Is MDPV legal in Germany?
- Legal status
- Controlled. MDPV is individually listed by name in Anlage II BtMG (marketable but not prescribable) via the 26. BtMÄndV (in force 2011); control is reinforced by EU Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1875.
- Consequences if caught
- Illegal to possess, import or supply under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz; possession and trafficking carry BtMG imprisonment penalties. No death penalty.
- If prescribed or medical
- MDPV sits in Anlage II (marketable, not prescribable) and has no recognised medical use, so there is no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal-import route for a BtMG-controlled substance; do not carry.
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