Sports | March 1, 2018 10:00 am

World Cup Fans Will Be Allowed to Take Drugs Into Stadiums in Russia

Marijuana, cocaine and heroin will all be legal — with a prescription.

A scoreboard at VGAFK, a stadium of Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture, which is to host training sessions ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. (Dmitry RogulinTASS via Getty Images)

By Evan Bleier @itishowitis

World Cup fans who want to bring drugs like marijuana, cocaine and heroin with them to watch matches in Russia this summer are in luck – as long as they have a doctor’s note saying it’s legal.

Under the guidelines set out by the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), travelers are allowed to bring banned substances like narcotics and psychotropics into the EEU’s member states as long as they declare drugs them at customs and have a doctor’s note written in Russian. Although FIFA’s stadium regulations prohibit drug use, they do stipulate that fans can carry drugs as long as they have a prescription (in English or Russian) and the substances are still in their original packaging.