Is MDA legal in Singapore?
- Legal status
- Controlled — MDA is a Class A controlled drug named in the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (with MDMA and MDEA). NOT death-eligible: MDA is absent from the capital Second Schedule (which names only opium/morphine/diamorphine/cocaine/cannabis/methamphetamine) — confirmed. 10 g of the MDMA/MDA/MDEA combination raises a trafficking presumption only, capped below death.
- Consequences if caught
- Class A: trafficking punishable by long imprisonment (~20-30 years) plus caning; consumption/possession severe — but NOT the death penalty for MDA-class amounts.
- If prescribed or medical
- Class A controlled drug with no recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal import; MDA-class amounts are non-capital but attract heavy prison and caning.
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