Countries Where Cocaine Is Legal 2025

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Cocaine Possession Legality

Decriminalized

Decriminalized for private use

Decriminalized with a fine

Illegal

Legal for medical use

Legal for personal use

Cocaine Possession Legality

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MexicoLegal for personal useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • There is no penalty for carrying up to 1/2 a gram, however any amount over that is illegal and drug trafficking could be punishable with a summary execution due to the death penalty is abolished into the country.
ColombiaLegal for personal useIllegalIllegalLegal
  • Legal (up to 1g)
PolandLegal for personal useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Sanctions: Fine, referral to an educational course, voluntary referral to treatment
PeruLegal for personal useIllegalIllegalLegal (Coca Plants)
  • Legal (up to 2g or 5g of cocaine-freebase) If a person possess two or more kinds of drugs at the same time, it is considered criminal offense
EcuadorLegal for personal useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Legal (up to 1g or 2g cocaine paste)
BoliviaLegal for personal useIllegalIllegalLegal
  • Legal up to 50 grams
  • Limited private cultivation of coca is legal in Bolivia, where chewing the leaves and drinking coca tea are considered cultural practices, in particular in the mountainous regions, processed cocaine is forbidden
ParaguayLegal for personal useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Legal (up to 2g)
United StatesLegal for medical useLegal for medical useLegal for medical useLegal for medical use
  • Cocaine is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act. It remains legal for medical use.
  • Decriminalized in Oregon
GermanyLegal for medical useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Possession of cocaine without a medical prescription is illegal.
AustraliaLegal for medical useLegal for medical useLegal for medical useLegal for medical use
  • Cocaine is not a Schedule 8 controlled substance in Australia, that which allows certain medical use of it, but otherwise it is outlawed (controlled).
RomaniaLegal for medical useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • All activities associated with cocaine (with the exception of possession for medicinal purposes are illegal
TajikistanLegal for medical useIllegalIllegalIllegal
IndiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ChinaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IndonesiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
PakistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NigeriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BangladeshIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
EthiopiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
JapanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Penalty for cocaine consumption: maximum of 7 years in jail
EgyptIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
PhilippinesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VietnamIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IranIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Iran has some of the toughest anti-drug laws in the world, with authorities handing out the death sentence to offenders trafficking or possessing as little as 30 grams of hard drugs like heroin or cocaine
TurkeyIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ThailandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TanzaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United KingdomIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
FranceIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
South AfricaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
South KoreaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
AlgeriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Drug use, possession, and trafficking are illegal in Algeria, with severe penalties.
AfghanistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Cocaine is fully illegal in Afghanistan and drug trafficking and drug smuggling are sins and crimes that are punishable by death.
YemenIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CanadaIllegalLegal for medical useLegal for medical useLegal for medical use
  • Decriminalized in British Columbia
  • Possession and use is illegal. Consumption, possession, purchasing and trading of cocaine is outlawed, cocaine remains as a Schedule I controlled substance.
UkraineIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MalaysiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GhanaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Saudi ArabiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VenezuelaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ZambiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GuatemalaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NetherlandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Cocaine is considered an illegal hard-drug. Possession, production and trade are not allowed as stated in the Opium Law of 1928. Although technically illegal, possession of less than half a gram usually goes unpunished.
CambodiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ZimbabweIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TunisiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelgiumIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
JordanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • All uses, possession, sale, cultivation, and production is fully illegal and forbidden even for medical or scientific reasons, drug trafficking and drug sales are punishable by death penalty
United Arab EmiratesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
HondurasIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CubaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SwedenIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Sweden is known and infamous for having a zero tolerance policy regarding drug trafficking and drug abuse.
AzerbaijanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
HungaryIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IsraelIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Every kind of use, possession, sale, transport and cultivation of coca leaves and even the chewing of coca leaves and brewing coca tea is fully illegal in Israel and could be punished with life imprisonment.
AustriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • In Austria, the illegal use of drugs is primarily regulated in the Suchtmittelgesetz (SMG), or the Austrian Act on addictive substances. As a general rule, the illegal use of drugs is a criminal offence and with few strictly regulated exemptions (e.g. medical use) always illegal.
BelarusIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Sierra LeoneIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TurkmenistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Hong KongIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
KyrgyzstanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BulgariaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
El SalvadorIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SingaporeIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LebanonIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
FinlandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NorwayIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SlovakiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IrelandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
New ZealandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GeorgiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
EritreaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Puerto RicoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MoldovaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ArmeniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
JamaicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LithuaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GambiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
AlbaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Cocaine is effectively illegal and banned in Albania.
BotswanaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LatviaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Possession of quantities up to 1 gram are fined up to 280 euro, for second offences within a year period criminal charges are applied. Possession of larger quantities can be punished with up to 15 years imprisonment.
BahrainIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Trinidad and TobagoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CyprusIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Possession of any kind of Drugs is considered a serious offence and severe punishment is imposed for even small quantities of drugs for personal use.
BhutanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LuxembourgIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MontenegroIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MaltaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BruneiIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelizeIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BahamasIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IcelandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VanuatuIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BarbadosIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • There are severe penalties for all drug offences
French PolynesiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CuracaoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SeychellesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Antigua and BarbudaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United States Virgin IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Cayman IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
DominicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BermudaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Faroe IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
RussiaDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
SpainDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
BrazilDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Public consumption and selling of cocaine are considered crimes.
ArgentinaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Cocaine is decriminalized for private and personal use or possession. The consumption and possession of fresh coca leaves for chewing and teas are legal.
ChileDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalDecriminalized for private use
  • No sanctions for private, personal use, fines for public consumption, supplying
Czech RepublicDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Decriminalized (up to 1g). Higher amount is illegal according to Criminal code with up to 2-year sentence. Trafficking is punishable by 2–18 years in prison, depending on the scale and other circumstances
PortugalDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Decriminalized up to 2g. Drug abuse is dealt with by administrative and medical intervention
GreeceDecriminalized for private useLegal only for medical reasons and with license by governmentIllegalIllegal
SwitzerlandDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
Costa RicaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Sanctions: Confiscation of drugs, voluntary referral to treatment (mandatory for minors)
CroatiaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Sanctions: Confiscation of drugs, mandatory treatment
UruguayDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
SloveniaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
EstoniaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Sanctions: Confiscation of drugs, fine, voluntary treatment
ItalyDecriminalizedIllegalIllegalIllegal
  • Decriminalization is the removal of criminal penalties for drug law violations.

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