prescription applies.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Verzeichnis b benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate; roughly 30 days' personal supply, more with a medical certificate.

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DOM

Legal status: DOM (STP) is a prohibited narcotic listed in Verzeichnis d of the BetmVV-EDI under the Narcotics Act (BetmG), Switzerland's transposition of DOM's individual Schedule I listing under the 1971 UN Convention.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised trafficking, production and possession are criminal offences under Art. 19 BetmG; minor personal use is a fine under Art. 19a.
If prescribed / medical: Verzeichnis d: prohibited substance with no medical use; not prescribable.
Documentation: Verordnung des EDI ueber die Verzeichnisse der Betaeubungsmittel (BetmVV-EDI), Verzeichnis d.

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DXM

Legal status: Over-the-counter but pharmacist-dispensed medicine (Abgabekategorie B) — NOT a narcotic under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz. In the 2019 abolition of category C, Swissmedic up-classified dextromethorphan (DXM) cough products to category B, so they are sold without a prescription but only by a pharmacist after a documented consultation, owing to abuse potential.
Consequences if caught: No BetmG narcotics offence; DXM supply outside the pharmacist-dispensing (category B) rules is a therapeutic-products offence.
If prescribed / medical: Cough-suppressant status: OTC, dispensing category B — no prescription, but pharmacist-only sale with a mandatory consultation.
Documentation: DXM cough medicine is obtained from a Swiss pharmacist (not off the shelf) without a prescription.

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Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; listed as a Vorläuferstoff under the Narcotics Act (BetmG) + BetmVV-EDI (preparations in Table F with per-unit limits; Swissmedic administers). Not a controlled narcotic itself.
Consequences if caught: Handling/import/export outside the Table F limits or without Swissmedic authorisation is a precursor-control offence, distinct from BetmG narcotics-trafficking penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

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Etizolam

Legal status: Etizolam is a controlled substance in Verzeichnis b (BetmVV-EDI) — added as a designer benzodiazepine (around 2015); there is no Swissmedic authorisation.
Consequences if caught: Fine or imprisonment under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
If prescribed / medical: No Swissmedic authorisation — there is no licensed etizolam product.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for an unauthorised controlled substance.

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GBL

Legal status: GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) is named on the narcotics schedules — it is listed in the Verordnung des EDI über die Verzeichnisse der Betäubungsmittel (BetmVV-EDI, SR 812.121.11) as an ester of GHB — but it is expressly EXEMPT from control when used industrially; non-industrial (private/human) use falls under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BetmG).
Consequences if caught: Private possession or use of GBL as a GHB prodrug is a BetmG narcotics offence, while industrial handling is exempt; trafficking it for consumption is prosecuted as narcotics dealing.
If prescribed / medical: Not a medicine as GBL; it is a controlled industrial solvent whose industrial-use exemption is written into the schedule entry itself — the clearest statutory form of the industrial carve-out.
Documentation: Industry uses GBL lawfully under the schedule exemption; acquiring it for ingestion is controlled and punishable under the BetmG.

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Heroin

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under the BetmG (SR 812.121) — production, import and sale criminal
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years. Heroin is a prohibited hard drug.
If prescribed / medical: Heroin itself is prohibited, but heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients within the federal programme; carry any Schengen Article 75 certificate for prescribed narcotics (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

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HHC

Legal status: HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) is a controlled narcotic in Switzerland — added to the narcotics schedule of the FDHA Ordinance on the Lists of Narcotics (BetmVV-EDI, SR 812.121.11) on 31 March 2023.
Consequences if caught: Subject to the Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG) regime — unauthorised handling is penalised. Distinct from low-THC (below 1%) cannabis products, which Switzerland permits; HHC was expressly listed as a narcotic.
If prescribed / medical: No licensed HHC medicine exists.
Documentation: One of the earliest named listings in Europe (31 March 2023), pre-dating France and Germany; named because HHC's hydrogenated structure was not caught by existing THC entries. CND placed HHC in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (in force 6 December 2025).

