Euphoriant substances

What substances are euphoriants?

Lægemiddelstyrelsen administers Executive Order No. 2446 dated 12 Dec. 2021 on Euphoriant Substances, and in the annex, 5 lists of drugs are specified, see fact box. 
List A contains substances that are not allowed in this country (khat, heroin, opium, LSD). 
List B, D and E includes substances that may only be used for medical and scientific use (eg. Amphetamines, MDMA, psilocybin) 
List C includes substances which are only covered by the Executive Order if they are not prepared as pharmaceutical preparations (eg. Codeine).

How to apply for authorization to handle euphoriant substances?

Any handling of euphoriant substances requires a business license from Lægemiddelstyrelsen. Application forms (see fact box) are sent individually to lægemiddelstyrelsen. A business license describes the activities the holder may perform. These include: Authorization for dispensing, receipt and possession, storage, import, export, transit, destruction, construction, weighing out operations and repacking, accounting and reporting to Lægemiddelstyrelsen.

The approval is only valid for a limited time, and is followed up by inspections of the owner procedures and the records of drugs are controlled.
If you want to import or export euphoriant substances, you must have both a business license and a special permit (license) for each trade. Lægemiddelstyrelsen issues import and export certificates on the basis of a written application. Certificates are valid for 4 months from the date they are issued and may only be used for one shipment or receipt. Lægemiddelstyrelsen will charge a fee to issue import certificates.

Accounting and reporting to Lægemiddelstyrelsen

Each year in January, all holders of business licenses have to do an accounting covering the previous calendar year's activities. Reporting from DTU is done individually, and the owner is responsible to Lægemiddelstyrelsen. The annual accounting shall explain stocks, consumption, imports, exports, purchases and sales in Denmark and destruction. The accounts are sent to Lægemiddelstyrelsen before February 1st.

The amount of information for substances in lists D and E are less than for drugs on the lists A, B and C. There is no lower weight limit, and any old packages which were acquired before the entry into force of the rules must also be registered.

Institutions must ensure that the drugs are stored securely and inaccessible to unauthorized persons. It may be in a locked steel cabinet, and so that only a very limited number of persons have access to said drugs.