Is DOM legal in United Kingdom?
- Legal status
- DOM (STP) is a Class A controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Schedule 2, Part I), named as 2,5-dimethoxy-alpha,4-dimethylphenethylamine — the UK transposition of DOM's individual listing in Schedule I of the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances; also Schedule 1 (no recognised medical use) under the 2001 Regulations.
- Consequences if caught
- Possession carries up to 7 years plus a fine; production or supply up to life imprisonment and an unlimited fine (Class A offences under ss.4-5 MDA 1971).
- If prescribed or medical
- Schedule 1 of the 2001 Regulations: no recognised medicinal use; lawful only under a Home Office licence for research. Not prescribable.
- Documentation
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Schedule 2, Part I, para 1(a); Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, Schedule 1.
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