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

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Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is a controlled substance under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121); it is not marketed in Switzerland but sits in the same controlled strong-opioid tier as Morphin and Oxycodon — left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession draws a fine; trafficking up to 3 years, aggravated up to 20.
If prescribed / medical: No marketed Swiss hydrocodone product; a controlled narcotic is dispensed only on a narcotics prescription.
Documentation: Switzerland is in Schengen — carry the Article 75 certificate (Swissmedic) for up to a 30-day supply.

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Ketamine

Legal status: Controlled narcotic-medicine — listed in Verzeichnis b under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BetmG), available as an authorised medicine on a standard narcotic prescription (with the Heilmittelgesetz, HMG).
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised handling or supply is punishable under the BetmG.
If prescribed / medical: Widely used anaesthetic/analgesic; esketamine (Spravato) authorised by Swissmedic (2020). Carry the original prescription.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BetmG), Verzeichnis b · swissmedic.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

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Kratom

Legal status: Kratom is controlled in Switzerland through the isolated alkaloids — mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine were added to the narcotics schedules (Verzeichnis) by Swissmedic ordinance in October 2017. The plant Mitragyna speciosa is not listed by name but is caught indirectly as the natural source of the scheduled alkaloids, effectively making kratom illegal.
Consequences if caught: Narcotics offences under the Narcotics Act (BetmG): unauthorised handling draws a fine for personal use up to imprisonment for trafficking.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — the alkaloids are scheduled narcotics with no authorised Swissmedic kratom product.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for the scheduled alkaloids or the kratom leaf that contains them.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

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Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam is in Verzeichnis b (partially exempted narcotics) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121); an ordinary prescription applies.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Verzeichnis b benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate; roughly 30 days' personal supply, more with a medical certificate.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

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LSD

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under the BetmG (SR 812.121) — production, import and sale criminal
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years. LSD is a prohibited hard drug.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; prohibited under the BetmG.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

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MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is listed by name in Verzeichnis d (prohibited substances) of the BetmVV-EDI under the Narcotics Act (BetmG). NAMED mechanism.
Consequences if caught: Verzeichnis d prohibited: trafficking under BetmG art. 19 (up to 20 years in aggravated cases).
If prescribed / medical: Verzeichnis d — prohibited, no recognised medical use, no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a prohibited substance.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

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MDMA

Legal status: Prohibited narcotic under the BetmG (SR 812.121) — production, import and sale criminal
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years. MDMA is a prohibited hard drug.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; prohibited under the BetmG.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

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MDPV

Legal status: Controlled. MDPV is listed by name in the controlled-substances Verzeichnis under the BetmVV-EDI (added ~2011); Switzerland is a 1971 Convention Schedule II party though, being non-EU, it is not bound by the EU implementing decision.
Consequences if caught: Illegal under the Betaubungsmittelgesetz (BetmG); possession, use and trafficking carry BetmG penalties. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: MDPV has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Switzerland.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a BetmG-controlled substance; do not carry.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

MDPV in Switzerland, full detail →

Memantine

Legal status: Memantine is an authorised prescription medicine (Abgabekategorie B), not a controlled drug: Ebixa was Swissmedic-approved (2003) under the Heilmittelgesetz and memantine is not listed in the Betaubungsmittelverzeichnis of the Narcotics Act.
Consequences if caught: Memantine carries no narcotics-law penalty; supply outside the prescription channel breaches therapeutic-products law rather than the Narcotics Act.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease.
Documentation: Ebixa and memantine generics are listed with Fachinformation in the Swissmedic AIPS product-information database; carried lawfully with a prescription.

swissmedic.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Memantine in Switzerland, full detail →

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — NAMED. Mephedrone is individually listed in the BetmVV-EDI narcotics annex (Verzeichnis of prohibited substances) shortly after the 2010 EU action; Switzerland also runs a class/analogue cathinone frame.
Consequences if caught: Prohibited narcotic: possession/consumption and trafficking penalties under the BetmG. No death penalty in Switzerland.
If prescribed / medical: Prohibited-substance listing with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No licit personal-carry or import route for a prohibited narcotic.

euda.europa.eu · Updated July 14, 2026

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

Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) — full narcotic control.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession for personal use draws a fine; trafficking up to 3 years, aggravated up to 20.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for opioid-agonist treatment (OAT) since 1975 via office-based physicians and centres (take-home standard; heroin-assisted treatment also available for severe cases).
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate (Swissmedic); confirm cantonal rules.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

