Cannabis — Oman

Cannabis is illegal in Oman in every form, and there is no small-amount exception — holding or using even a tiny quantity for personal use is a crime carrying one to three years in prison plus a fine, and Omani law draws no line between "soft" and "hard" drugs. The UK government warns that people have faced severe penalties over residual amounts. Do not assume CBD is a loophole: Omani law exempts only cannabis seeds treated so they cannot sprout, so CBD oils, gummies and hemp extracts are not carved out — and vapes of any kind are separately illegal to bring in or use.

Under the Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Royal Decree 17/99, consolidated text published by Oman's Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs): possession, acquisition or cultivation of cannabis for personal use, and use itself, are punishable by one to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 500 to 3,000 Omani rials (Article 47); where the purpose is neither trafficking nor personal use, three to seven years and a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 rials. The court may instead order committal to a treatment facility for a person proven to be addicted, a discretion exercised after conviction. Possession, purchase, sale or transport with intent to traffic carries not less than ten years and a fine of 3,000 to 15,000 rials, rising to life imprisonment in aggravated cases. Import, export, production or manufacture for trafficking carries the death penalty or life imprisonment plus a fine of 25,000 to 50,000 rials. Refusing to give a sample for drug testing carries six months to three years and a fine of 100 to 1,000 rials. The law also lists deportation of a foreign national, with a bar on return, among court-ordered measures. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office states that penalties are severe even for residual amounts and that in some cases offenders could receive the death penalty.