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Drugs — China

What travelers need to know about drugs in China. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.

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Drugs in China: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.

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China punishes drug possession, use, and trafficking severely — up to the death penalty — including marijuana and any vape or edible containing illegal-drug oils even if legal elsewhere, and random drug tests can charge you for use before you even arrived.

Severe sentences up to the death penalty

§ U.S. Department of State — China

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