Is Methylone legal in Germany?

Also known as: bk-MDMA

Legal status

Listed by name in Anlage II of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz, the marketable but not prescribable tier. Methylone is expressly printed there, which matters because a substance of this kind is often assumed into a structure group instead. The row reads „- | Methylon (3,4-Methylendioxy-N-methcathinon, MDMC) | 1-(Benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-on“, carrying the German spelling, the systematic cathinone name and a second abbreviation in a single table entry. The third column shows the ketone that makes it a cathinone rather than the amphetamine it is frequently compared with. Placement is under BtMG § 1 Abs. 1. Because it is a named-list result the new psychoactive substances statute is not engaged.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. The dossier's penalty column records that no death-penalty regime applies. The penal provisions are BtMG §§ 29 bis 30a and the dossier gives the ceiling: not less than five years under § 30a Abs. 1, with a determinate sentence capped at fifteen years by StGB § 38 Abs. 2. No ordinary band is recorded and none is stated. The named listing matters to how a case runs, because no structural argument has to be made out: the question is simply whether the sample is the printed molecule, and the beta ketone is what separates it from the methylenedioxy amphetamine it is sold alongside.

If prescribed or medical

Anlage II is the marketable but not prescribable tier of the three, read at gesetze-im-internet.de on 21 September 2026, so no German prescription exists for this substance and none can be issued. The dossier records no traveller rule for narcotics entering Germany, so this cell attaches the tier and defers explicitly on the border documentation.

Documentation

There is nothing to carry and no prescription is available. The record that would decide a contested case is the analysis distinguishing the ketone from the corresponding amphetamine, since Germany lists the two separately. The entry was read on 20 September 2026.

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