Is 25I-NBOMe legal in Australia?
- Legal status
- 25I-NBOMe is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), and Australia, a party to the 1971 Convention, is bound by the March 2015 Schedule I listing; the NBOMe phenethylamines are individually captured.
- Consequences if caught
- Importation is a Commonwealth offence, and possession, supply and trafficking are offences under state and territory drug laws, with substantial imprisonment for trafficking quantities.
- If prescribed or medical
- Schedule 9 substances may be used only for research under permit; not available on prescription.
- Documentation
- Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (Poisons Standard), Schedule 9; 1971 Convention Schedule I.
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