In the [[United States]], Temazepam is currently a [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances#Schedules of Controlled Substances|Schedule IV]] drug under the international [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]] of 1971.

In [[Austria]], temazepam is listed in UN71 Schedule III under the Psychotropic Substances Decree of 1997. The drug is considered to have a high potential for abuse and addiction, but has accepted medical use for the treatment of severe insomnia.

In [[Australia]], temazepam is a [[Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons|Schedule 4 - Prescription Only]] medicine. It is primarily used for the treatment of insomnia, and is also seen as pre-anaesthetic medication.

In [[Canada]], temazepam is a Schedule IV controlled substance requiring a registered doctor's prescription.

In [[Denmark]], temazepam is listed as a Class D substance under the Executive Order 698 of 1993 on Euphoric Substances which means it has a high potential for abuse, but is used for medical and scientific purposes.

In [[Finland]], temazepam is more tightly controlled than other benzodiazepines. The temazepam product Normison was pulled out of shelves and banned because the liquid inside [[Capsule (pharmacy)|gelatin capsules]] had caused a large increase in [[intravenous]] temazepam use. The other temazepam product, Tenox, was not affected and remains as [[Medical prescription|prescription]] medicine. Temazepam [[intravenous]] use has not decreased to the level before Normison came to the market.

In [[France]], temazepam is prescribed by physicians, it is listed under Medical Psychotropics UN71 Schedule III, being prescribed only when other drugs will not do, prescription nonrenewable (a new doctor visit every time), and being available only in seven-pill, in theory one-week, packaging.

In [[Hong Kong]], temazepam is regulated under Schedule 1 of Hong Kong's Chapter 134 Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. Temazepam can only be used legally by health professionals and for university research purposes. The substance can be given by pharmacists under a prescription. Anyone who supplies the substance without prescription can be fined [[Hong Kong dollar|HKD$]]10,000. The penalty for trafficking or manufacturing the substance is a $5,000,000-fine and life imprisonment. Possession of the substance for consumption without license from the Department of Health is illegal with a $1,000,000-fine and/or seven years of jail time.

In [[Ireland]], temazepam is a Schedule 3 controlled substance with strict restrictions.

In the [[Netherlands]], temazepam is available for prescription as 10- or 20-mg tablets and capsules. Formulations of temazepam containing less than 20 mg are included in List 2 of the [[Opium Law]], while formulations containing 20 mg or more of the drug (along with the gel-capsules) are a List 1 substance of the Opium Law, thus subject to more stringent regulation. Besides being used for insomnia, it is also occasionally used as a preanesthetic medication.

In [[Norway]], temazepam is not available as a prescription drug. It is regulated as a [[Regulation of therapeutic goods#Norway|Class A]] substance under Norway's Narcotics Act.

In [[Portugal]], temazepam is a Schedule IV controlled drug under [[Decree-Law 15/93]].

In [[Singapore]], temazepam is a [[Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)#Class A - Part I|Class A controlled drug]] (Schedule I), making it illegal to possess and requiring a private prescription from a licensed physician to be dispensed.

In [[Slovenia]], it is regulated as a Group II (Schedule 2) controlled substance under the Production and Trade in Illicit Drugs Act.

In [[South Africa]], temazepam is a Schedule 5 drug, requiring a special prescription, and is restricted to 10– to 30-mg doses.

In [[Sweden]], temazepam is classed as a "narcotic" drug listed as both a List II (Schedule II) which denotes it is a drug with limited medicinal use and a high risk of addiction, and is also listed as a List V (Schedule V) substance which denotes the drug is prohibited in Sweden under the Narcotics Drugs Act (1968). Temazepam is banned in Sweden and possession and distribution of even small amounts is punishable by a prison sentence and a fine.

In [[Switzerland]], temazepam is a [[Regulation of therapeutic goods#Switzerland|Class B]] controlled substance, like all other benzodiazepines. This means it is a prescription-only drug.

In [[Thailand]], temazepam is a [[Psychotropic Substances Act (Thailand)|Schedule II controlled drug under the Psychotropic Substances Act]]. Possession and distribution of the drug is illegal.

In the [[United Kingdom]], temazepam is a Class C controlled drug under the [[Misuse of Drugs Act 1971]] (Schedule 3 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001). If prescribed privately (not on the NHS), temazepam is available only by a special controlled drug prescription form (FP10PCD) and pharmacies are obligated to follow special procedures for storage and dispensing. Additionally, all manufacturers in the UK have replaced the gel-capsules with solid tablets. Temazepam requires safe custody and up until June 2015 was exempt from CD prescription requirements.

In the [[United States]], temazepam is a [[Schedule IV controlled substance|Schedule IV drug]] and is only available by prescription. Specially coded prescriptions may be required in certain states.

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