Is MDA legal in Belgium?

Legal status

Controlled — MDA is a scheduled psychotropic substance in Belgium under Loi du 24 fevrier 1921 concernant le trafic des substances veneneuses, soporifiques, stupefiantes, psychotropes, desinfectantes ou antiseptiques, art. 2bis; substances listed by the Arrete royal of 22 January 1998. Belgium is a party to the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, in which MDA is a Schedule I substance, and the national schedules give effect to that listing.

Consequences if caught

Article 2bis para. 1: imprisonment of three months to five years and a fine of EUR 1,000 to 100,000. Aggravated forms: para. 2 (offence involving a minor aged 16 or over) five to ten years reclusion; para. 3 (child aged 12 to 16, or organised trafficking) ten to fifteen years; para. 4 (child under 12, or a leadership role) fifteen to twenty years. Article 2ter allows the court to impose reduced penalties, including modest fines for a first offence.

If prescribed or medical

MDA has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route. Licit narcotics are dispensed under the 1921 law and the Arrete royal of 22 January 1998; a prohibited street drug has no prescribable form.

Documentation

No prescription documentation exists for this substance. Carry prescribed medicines in original packaging with the prescription; Schengen travellers carrying controlled medicines need an art. 75 Schengen certificate.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Belgium’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.