Is khat legal in the United Arab Emirates?
Illegal
Khat is illegal in the UAE under federal law number 14 of 1995.
The United Arab Emirates 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
- Yemen
- Legal Khat is legal in Yemen but cultivation and sale are regulated by law.
- Israel
- Legal Khat is legal in Israel when consumed naturally, but distillation is illegal.
- Ethiopia
- Legal Khat is legal and widely cultivated; it is one of Ethiopia's major export crops.
- Kenya
- Restricted Khat is legal but its components are controlled as Class C substances.
- Greece
- Illegal Khat is classified as an illegal narcotic in Greece under Law 3459/2006.
- Poland
- Illegal Khat is illegal to sell and possess in Poland.
Other laws in United Arab Emirates
- Cannabis
- Illegal
- Drinking Age
- 21+
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
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