Government resolution No. 111 added hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) to Table I of psychotropic substances whose use in medicine is prohibited. The change took effect on 9 March 2026, ten days after publication. Once listed, unauthorised possession or sale is treated as a drug offence. The same resolution added several synthetic opioids and other substances to the controlled lists.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Kazakhstan here.
References
- Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан от 3 июля 2019 года № 470 об утверждении Списка наркотических средств, психотропных веществ и прекурсоров (в редакции постановления от 24 февраля 2026 года № 111)Table I, section B, item 64; resolution 111 of 24 February 2026; in force 9 March 2026.
Checked. The date and the event were compared with a source that was read.