Is DOM legal in Netherlands?
- Legal status
- DOM (STP) is a List I 'hard drug' under the Opium Act (Opiumwet), the Dutch transposition of DOM's individual Schedule I listing under the 1971 UN Convention (tolerated policy does not equal legal for List I substances).
- Consequences if caught
- Possession, dealing, production and import of a List I substance are criminal offences under Arts. 2 and 10 of the Opiumwet.
- If prescribed or medical
- List I hard drug: no accepted medical use; not prescribable.
- Documentation
- Opiumwet, Lijst I.
Court records
We have not yet assessed whether court records are publicly available for this jurisdiction.
DOM in related jurisdictions
Other substances confirmed in Netherlands
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Netherlands’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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