Is salvia legal? Salvia divinorum law in 32 European countries

Only salvinorin A is listed, in Annex I of the New Psychoactive Substances Ordinance since 1 January 2012. Producing, importing or passing it on for gain is a crime; possession and use are not, though the substance can be confiscated. The law covers "synthetically produced" compounds, so whether leaves are covered is unclear.

Salvinorin A has been on the Belgian list since 2004 and the plant since 2006. The Royal Decree of 6 September 2017 bans importing, transporting, possessing, selling and acquiring them without a licence. Since 1 June 2024 the wording covers all parts of the plant.

Salvinorin A is on List I of plants and substances with a high risk, banned from use in human and veterinary medicine, since the classification ordinance took effect on 10 November 2011. The plant itself is not named.

The plant appears on the national list of drugs, psychotropic substances and plants, currently the version of 2023. It was already on the list published on 14 April 2008; the exact date of the first listing could not be confirmed.

We found no primary source. The online consolidation of the Cypriot drug law does not mention salvia, but it also lacks substances that Cyprus is known to control, so its absence proves nothing.

Salvinorin A is on list 4 of psychotropic substances in Government Decree 463/2013, in force since 1 January 2014. The plant is not named. Any listing before 2014 could not be confirmed.

Both the plant and salvinorin A are on list B of the order on euphoriant substances since 23 August 2003. List B substances may only be used for medical and scientific purposes; violations carry a fine or up to two years in prison.

The plant and salvinorin A are on narcotics list I. Using them, or possessing a small quantity, is punishable with a fine or detention. When they were first listed could not be confirmed.

Salvia is not in the narcotics decree 543/2008 or on the list of psychoactive substances banned from the consumer market. Whether any medicines rule applies today could not be confirmed, so the status is marked as not verified.

The plant and salvinorin A are on liste I of the substances vénéneuses since the order of 2 August 2010, published on 1 October. According to Drogues Info Service, producing, distributing, acquiring and possessing it are prohibited.

Salvia divinorum, plants and plant parts, is in Annex I of the Narcotics Act since 1 March 2008. Cultivation, import, acquisition and possession without a permit are offences under section 29, with up to five years in prison or a fine.

We found no primary source. The consolidated drug law available online does not include the substance tables, so the status of salvia could not be confirmed either way.

Salvinorin A is on the P1 list of psychotropic substances in Decree 78/2022 on controlled substances, in force since 1 January 2023, marked as a substance under national control. The plant is not named. The earlier listing date could not be confirmed.

The plant and salvinorin A are on the list of banned substances in Regulation 233/2001 since 6 September 2018. Import, sale, purchase and possession are prohibited.

Salvinorin A and any plant material containing it are controlled drugs since 1 November 2011, now in Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017. Possession is an offence.

The plant and salvinorin A are in Table I of the drug law since a ministerial decree that took effect on 8 March 2005. The listing was re-enacted in the tables of 2014.

The plant and salvinorin A are on schedule I of prohibited, especially dangerous substances since 16 May 2009. The annex sets quantity thresholds for dried and fresh plant material.

The plant and salvinorin A are prohibited controlled substances (list d) in the narcotics ordinance of 2015, which follows the Swiss lists. Possession, purchase and sale are punishable. The status before 2015 could not be confirmed.

The plant and its extract are on list I of narcotic and psychotropic substances, and salvinorin A on list II, since an order published in May 2008.

The plant, with salvinorin A, is on the list of psychotropic substances since 3 August 2012. The drug law punishes use and possession for personal use as well as sale and import.

Salvia is not named in the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 101) or the Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance (Cap. 31). We found no other rule either way, so the status is marked as not verified.

Neither the plant nor salvinorin A is on any list of the Opium Act. Buying, owning and using salvia are not offences, and shops sell it to adults. In 2022 the RIVM advised the government to consider restrictions; no decision has been published.

Salvia is not on the narcotics list in the regulation on narcotics. A public information service describes it as a prescription-only herbal medicine, but we could not confirm that in the current medicines rules.

The plant, as live plants, dried material, seeds and extracts, is in group I-N since 8 May 2009; salvinorin A is in group II-P. Possession is punishable with up to three years in prison.

The plant, salvinorin A and salvinorin B are on the list of new psychoactive substances since 18 April 2013. Producing, importing, selling and possessing them is prohibited, but as an administrative offence with fines.

The plant and salvinorins A to F were added to the national tables of controlled substances on 15 February 2010. We could not consult the official consolidated text, so later changes could not be checked.

Salvinorin A is in group I of narcotic substances since 1 December 2022. The plant is not named. Possessing even a very small quantity is punishable.

Salvia is not on the Slovenian list of prohibited drugs, including the amendment of October 2026. We did not check medicines or food law, so the status is marked as not verified.

The plant is on the list of plants whose sale to the public is prohibited because of their toxicity, since 6 May 2004. The order says nothing about possession or use.

Salvinorin A and all parts of the plant are listed as goods dangerous to health since 1 April 2006. Possession, import and sale without a permit carry a fine or up to a year in prison.

The plant is a prohibited narcotic (list d) since 1 May 2010 and salvinorin A since 1 October 2014. Import, possession and purchase are offences, and use is punished with a fine.

Salvia falls under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, in force since 26 May 2016. Producing, supplying and importing it are offences. Possession is not, except in prison.