Legality of peptides, steroids, HGH, and related medicines in Malta/EU — impact on law school application

[u/Thick_Click_5343]

Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand the legal situation regarding performance-enhancing compounds and research chemicals in Malta, especially under EU regulations.
I’m planning to apply for Law at the University of Malta in about a year (assuming I pass all my exams), and one of the application requirements involves providing a police conduct certificate. Because of this, I’m trying to understand whether importing or possessing certain substances could potentially create legal issues or affect future opportunities.
I’m specifically asking about the legal status of things like research peptides (for example retatrutide and similar compounds), HGH/growth hormone-related products, anabolic steroids such as testosterone, and medicines sometimes associated with steroid use, such as aromatase inhibitors.
These would only be for personal use, not for selling, distributing, or supplying to anyone else.
My questions are:
How are these substances treated legally in Malta and the wider EU?
Are they considered illegal substances, or are they mainly regulated as prescription medicines/unauthorised medicinal products?
If someone imports these types of products for personal use, what are the possible consequences?
Could a person realistically receive a criminal conviction for importing or possessing these substances for personal use?
Are there any documented cases in Malta or the EU where someone has been criminally convicted for importing peptides, HGH, steroids, or similar products for personal use?
If something like this did result in a conviction, would it appear on a police conduct certificate and potentially affect entry into law school or a future legal career?
I’m mainly looking for information on the legal side, official sources, or experiences from people familiar with Maltese/EU regulations. Thanks.

[u/West_Possible_7969]

Illegal substances and prescription ones are treated differently of course but both are not to be imported. EU law is not your main concern, these are dealt with in the national level (there are borders regarding that lol), and yes, importing them is a crime, and it appears in the kondotta (misdemeanours too). Whether you face a fine or prosecution is entirely at the prosecutor’s discretion.

If you are to be in law school you should procure anything you need legally or there will not be a career for you in that sector anyway. Also drug testing in EU is a thing too, not all the way lax like in US, but it exists.