Substance categories
11 substance categories, mapped worldwide
Understand how cannabis, prescription medications, and controlled substances are treated across destinations. Select a category to see where it's legal, restricted, or prohibited.
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Cannabis / Marijuana
Cannabis flower and marijuana for recreational or medical use. Legal status varies enormously by destination — from fully legal to severe criminal penalties. Even where legal locally, crossing borders with cannabis is almost always prohibited.
Status by destination
🗼TokyoSevere penalties🏙️DubaiSevere penalties🇯🇵JapanSevere penalties🇰🇷South KoreaSevere penalties🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesSevere penalties🇸🇬SingaporeSevere penalties🇭🇰Hong KongSevere penalties🇪🇬EgyptSevere penalties🌁LondonIllegal🇬🇧United KingdomIllegal🇫🇷FranceIllegal🇮🇹ItalyIllegal🇩🇴Dominican RepublicIllegal🇧🇸BahamasIllegal🇺🇸IdahoIllegal🇺🇸IndianaIllegal🇺🇸KansasIllegal🇺🇸North CarolinaIllegal🇺🇸South CarolinaIllegal🤠TexasIllegal🇺🇸WisconsinIllegal🇺🇸WyomingIllegal🇮🇪IrelandIllegal🇸🇪SwedenIllegal🇮🇳IndiaIllegal🇹🇷TurkeyIllegal🇬🇷GreeceIllegal🇺🇸United StatesRestricted🇲🇽MexicoRestricted🇪🇸SpainRestricted🇹🇭ThailandRestricted🇳🇱NetherlandsRestricted🇵🇹PortugalRestricted🇨🇭SwitzerlandRestricted🇯🇲JamaicaMedical only🇺🇸AlabamaMedical only🇺🇸ArkansasMedical only🏖️FloridaMedical only🇺🇸GeorgiaMedical only🇺🇸HawaiiMedical only🇺🇸IowaMedical only🇺🇸KentuckyMedical only🇺🇸LouisianaMedical only🇺🇸MississippiMedical only🇺🇸NebraskaMedical only🇺🇸New HampshireMedical only🇺🇸North DakotaMedical only🇺🇸OklahomaMedical only🇺🇸PennsylvaniaMedical only🇺🇸South DakotaMedical only🇺🇸TennesseeMedical only🇺🇸UtahMedical only🇺🇸West VirginiaMedical only🇦🇺AustraliaMedical only🇳🇿New ZealandMedical only🗽New York CityLegal🇨🇦CanadaLegal🇩🇪GermanyLegal🇺🇸AlaskaLegal🇺🇸ArizonaLegal🏝️CaliforniaLegal🇺🇸ColoradoLegal🇺🇸ConnecticutLegal🇺🇸DelawareLegal🇺🇸IllinoisLegal🇺🇸MaineLegal🇺🇸MarylandLegal🇺🇸MassachusettsLegal🇺🇸MichiganLegal🇺🇸MinnesotaLegal🇺🇸MissouriLegal🇺🇸MontanaLegal🇺🇸NevadaLegal🇺🇸New JerseyLegal🇺🇸New MexicoLegal🇺🇸New YorkLegal🇺🇸OhioLegal🇺🇸OregonLegal🇺🇸Rhode IslandLegal🇺🇸VermontLegal🇺🇸VirginiaLegal🇺🇸WashingtonLegal
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THC Vapes / Concentrates
THC vape cartridges, oils, waxes, edibles and other concentrated cannabis products. Often treated more harshly than cannabis flower, and frequently classed as a controlled substance even in places with relaxed cannabis laws.
