Legality · 3-MMC3-MMC in South Africa: not individually verified
Also known as: metaphedrone
Not individually verified
We have not confirmed that 3-MMC specifically is scheduled in South Africa, so this page gives no legal status. Publishing a guess here would be worse than publishing nothing. What we do know is the governing national drug law, below.
- What is on record
- Not confirmed. This substance is not printed in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, and whether the open homologue limb reaches it is not settled here.
Confirm directly with South Africa’s national drug authority or your own embassy before you rely on anything.
What South Africa HAS confirmed for related substances
These are related compounds, not 3-MMC. Their status may or may not reflect 3-MMC’s. Confirm 3-MMC directly with South Africa's national drug authority or your embassy.
Controlled as an undesirable dependence-producing substance under Schedule 2 Part III of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992.
Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, Schedule 2 Part III, printed name, with the related Part I entry noted · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, ss 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 17 and 19, with Schedules 1 and 2 · justice.gov.za · read from the cached text at research/instruments/south-africa/za-drugs-act-140-1992.txt, 84,091 bytes, against the.pdf beside it at 127,460 bytes · the consolidation is dated 29 May 2025 and carries the Act 14 of 2022 substitution of both schedules with effect from 14 December 2022 · Verified September 21, 2026
Controlled as an undesirable dependence-producing substance under Schedule 2 Part III of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992.
Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, Schedule 2 Part III, section 1 plant limb applied to the printed cathinone entry, with the Part I cathine entry · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, ss 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 17 and 19, with Schedules 1 and 2 · justice.gov.za · read from the cached text at research/instruments/south-africa/za-drugs-act-140-1992.txt, 84,091 bytes, against the.pdf beside it at 127,460 bytes · the consolidation is dated 29 May 2025 and carries the Act 14 of 2022 substitution of both schedules with effect from 14 December 2022 · Verified September 21, 2026
Controlled as a Schedule 7 substance under the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, as at the SAHPRA consolidation of 1 August 2025; it is not printed in the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992.
Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, Schedules made under section 22A (2), Schedule 7, page 196 · SAHPRA Consolidated Schedules of 1 August 2025, read on 3 October 2026 · sahpra.org.za · Government Notice 7446, Government Gazette 54627 of 8 May 2026, read on 3 October 2026 · gov.za · Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, ss 1, 22A, 29 and 30, consolidation in Government Gazette 40869 of 26 May 2017, read on 3 October 2026 · sahpra.org.za · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 fetched again on 3 October 2026, sha256 beginning bc1216a3 and byte identical to the cached copy · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, Schedule 2 open homologue limb, both printed cathinone entries read and rejected · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, ss 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 17 and 19, with Schedules 1 and 2 · justice.gov.za · read from the cached text at research/instruments/south-africa/za-drugs-act-140-1992.txt, 84,091 bytes, against the.pdf beside it at 127,460 bytes · the consolidation is dated 29 May 2025 and carries the Act 14 of 2022 substitution of both schedules with effect from 14 December 2022 · Verified October 4, 2026
Controlled as a Schedule 7 substance under the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, as at the SAHPRA consolidation of 1 August 2025; it is not printed in the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992.
Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, Schedules made under section 22A (2), Schedule 7, page 196 · SAHPRA Consolidated Schedules of 1 August 2025, read on 3 October 2026 · sahpra.org.za · Government Notice 7446, Government Gazette 54627 of 8 May 2026, read on 3 October 2026 · gov.za · Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, ss 1, 22A, 29 and 30, consolidation in Government Gazette 40869 of 26 May 2017, read on 3 October 2026 · sahpra.org.za · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 fetched again on 3 October 2026, sha256 beginning bc1216a3 and byte identical to the cached copy · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, Schedule 2 open homologue limb, nearest cathinone entry read and rejected on ring substitution · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, ss 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 17 and 19, with Schedules 1 and 2 · justice.gov.za · read from the cached text at research/instruments/south-africa/za-drugs-act-140-1992.txt, 84,091 bytes, against the.pdf beside it at 127,460 bytes · the consolidation is dated 29 May 2025 and carries the Act 14 of 2022 substitution of both schedules with effect from 14 December 2022 · Verified October 4, 2026
Controlled as a Schedule 7 substance under the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, as at the SAHPRA consolidation of 1 August 2025; it is not printed in the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992.
Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, Schedules made under section 22A (2), Schedule 7, page 196 · SAHPRA Consolidated Schedules of 1 August 2025, read on 3 October 2026 · sahpra.org.za · Government Notice 7446, Government Gazette 54627 of 8 May 2026, read on 3 October 2026 · gov.za · Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, ss 1, 22A, 29 and 30, consolidation in Government Gazette 40869 of 26 May 2017, read on 3 October 2026 · sahpra.org.za · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 fetched again on 3 October 2026, sha256 beginning bc1216a3 and byte identical to the cached copy · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, Schedule 2 open homologue limb, two printed entries compared and both rejected · Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992, ss 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 17 and 19, with Schedules 1 and 2 · justice.gov.za · read from the cached text at research/instruments/south-africa/za-drugs-act-140-1992.txt, 84,091 bytes, against the.pdf beside it at 127,460 bytes · the consolidation is dated 29 May 2025 and carries the Act 14 of 2022 substitution of both schedules with effect from 14 December 2022 · Verified October 4, 2026
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