Is 6-APB legal in United Kingdom?
- Legal status
- 6-APB is a controlled drug in the UK — individually named as part of the benzofuran group. It was placed under a Temporary Class Drug Order on 10 Jun 2013 and made a permanent Class B controlled drug on 10 Jun 2014 (Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, benzofuran entactogens, Schedule 1); it is additionally covered by the blanket Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, but the named Class B control is operative. This is the flagship 'Benzo Fury' compound.
- Consequences if caught
- Class B: unauthorised possession up to 5 years; supply, production or import up to 14 years plus an unlimited fine. No death penalty.
- If prescribed or medical
- No recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route; Schedule 1, available only under Home Office licence.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal-import route for a controlled Class B NPS.
Court records
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6-APB in related jurisdictions
Other substances confirmed in United Kingdom
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