Status by destination
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesSevere penalties🇯🇵JapanSevere penalties🗼TokyoSevere penalties🏙️DubaiSevere penalties🇪🇬EgyptSevere penalties🇬🇧United KingdomIllegal🌁LondonIllegal🤠TexasIllegal🇹🇷TurkeyIllegal🇬🇷GreeceIllegal🇺🇸United StatesRestricted🏖️FloridaMedical only🇨🇦CanadaLegal🗽New York CityLegal🏝️CaliforniaLegal
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CBD Products
Cannabidiol oils, tinctures, gummies and topicals. Legality usually depends on THC content thresholds and whether the product is hemp-derived. Some countries permit CBD freely; others ban any cannabis-derived product.
Status by destination
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesSevere penalties🏙️DubaiIllegal🇰🇷South KoreaIllegal🇸🇬SingaporeIllegal🇭🇰Hong KongIllegal🇪🇬EgyptIllegal🇨🇦CanadaRestricted🇲🇽MexicoRestricted🇪🇸SpainRestricted🇮🇹ItalyRestricted🇯🇵JapanRestricted🇺🇸IdahoRestricted🇺🇸KansasRestricted🇹🇭ThailandRestricted🇮🇪IrelandRestricted🇸🇪SwedenRestricted🇮🇳IndiaRestricted🇹🇷TurkeyRestricted🇦🇺AustraliaPrescription required🇳🇿New ZealandPrescription required🇵🇹PortugalPrescription required🇺🇸United StatesLegal🌁LondonLegal🗼TokyoLegal🗽New York CityLegal🇬🇧United KingdomLegal🇫🇷FranceLegal🇩🇪GermanyLegal🇯🇲JamaicaLegal🇺🇸AlabamaLegal🇺🇸AlaskaLegal🇺🇸ArizonaLegal🇺🇸ArkansasLegal🏝️CaliforniaLegal🇺🇸ColoradoLegal🇺🇸ConnecticutLegal🇺🇸DelawareLegal🏖️FloridaLegal🇺🇸GeorgiaLegal🇺🇸HawaiiLegal🇺🇸IllinoisLegal🇺🇸IndianaLegal🇺🇸IowaLegal🇺🇸KentuckyLegal🇺🇸LouisianaLegal🇺🇸MaineLegal🇺🇸MarylandLegal🇺🇸MassachusettsLegal🇺🇸MichiganLegal🇺🇸MinnesotaLegal🇺🇸MississippiLegal🇺🇸MissouriLegal🇺🇸MontanaLegal🇺🇸NebraskaLegal🇺🇸NevadaLegal🇺🇸New HampshireLegal🇺🇸New JerseyLegal🇺🇸New MexicoLegal🇺🇸New YorkLegal🇺🇸North CarolinaLegal🇺🇸North DakotaLegal🇺🇸OhioLegal🇺🇸OklahomaLegal🇺🇸OregonLegal🇺🇸PennsylvaniaLegal🇺🇸Rhode IslandLegal🇺🇸South CarolinaLegal🇺🇸South DakotaLegal🇺🇸TennesseeLegal🤠TexasLegal🇺🇸UtahLegal🇺🇸VermontLegal🇺🇸VirginiaLegal🇺🇸WashingtonLegal🇺🇸West VirginiaLegal🇺🇸WisconsinLegal🇺🇸WyomingLegal🇳🇱NetherlandsLegal🇨🇭SwitzerlandLegal🇬🇷GreeceLegal🇩🇴Dominican RepublicVerify🇧🇸BahamasVerify
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Psilocybin / Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybin mushrooms and related psychedelics. Illegal in most jurisdictions and often carrying severe penalties, with a small but growing number of decriminalized or therapeutic-use exceptions.
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Kratom
Mitragyna speciosa (kratom) leaf, powder and extracts. Legal status is inconsistent and changing — banned in several countries and some U.S. states, unregulated in others.
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Stimulants (ADHD Medications)
Prescription stimulants such as Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse and dexamphetamine used to treat ADHD. Legal at home but tightly controlled or outright banned in some countries — a common cause of traveler arrests.
