Is khat legal in Germany?
Illegal
Khat is illegal in Germany, with possession and sale prohibited as a non-trafficable substance.
Germany is one of 26 countries classified “Illegal” for khat — 87% of the 30 with data. (Also searched as qat.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Khat
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Netherlands
- Illegal Khat is banned in the Netherlands, with use and sale prohibited after 2012.
- Belgium
- Illegal Khat has been illegal in Belgium since 2006.
- Switzerland
- Illegal Khat is illegal and classified as a narcotic drug in Switzerland.
- Denmark
- Illegal Khat is illegal in Denmark, with possession and use prohibited since 1993.
- Poland
- Illegal Khat is illegal to sell and possess in Poland.
- Slovenia
- Illegal Khat is classified as an illegal drug in Slovenia.
Other laws in Germany
- Cannabis
- Legal
- Drinking Age
- 16–17
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Illegal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
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