Is salvia legal in South Korea?
Illegal
Possession of salvia divinorum is a criminal offence.
South Korea is one of 25 countries classified “Illegal” for salvia divinorum — 60% of the 42 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Japan
- Illegal Possession of salvia divinorum is a criminal offence.
- Philippines
- Illegal Possession of salvia divinorum is a criminal offence.
- Vietnam
- Illegal Possession of salvia divinorum is a criminal offence.
- Myanmar
- Legal / unregulated Salvia divinorum is legal or unregulated.
- Thailand
- Legal / unregulated Salvia divinorum is legal or unregulated.
- Malaysia
- Legal / unregulated Salvia divinorum is legal or unregulated.
Other laws in South Korea
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Smoking Age
- 19+
- E-Cigarettes
- Legal / lightly regulated
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.