Drug and precursor laws by country or territory

The legal status of drugs and drug precursors varies substantially from country to country and is still changing in many of them. United Nations classify drugs internationally, it affects all its member states.

Territories

Territory	Drug and precursor laws
United Nations	INCB – Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961^[1] INCB – Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971^[2] INCB – United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988^[3] INCB "Green list" – List of Psychotropic Substances under International Control^[4] INCB "Yellow list" – List of Narcotic Drugs under International Control^[5] Chemical Weapons Convention, 1997 UN Convention on Drug Precursor Chemicals^[6] INCB "Red list" – List of Chemicals frequently used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control^[7]

Countries

Country	Drug and precursor laws
Germany	Anlage I^[8] Anlage II^[9] Anlage III^[10]
Sweden	Narkotikastrafflagen Läkemedelsverkets föreskrifter om förteckningar över narkotika^[11] Lagen om förbud mot vissa hälsofarliga varor List of substances^[12] Kontroll av narkotikaprekursorer^{[permanent dead link‍]} (up to date list of laws)
New Zealand	Search engine
Philippines	Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
United Kingdom	Medicines Act 1968 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971^[13] Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 Drugs Act 2005 Psychoactive Substances Act 2016^[14]\|-
United States	Controlled Substances Act Federal Analogue Act

References

^ "1961 Convention". www.incb.org.
^ "Convention on Psychotropic Substances". www.unodc.org.
^ "Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances". www.unodc.org.
^ "green-lists". www.incb.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "Yellow list". www.incb.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "UN Convention on Drug Precursor Chemicals". www.chemsafetypro.com.
^ "green-lists". www.incb.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "(nicht verkehrsfähige Betäubungsmittel)".
^ "(verkehrsfähige, aber nicht verschreibungsfähige Betäubungsmittel)".
^ "(verkehrsfähige und verschreibungsfähige Betäubungsmittel)".
^ "Läkemedelsverkets föreskrifter - LVFS/HSLF-FS - Läkemedelsverket / Medical Products Agency". lakemedelsverket.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "Förordning (1999:58) om förbud mot vissa hälsofarliga varor". www.notisum.se. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Ketamine etc.) (Amendment) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk.
^ "Psychoactive Substances Act 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk.

[1] "1961 Convention". www.incb.org.

[2] "Convention on Psychotropic Substances". www.unodc.org.

[3] "Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances". www.unodc.org.

[4] "green-lists". www.incb.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[5] "Yellow list". www.incb.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[6] "UN Convention on Drug Precursor Chemicals". www.chemsafetypro.com.

[7] "green-lists". www.incb.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[8] "(nicht verkehrsfähige Betäubungsmittel)".

[9] "(verkehrsfähige, aber nicht verschreibungsfähige Betäubungsmittel)".

[10] "(verkehrsfähige und verschreibungsfähige Betäubungsmittel)".

[11] "Läkemedelsverkets föreskrifter - LVFS/HSLF-FS - Läkemedelsverket / Medical Products Agency". lakemedelsverket.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[12] "Förordning (1999:58) om förbud mot vissa hälsofarliga varor". www.notisum.se. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[13] "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Ketamine etc.) (Amendment) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk.

[14] "Psychoactive Substances Act 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk.

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