Is 25I-NBOMe legal in Canada?
- Legal status
- 25I-NBOMe is a Schedule III controlled substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), added by Order SOR/2016-73 (Canada Gazette Part II, 4 May 2016; in force on the 180th day, 31 October 2016) following the March 2015 listing of 25I-NBOMe in Schedule I of the 1971 Convention.
- Consequences if caught
- Possession, trafficking, import/export and production are offences; trafficking a Schedule III substance is punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment.
- If prescribed or medical
- Not an approved therapeutic product and not available on prescription; access is limited to an authorised research or dealer's licence.
- Documentation
- CDSA Schedule III; Order Amending Schedule III (2C-phenethylamines), SOR/2016-73.
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