Status by destination
🇯🇵JapanSevere penalties🇰🇷South KoreaSevere penalties🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesSevere penalties🇫🇷FranceRestricted🇮🇹ItalyRestricted🇦🇺AustraliaRestricted🇹🇷TurkeyRestricted🇬🇷GreeceRestricted🇺🇸United StatesPrescription required🗽New York CityPrescription required🇨🇦CanadaPrescription required🇲🇽MexicoPrescription required🇬🇧United KingdomPrescription required🇩🇪GermanyPrescription required🇪🇸SpainPrescription required🇩🇴Dominican RepublicPrescription required🇯🇲JamaicaPrescription required🇧🇸BahamasPrescription required🇺🇸AlabamaPrescription required🇺🇸AlaskaPrescription required🇺🇸ArizonaPrescription required🇺🇸ArkansasPrescription required🏝️CaliforniaPrescription required🇺🇸ColoradoPrescription required🇺🇸ConnecticutPrescription required🇺🇸DelawarePrescription required🏖️FloridaPrescription required🇺🇸GeorgiaPrescription required🇺🇸HawaiiPrescription required🇺🇸IdahoPrescription required🇺🇸IllinoisPrescription required🇺🇸IndianaPrescription required🇺🇸IowaPrescription required🇺🇸KansasPrescription required🇺🇸KentuckyPrescription required🇺🇸LouisianaPrescription required🇺🇸MainePrescription required🇺🇸MarylandPrescription required🇺🇸MassachusettsPrescription required🇺🇸MichiganPrescription required🇺🇸MinnesotaPrescription required🇺🇸MississippiPrescription required🇺🇸MissouriPrescription required🇺🇸MontanaPrescription required🇺🇸NebraskaPrescription required🇺🇸NevadaPrescription required🇺🇸New HampshirePrescription required🇺🇸New JerseyPrescription required🇺🇸New MexicoPrescription required🇺🇸New YorkPrescription required🇺🇸North CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸North DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸OhioPrescription required🇺🇸OklahomaPrescription required🇺🇸OregonPrescription required🇺🇸PennsylvaniaPrescription required🇺🇸Rhode IslandPrescription required🇺🇸South CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸South DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸TennesseePrescription required🤠TexasPrescription required🇺🇸UtahPrescription required🇺🇸VermontPrescription required🇺🇸VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WashingtonPrescription required🇺🇸West VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WisconsinPrescription required🇺🇸WyomingPrescription required🇸🇬SingaporePrescription required🇹🇭ThailandPrescription required🇳🇿New ZealandPrescription required🇳🇱NetherlandsPrescription required🇵🇹PortugalPrescription required🇨🇭SwitzerlandPrescription required🇮🇪IrelandPrescription required🇸🇪SwedenPrescription required🇭🇰Hong KongPrescription required🇮🇳IndiaPrescription required
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Opioids / Pain Medications
Opioid painkillers including codeine, tramadol, oxycodone and morphine. Strictly controlled worldwide; many require import permits, original prescriptions and quantity limits even for legitimate medical use.
