Norway

Penalties for drug offenses in Norway — even small amounts of recreational drugs or some prescription medications — include heavy fines and jail.

Heavy fines and jail; possible Schengen ban for up to 10 years or permanently.

Cannabis is illegal in Norway: possessing or using it is a criminal offence, and acquiring or keeping it can carry a heavier penalty still. Norway has not decriminalised drugs — the Director of Public Prosecutions has published a correction stating that for anyone other than a drug-dependent person the legal position is unchanged, so the leniency widely reported in the press does not reach visitors. CBD is caught too: Norway's medicines agency treats every extract of the cannabis plant as a narcotic whether or not it contains THC, so CBD oil bought legally in a neighbouring country becomes a narcotic once you cross the border.

Possession and use of narcotics: fines or imprisonment up to 6 months, or both (Medicines Act section 31, second paragraph). Unlawfully producing, importing, exporting, acquiring, keeping, sending or transferring narcotics: a fine or imprisonment up to 2 years, or up to 1 year if committed negligently (Penal Code section 231). Aggravated narcotics offences: imprisonment up to 10 years, rising to between 3 and 15 years where a very substantial quantity is involved, and up to 21 years in especially aggravating circumstances (Penal Code section 232).

Norway bans importing some medications legal by prescription in the US; carry medication in original packaging with a prescription and check the Norwegian Customs website.

It is generally illegal to carry knives or other sharp objects in Norway.

Deportation, arrest, or imprisonment.

You must declare cash or equivalent of 25,000 Norwegian Kroner or more (not including traveler's checks) when entering or leaving Norway; carrying more without prior approval is an offense.

Customs toll and fine if the limit is exceeded.

Norway's legal BAC limit is 0.02%, alcohol laws are very strict, and police run frequent mandatory roadside breathalyzer checks.

Drunk driving can lead to a stiff jail sentence.

Winter tires are mandatory on all motor vehicles in Norway from November to April; check the Norwegian Public Roads Administration for seasonal requirements.

Drone use in Norway is highly regulated; it is forbidden to fly over areas with air traffic, city and town centers, nature conservation areas, prisons, embassies, and military areas, and violators risk fines, arrest, imprisonment, or deportation.

Fines, arrest, imprisonment, and in some cases deportation.

There are no legal restrictions on consensual same-sex sexual relations or the organization of events focused on sexual orientation in Norway.