Are Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice) legal in Uzbekistan?

Legal status

Controlled in Uzbekistan compound by compound, not as a whole class. List I of Resolution 330 carries a block headed «Группы синтетических каннабиноидов» with named compounds in its groups, among them JWH-018 at row 197, AM-2201 at row 190, UR-144 at row 237, XLR-11 at row 238, AKB-48 at row 239, AB-CHMINACA at row 262 and 5F-APINACA at row 263 [Certain]. A compound not named in the block is reached only through the isomer, ester or salt clauses of the List I note, or as an analogue under article 3 of Law No. 813-I, which defines analogues as substances «кимёвий тузилиши ва хоссаларига кўра гиёҳвандлик воситалари ва психотроп моддаларга ўхшаш» (similar in chemical structure and properties to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances), and article 5 prohibits their circulation [Certain]. Whether a given product is an analogue is decided case by case [Likely].

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Article 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 30 April 2023 provides «Ўзбекистон Республикасида ўлим жазоси тақиқланади», in the Russian text «В Республике Узбекистан смертная казнь запрещается» (the death penalty is prohibited in the Republic of Uzbekistan), read in both texts on lex.uz on 3 October 2026 [Certain]. Every named synthetic cannabinoid row in List I prints «0,1», a range from 0,1 to 0,5 and «0,5» grams [Certain]. The List I note sets the amounts of an analogue «такие же, как для наркотических средств, аналогом которых они являются» (the same as for the drug of which it is an analogue) [Certain]. The drug offences sit in articles 270 to 276 and 276-1 to 276-8 of the Criminal Code, several of them restated by Law ZRU-1151 of 11 June 2026, published on 12 June 2026, and the Code was read in that version [Certain]. Article 276 punishes making, keeping, acquiring, carrying or sending narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues without intent to sell with a fine of up to fifty times the base calculation amount, up to three hundred and sixty hours of compulsory community work, up to three years of correctional labour, one to three years of restricted liberty or up to three years of deprivation of liberty, and with three to five years where it is done «кўп миқдорда» (in a large amount) or by a repeat offender [Certain]. Article 273 punishes the same conduct with intent to sell, and selling: up to three years under part one, three to five years where the amount is «кўп бўлмаган» (not large), five to seven years where it is «озгинадан кўпроқ» (more than a little), seven to ten years under part four for a repeat offence, a group by prior agreement, a prison, an educational setting, a minor or use of the internet, ten to fifteen years under part five for an especially dangerous recidivist or an organised group, and fifteen to twenty years under part six for a large amount or an organised group acting in two or more states or online [Certain]. Twenty years is the highest term in articles 270 to 276 as read [Certain]. Below the criminal level, Administrative Code article 56, restated by the same law, punishes the same conduct without intent to sell in a small amount («оз миқдорда») with confiscation and a fine of one to two times the base calculation amount or administrative arrest of up to fifteen days, and article 187-1 punishes use in a public place with a fine of twenty to forty times the base calculation amount or arrest of up to fifteen days, except use on prescription for medical purposes [Certain]. Resolution 330 is repealed from 12 January 2027 by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 359 of 2 July 2026, published on 11 July 2026, whose paragraph 7 brings it into force six months after official publication and whose annex 10 lists Resolution 330 among the repealed acts; lex.uz records the entry into force as 12.01.2027 [Certain]. Resolution 359 extends the block, adding named compounds such as MDMB-4en-PINACA at row 316, ADB-BUTINACA at row 317 and 4F-MDMB-BUTINACA at row 311 [Certain].

If prescribed or medical

No medical use route exists for List I synthetic cannabinoids [Certain].

Documentation

No traveller route exists. A product sold abroad as herbal incense or a vape may contain a listed compound, and the List I note brings all mixtures containing a listed drug under control whatever the quantity [Certain].

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Uzbekistan’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.