Status by destination
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesSevere penalties🇦🇺AustraliaRestricted🇳🇿New ZealandRestricted🇮🇳IndiaRestricted🇺🇸United StatesPrescription required🗽New York CityPrescription required🇨🇦CanadaPrescription required🇲🇽MexicoPrescription required🇬🇧United KingdomPrescription required🇫🇷FrancePrescription required🇩🇪GermanyPrescription required🇪🇸SpainPrescription required🇮🇹ItalyPrescription required🇯🇵JapanPrescription required🇰🇷South KoreaPrescription required🇩🇴Dominican RepublicPrescription required🇯🇲JamaicaPrescription required🇧🇸BahamasPrescription required🇺🇸AlabamaPrescription required🇺🇸AlaskaPrescription required🇺🇸ArizonaPrescription required🇺🇸ArkansasPrescription required🏝️CaliforniaPrescription required🇺🇸ColoradoPrescription required🇺🇸ConnecticutPrescription required🇺🇸DelawarePrescription required🏖️FloridaPrescription required🇺🇸GeorgiaPrescription required🇺🇸HawaiiPrescription required🇺🇸IdahoPrescription required🇺🇸IllinoisPrescription required🇺🇸IndianaPrescription required🇺🇸IowaPrescription required🇺🇸KansasPrescription required🇺🇸KentuckyPrescription required🇺🇸LouisianaPrescription required🇺🇸MainePrescription required🇺🇸MarylandPrescription required🇺🇸MassachusettsPrescription required🇺🇸MichiganPrescription required🇺🇸MinnesotaPrescription required🇺🇸MississippiPrescription required🇺🇸MissouriPrescription required🇺🇸MontanaPrescription required🇺🇸NebraskaPrescription required🇺🇸NevadaPrescription required🇺🇸New HampshirePrescription required🇺🇸New JerseyPrescription required🇺🇸New MexicoPrescription required🇺🇸New YorkPrescription required🇺🇸North CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸North DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸OhioPrescription required🇺🇸OklahomaPrescription required🇺🇸OregonPrescription required🇺🇸PennsylvaniaPrescription required🇺🇸Rhode IslandPrescription required🇺🇸South CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸South DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸TennesseePrescription required🤠TexasPrescription required🇺🇸UtahPrescription required🇺🇸VermontPrescription required🇺🇸VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WashingtonPrescription required🇺🇸West VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WisconsinPrescription required🇺🇸WyomingPrescription required🇸🇬SingaporePrescription required🇹🇭ThailandPrescription required🇳🇱NetherlandsPrescription required🇵🇹PortugalPrescription required🇨🇭SwitzerlandPrescription required🇮🇪IrelandPrescription required🇸🇪SwedenPrescription required🇭🇰Hong KongPrescription required🇹🇷TurkeyPrescription required🇬🇷GreecePrescription required
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Benzodiazepines / Anxiolytics
Anti-anxiety and sleep medications such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin. Controlled substances in most countries; travelers typically need a prescription and may face quantity restrictions.
Status by destination
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesRestricted🇮🇳IndiaRestricted🇺🇸United StatesPrescription required🗽New York CityPrescription required🇨🇦CanadaPrescription required🇲🇽MexicoPrescription required🇬🇧United KingdomPrescription required🇫🇷FrancePrescription required🇩🇪GermanyPrescription required🇪🇸SpainPrescription required🇮🇹ItalyPrescription required🇯🇵JapanPrescription required🇰🇷South KoreaPrescription required🇩🇴Dominican RepublicPrescription required🇯🇲JamaicaPrescription required🇧🇸BahamasPrescription required🇺🇸AlabamaPrescription required🇺🇸AlaskaPrescription required🇺🇸ArizonaPrescription required🇺🇸ArkansasPrescription required🏝️CaliforniaPrescription required🇺🇸ColoradoPrescription required🇺🇸ConnecticutPrescription required🇺🇸DelawarePrescription required🏖️FloridaPrescription required🇺🇸GeorgiaPrescription required🇺🇸HawaiiPrescription required🇺🇸IdahoPrescription required🇺🇸IllinoisPrescription required🇺🇸IndianaPrescription required🇺🇸IowaPrescription required🇺🇸KansasPrescription required🇺🇸KentuckyPrescription required🇺🇸LouisianaPrescription required🇺🇸MainePrescription required🇺🇸MarylandPrescription required🇺🇸MassachusettsPrescription required🇺🇸MichiganPrescription required🇺🇸MinnesotaPrescription required🇺🇸MississippiPrescription required🇺🇸MissouriPrescription required🇺🇸MontanaPrescription required🇺🇸NebraskaPrescription required🇺🇸NevadaPrescription required🇺🇸New HampshirePrescription required🇺🇸New JerseyPrescription required🇺🇸New MexicoPrescription required🇺🇸New YorkPrescription required🇺🇸North CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸North DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸OhioPrescription required🇺🇸OklahomaPrescription required🇺🇸OregonPrescription required🇺🇸PennsylvaniaPrescription required🇺🇸Rhode IslandPrescription required🇺🇸South CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸South DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸TennesseePrescription required🤠TexasPrescription required🇺🇸UtahPrescription required🇺🇸VermontPrescription required🇺🇸VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WashingtonPrescription required🇺🇸West VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WisconsinPrescription required🇺🇸WyomingPrescription required🇸🇬SingaporePrescription required🇹🇭ThailandPrescription required🇦🇺AustraliaPrescription required🇳🇿New ZealandPrescription required🇳🇱NetherlandsPrescription required🇵🇹PortugalPrescription required🇨🇭SwitzerlandPrescription required🇮🇪IrelandPrescription required🇸🇪SwedenPrescription required🇭🇰Hong KongPrescription required🇹🇷TurkeyPrescription required🇬🇷GreecePrescription required
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General Prescription Medications
Everyday prescription medicines — antibiotics, blood pressure drugs, hormones, antidepressants and more. Usually permitted with a prescription, but some common medicines are restricted or banned in specific countries.
