Is khat legal in Canada?
Illegal
Khat is a Schedule IV controlled substance in Canada, making it illegal to obtain without medical approval.
Canada is one of 24 countries classified “Illegal” for khat — 83% of the 29 with data. (Also searched as qat.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Khat
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Illegal Cathinone is a Schedule I drug in the US, effectively banning khat, with specific state bans also noted.
- Ireland
- Illegal Khat is a controlled drug under Irish law, prohibiting possession and supply.
- Norway
- Illegal Khat is classified as a narcotic drug in Norway, making use, sale, and possession illegal.
- United Kingdom
- Illegal Khat was made illegal in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2014.
- Sweden
- Illegal Khat has been prohibited in Sweden since 1989.
- Finland
- Illegal Khat is classified as an illegal drug in Finland, with possession, use, and sale prohibited.
Other laws in Canada
- Cannabis
- Legal
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Decriminalized / tolerated
- Salvia Divinorum
- Legal / unregulated
- E-Cigarettes
- 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.