Is DOM legal in India?
- Legal status
- DOM (STP) is a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act 1985 (Schedule item, '2-amino-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl)phenylpropane', STP/DOM), India's transposition of DOM's individual Schedule I listing under the 1971 UN Convention.
- Consequences if caught
- Possession and trafficking are offences under the NDPS Act with quantity-graded penalties, rising to 10-20 years for commercial quantities.
- If prescribed or medical
- Scheduled psychotropic with no therapeutic use in India; not prescribable.
- Documentation
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, Schedule of psychotropic substances (STP/DOM entry).
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