Status by destination
🇺🇸United StatesPrescription required🇬🇧United KingdomPrescription required🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesPrescription required🇯🇵JapanPrescription required🇨🇦CanadaPrescription required🇸🇬SingaporePrescription required🇹🇭ThailandPrescription required🇦🇺AustraliaPrescription required🇳🇿New ZealandPrescription required🇳🇱NetherlandsPrescription required🇵🇹PortugalPrescription required🇨🇭SwitzerlandPrescription required🇮🇪IrelandPrescription required🇸🇪SwedenPrescription required🇭🇰Hong KongPrescription required🇮🇳IndiaPrescription required🇹🇷TurkeyPrescription required🇬🇷GreecePrescription required
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Testosterone / Hormone Therapy
Testosterone replacement therapy and anabolic-androgenic steroids. A DEA Schedule III controlled substance in the U.S. and tightly controlled in most countries — travelers typically need a valid prescription, and some destinations require an import permit.
Status by destination
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesRestricted🗽New York CityPrescription required🇨🇦CanadaPrescription required🇲🇽MexicoPrescription required🇬🇧United KingdomPrescription required🇫🇷FrancePrescription required🇩🇪GermanyPrescription required🇪🇸SpainPrescription required🇮🇹ItalyPrescription required🇯🇵JapanPrescription required🇰🇷South KoreaPrescription required🇩🇴Dominican RepublicPrescription required🇯🇲JamaicaPrescription required🇧🇸BahamasPrescription required🇺🇸AlabamaPrescription required🇺🇸AlaskaPrescription required🇺🇸ArizonaPrescription required🇺🇸ArkansasPrescription required🏝️CaliforniaPrescription required🇺🇸ColoradoPrescription required🇺🇸ConnecticutPrescription required🇺🇸DelawarePrescription required🏖️FloridaPrescription required🇺🇸GeorgiaPrescription required🇺🇸HawaiiPrescription required🇺🇸IdahoPrescription required🇺🇸IllinoisPrescription required🇺🇸IndianaPrescription required🇺🇸IowaPrescription required🇺🇸KansasPrescription required🇺🇸KentuckyPrescription required🇺🇸LouisianaPrescription required🇺🇸MainePrescription required🇺🇸MarylandPrescription required🇺🇸MassachusettsPrescription required🇺🇸MichiganPrescription required🇺🇸MinnesotaPrescription required🇺🇸MississippiPrescription required🇺🇸MissouriPrescription required🇺🇸MontanaPrescription required🇺🇸NebraskaPrescription required🇺🇸NevadaPrescription required🇺🇸New HampshirePrescription required🇺🇸New JerseyPrescription required🇺🇸New MexicoPrescription required🇺🇸New YorkPrescription required🇺🇸North CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸North DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸OhioPrescription required🇺🇸OklahomaPrescription required🇺🇸OregonPrescription required🇺🇸PennsylvaniaPrescription required🇺🇸Rhode IslandPrescription required🇺🇸South CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸South DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸TennesseePrescription required🤠TexasPrescription required🇺🇸UtahPrescription required🇺🇸VermontPrescription required🇺🇸VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WashingtonPrescription required🇺🇸West VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WisconsinPrescription required🇺🇸WyomingPrescription required🇸🇬SingaporePrescription required🇹🇭ThailandPrescription required🇦🇺AustraliaPrescription required🇳🇿New ZealandPrescription required🇳🇱NetherlandsPrescription required🇵🇹PortugalPrescription required🇨🇭SwitzerlandPrescription required🇮🇪IrelandPrescription required🇸🇪SwedenPrescription required🇭🇰Hong KongPrescription required🇮🇳IndiaPrescription required🇹🇷TurkeyPrescription required🇬🇷GreecePrescription required
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Psychiatric Medications
Antidepressants (SSRIs/SNRIs), antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. Most are not internationally controlled and are permitted with a prescription, but a few countries restrict specific psychotropic medicines or require advance approval.