Methadone in Switzerland, full detail →

Methylone

Legal status: Controlled — listed in the Verzeichnisse under BetmVV-EDI (SR 812.121.11); methylone is caught by the GENERIC cathinone structural-group definition in the annex and is also enumerated. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession, use and trafficking offences under the BetmG.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled substance.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone in Switzerland, full detail →

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Controlled narcotic (Verzeichnis a) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
Consequences if caught: Minor possession/use: contravention (fine); trafficking/supply up to 3 years, aggravated higher.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Narcotics Act (BetmG), Verzeichnis a · fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

Methylphenidate in Switzerland, full detail →

Mitragynine

Legal status: Mitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is itself a named scheduled narcotic in Switzerland: mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine were added to the narcotics schedules (Swissmedic ordinance, Oct 2017), and the plant Mitragyna speciosa is caught indirectly as their natural source — the alkaloids and the plant are controlled together, with no differential threshold between leaf and isolate.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — the scheduled alkaloids have no Swissmedic-authorised product.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a scheduled narcotic.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

Mitragynine in Switzerland, full detail →

Modafinil

Legal status: Prescription-only medicine (Abgabekategorie B; Swissmedic) — NOT in the narcotics list (not a scheduled narcotic).
Consequences if caught: Prescription-medicine offence only (not a BetmG narcotics offence).
If prescribed / medical: Prescription-only medicine; carry the original prescription for a personal supply.
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Swissmedic prescription medicine (not a scheduled narcotic) · swissmedic.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

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Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) — dispensed on a narcotics prescription.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession draws a fine; trafficking up to 3 years, aggravated up to 20.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a controlled narcotic for severe and cancer pain.
Documentation: Switzerland is in Schengen — carry the Swissmedic Article 75 certificate for up to 30 days.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

Morphine in Switzerland, full detail →

MXE

Legal status: MXE (methoxetamine) is a controlled narcotic in Switzerland, listed by the Federal Department of Home Affairs in the Betäubungsmittelverzeichnisverordnung (BetmVV-EDI) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG) since it was scheduled in 2011 as a prohibited arylcyclohexylamine substance with no authorised medical use.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession, trafficking and import of MXE are offences under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BetmG), with trafficking carrying custodial sentences.
If prescribed / medical: MXE has no authorised medicinal product in Switzerland and is not prescribable (unlike ketamine, an authorised narcotic-medicine in Verzeichnis b).
Documentation: No legal supply channel exists; MXE bought online is an illicit import subject to seizure by Swiss customs.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

MXE in Switzerland, full detail →

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Nitrous oxide is not a controlled substance under the Narcotics Act (Betäubungsmittelgesetz, SR 812.121); it is regulated as a medical/anaesthetic gas and consumer/food product, while individual cantons (for example Basel-Stadt) restrict its sale or supply for recreational inhalation.
Consequences if caught: No federal narcotics penalty applies to possession; cantonal ordinances penalise recreational sale or supply where enacted. No death penalty (non-DP).
If prescribed / medical: Nitrous oxide is a lawful medical/anaesthetic gas and food additive; medical and culinary supply is unaffected.
Documentation: Cartridges are legally sold for food use nationwide; recreational sale is barred in cantons such as Basel-Stadt.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide in Switzerland, full detail →

Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone (Oxycodon) is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), dispensed on a narcotic prescription — a marketed strong opioid.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession draws a fine; trafficking up to 3 years, aggravated up to 20.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a controlled narcotic analgesic.
Documentation: Switzerland is in Schengen — carry the Article 75 certificate (≤30 days, Swissmedic) and the prescription.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

Oxycodone in Switzerland, full detail →

Peyote

Legal status: Mescaline (Meskalin) is a prohibited narcotic under the BetmVV-EDI narcotics schedule ordinance (SR 812.121.11); Swiss law additionally captures the peyote cactus, mescaline-containing cacti having been added to the controlled list in 2001, so both the plant and the alkaloid are controlled.
Consequences if caught: Producing, importing or supplying mescaline or mescaline-containing peyote cactus is a criminal offence under the narcotics legislation.
If prescribed / medical: Mescaline is a prohibited narcotic with no routine therapeutic use; peyote is not a prescribable product.
Documentation: BetmVV-EDI (SR 812.121.11) lists mescaline among prohibited narcotics; mescaline-containing cacti (peyote) were brought within the controlled raw-materials list from 2001.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Peyote in Switzerland, full detail →

