Is khat legal in Israel?
Legal
Khat is legal in Israel when consumed naturally, but distillation is illegal.
Israel is one of 3 countries classified “Legal” for khat — 10% 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
- Greece
- Illegal Khat is classified as an illegal narcotic in Greece under Law 3459/2006.
- United Arab Emirates
- Illegal Khat is illegal in the UAE under federal law number 14 of 1995.
- Yemen
- Legal Khat is legal in Yemen but cultivation and sale are regulated by law.
- Italy
- Illegal Khat is forbidden in Italy, listed in Table I of the psychoactive drugs list.
- Slovenia
- Illegal Khat is classified as an illegal drug in Slovenia.
- Poland
- Illegal Khat is illegal to sell and possess in Poland.
Other laws in Israel
- Cannabis
- Decriminalized
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
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