Status by destination
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesRestricted🗽New York CityPrescription required🇨🇦CanadaPrescription required🇲🇽MexicoPrescription required🇬🇧United KingdomPrescription required🇫🇷FrancePrescription required🇩🇪GermanyPrescription required🇪🇸SpainPrescription required🇮🇹ItalyPrescription required🇯🇵JapanPrescription required🇰🇷South KoreaPrescription required🇩🇴Dominican RepublicPrescription required🇯🇲JamaicaPrescription required🇧🇸BahamasPrescription required🇺🇸AlabamaPrescription required🇺🇸AlaskaPrescription required🇺🇸ArizonaPrescription required🇺🇸ArkansasPrescription required🏝️CaliforniaPrescription required🇺🇸ColoradoPrescription required🇺🇸ConnecticutPrescription required🇺🇸DelawarePrescription required🏖️FloridaPrescription required🇺🇸GeorgiaPrescription required🇺🇸HawaiiPrescription required🇺🇸IdahoPrescription required🇺🇸IllinoisPrescription required🇺🇸IndianaPrescription required🇺🇸IowaPrescription required🇺🇸KansasPrescription required🇺🇸KentuckyPrescription required🇺🇸LouisianaPrescription required🇺🇸MainePrescription required🇺🇸MarylandPrescription required🇺🇸MassachusettsPrescription required🇺🇸MichiganPrescription required🇺🇸MinnesotaPrescription required🇺🇸MississippiPrescription required🇺🇸MissouriPrescription required🇺🇸MontanaPrescription required🇺🇸NebraskaPrescription required🇺🇸NevadaPrescription required🇺🇸New HampshirePrescription required🇺🇸New JerseyPrescription required🇺🇸New MexicoPrescription required🇺🇸New YorkPrescription required🇺🇸North CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸North DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸OhioPrescription required🇺🇸OklahomaPrescription required🇺🇸OregonPrescription required🇺🇸PennsylvaniaPrescription required🇺🇸Rhode IslandPrescription required🇺🇸South CarolinaPrescription required🇺🇸South DakotaPrescription required🇺🇸TennesseePrescription required🤠TexasPrescription required🇺🇸UtahPrescription required🇺🇸VermontPrescription required🇺🇸VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WashingtonPrescription required🇺🇸West VirginiaPrescription required🇺🇸WisconsinPrescription required🇺🇸WyomingPrescription required🇸🇬SingaporePrescription required🇹🇭ThailandPrescription required🇦🇺AustraliaPrescription required🇳🇿New ZealandPrescription required🇳🇱NetherlandsPrescription required🇵🇹PortugalPrescription required🇨🇭SwitzerlandPrescription required🇮🇪IrelandPrescription required🇸🇪SwedenPrescription required🇭🇰Hong KongPrescription required🇮🇳IndiaPrescription required🇹🇷TurkeyPrescription required🇬🇷GreecePrescription required
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