Is Etizolam legal in United Kingdom?
- Legal status
- Etizolam is a Class C controlled drug in Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2017 (SI 2017/634) — unlike the prescribable benzodiazepines it has NO recognised UK medical use and is never prescribable.
- Consequences if caught
- Possession up to 2 years; supply or production up to 14 years plus a fine (Class C).
- If prescribed or medical
- No legitimate UK medicine — etizolam is Schedule 1 (no recognised medical use), so there is no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- There is no lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 1 designer benzodiazepine.
Court records
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