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — Switzerland prohibits MDMA as a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) while ketamine is a controlled narcotic-medicine listed in Verzeichnis b, and the Act reaches any preparation containing a listed substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled component, so an MDMA-containing tusi sample is a prohibited-narcotic offence.
Consequences if caught: An MDMA-positive mixture is a prohibited narcotic (production, import and sale criminal under Arts 19/19a BetmG); ketamine is a controlled medicine whose non-medical supply is likewise an offence.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of the mixture; ketamine is an authorised medicine dispensed on a narcotics prescription, whereas MDMA is a prohibited narcotic.
Documentation: Sold as a party powder of unknown composition; because the blend varies batch to batch, buyers cannot know whether prohibited MDMA is present, so legal exposure is unknowable at purchase.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi in Switzerland, full detail →

Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a prescription-only medicine in Swissmedic dispensing category B and is NOT entered in the narcotics/psychotropics register (BetmVV-EDI, Annexes) — like gabapentin, it is dispensed on an ordinary medical prescription, not under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
Consequences if caught: Supply without a prescription is a medicines-law offence; pregabalin is not handled under the BetmG controlled-drug penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a category-B prescription medicine on an ordinary (non-counterfoil) prescription.
Documentation: Because it is not a narcotic, no BetmG travel certificate is needed; carry a personal supply with the prescription.

swissmedic.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin in Switzerland, full detail →

Quetiapine

Legal status: Quetiapine is an authorised prescription medicine (Abgabekategorie B), not a controlled drug: Seroquel and quetiapine generics are Swissmedic-approved under the Heilmittelgesetz and quetiapine is not listed in the Betaubungsmittelverzeichnis of the Narcotics Act.
Consequences if caught: Quetiapine carries no narcotics-law penalty; supply outside the prescription channel breaches therapeutic-products law rather than the Narcotics Act.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; dispensed only on prescription.
Documentation: Seroquel and quetiapine generics are listed with Fachinformation in the Swissmedic AIPS product-information database; carried lawfully with a prescription.

swissmedic.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Quetiapine in Switzerland, full detail →

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Scopolamine (hyoscine) is an authorised medicine, not a controlled drug: it is absent from the Betäubungsmittelverzeichnis of the Narcotics Act. The Scopoderm TTS motion-sickness patch is a Swissmedic-approved prescription medicine, and Buscopan (Butylscopolamin) is sold as a pharmacy medicine.
Consequences if caught: Scopolamine carries no narcotics-law penalty; supply of the prescription patch outside the pharmacy channel breaches therapeutic-products law, not the Narcotics Act.
If prescribed / medical: Scopoderm TTS is prescribed for motion sickness; Buscopan (Butylscopolamin) is a pharmacy antispasmodic; injectable scopolamine is used in premedication and palliative care.
Documentation: Scopoderm TTS is Swissmedic-approved with Fachinformation in the AIPS product-information database; carried lawfully with a prescription.

swissmedic.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

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

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled as a class. Switzerland lists synthetic cannabinoids by structural/generic definition in the controlled-substances annexes of the BetmVV-EDI under the Narcotics Act (BetmG), with the schedule extended over time by chemical group so that new synthetic-cannabinoid analogues are captured; being non-EU, Switzerland is not bound by EU instruments but applies its own generic legislation.
Consequences if caught: Illegal under the Betaubungsmittelgesetz; possession, use and trafficking carry BetmG penalties. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Switzerland.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for BetmG-controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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

THC-P

Legal status: THC-P (tetrahydrocannabiphorol) is controlled — delta-9-THCP and delta-8-THCP are individually listed in the annex (Verzeichnis) of the Narcotics Directory Ordinance (Betäubungsmittelverzeichnisverordnung, BetmVV-EDI, SR 812.121.11) among the prohibited synthetic/semi-synthetic cannabinoids, in force since 9 October 2023 following Swissmedic's review. This diverges from natural cannabis, which is unlawful above 1% THC but tolerated (fixed-fine) below that; the THC-P entries carry no THC threshold. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Manufacture, storage, trade, import and supply are prohibited under the Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG); trafficking offences carry imprisonment and fines (aggravated trafficking up to 20 years), while unauthorised handling is penalised under Arts 19/19a.
If prescribed / medical: Listed as a prohibited substance with no therapeutic authorisation; only exceptional Swissmedic-authorised research handling is possible.
Documentation: No lawful retail sale of THC-P products in Switzerland since October 2023; do not import for personal use.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P in Switzerland, full detail →

Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol was added to the Swiss narcotics lists (Verzeichnis b, Annex 3 BetmVV-EDI) effective 1 March 2023 and is dispensed on a category-B prescription; finished tramadol products are exempt from narcotics control.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment under the Narcotics Act (BetmG).
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Verzeichnis b medicine (dispensing category B).
Documentation: Because finished tramadol products are exempt from narcotics control, no BetmG travel certificate is needed; carry a personal supply with the prescription.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

Tramadol in Switzerland, full detail →

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam is in Verzeichnis b (partially exempted narcotics) under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121); an ordinary prescription applies.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or consumption draws a fine for personal use; trafficking draws imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Verzeichnis b benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Carry the Schengen Article 75 certificate; roughly 30 days' personal supply, more with a medical certificate.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam) in Switzerland, full detail →

Xylazine

Legal status: Xylazine is authorised in Switzerland as a prescription veterinary medicine regulated by Swissmedic under the Heilmittelgesetz (therapeutic-products law); it is a veterinary sedative and is not listed in the Betäubungsmittelverzeichnis of the Narcotics Act.
Consequences if caught: Supply of xylazine outside the veterinary channel breaches therapeutic-products law rather than the Narcotics Act, as it is not a controlled human drug.
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed on a veterinary prescription (Abgabekategorie B) for sedation/analgesia in animals; Swissmedic issues professional communications on xylazine-containing veterinary medicines, and no human authorisation exists.
Documentation: Xylazine-containing veterinary medicines are Swissmedic-authorised products and the subject of a Swissmedic healthcare-professional communication (HPC).

swissmedic.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Xylazine in Switzerland, full detail →

Zolpidem

Legal status: Zolpidem is a controlled substance in Switzerland, listed in Verzeichnis b of the controlled-substances ordinance (Betaeubungsmittelverzeichnisverordnung), transposing the 1971 Convention Schedule IV listing of zolpidem; it is dispensed on an ordinary prescription rather than a special narcotics form.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised supply of this Verzeichnis-b hypnotic is an offence under the Betaeubungsmittelgesetz; possession of a prescribed personal supply is lawful.
If prescribed / medical: Zolpidem is prescribed for short-term insomnia (recommended maximum around four weeks) as a controlled but standard-prescription medicine.
Documentation: A traveller carries prescribed zolpidem with the prescription; personal-use amounts for treatment are permitted.

fedlex.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Zolpidem in Switzerland, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 26 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 Switzerland’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Khat

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated June 25, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Switzerland's FOPH (BAG) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: Switzerland's four-pillar policy (prevention, therapy, harm reduction, repression — enshrined 2011) shapes enforcement: drug USE is punishable by a fine (Art 19a); heroin-assisted treatment (diamorphine on prescription) is legal for dependent patients; and supervised consumption rooms and official drug-checking services operate in several cities. This specific substance was not named in the reachable Swiss sources (BetmG SR 812.121 / FOPH) — note that Art 19b leaves a 'small amount' for non-cannabis drugs numerically undefined (potentially non-punishable in minor cases at prosecutorial discretion); verify before travel. Trafficking, supply or manufacture (Art 19) carries up to 3 years or a fine; aggravated cases (Art 19 para 2 — endangering many people, roughly 4 kg of hashish, or organised activity) carry 2–10 years.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription with a Schengen Article 75 certificate (see documentation).
Documentation: Schengen travel: carry prescribed narcotics with a Schengen Article 75 certificate and keep them in original packaging. Medical cannabis has been prescribable by doctors WITHOUT a special FOPH permit since August 2022.

Federal Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121), Arts 8, 19, 19a & 19b · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) · admin.ch · bag.admin.ch · Updated July 14, 2026

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