Is Methylone legal in Grenada?

Legal status

Not listed in the First Schedule to the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act, Chapter 84A, as that schedule stands as at SRO 16 of 2011. It is the beta keto analogue of MDMA, and a beta keto analogue is neither a stereoisomeric form of the parent nor a salt of it. Section 3(2) lets the Minister amend the First Schedule by Order subject to affirmative resolution, so the printed schedule is not the last word and no Order later than SRO 16 of 2011 was read here.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Searched as 'methylone', 'bk-MDMA' and 'methylenedioxymethcathinone'. None appears. Two parents could be argued and neither works: 'MDMA' is printed at Part II but paragraphs 2 and 3 do not reach a ketone analogue, and 'CATHINONE' is printed but methylone is a ring substituted homologue of it rather than a stereoisomer or a salt. Section 3(1) defines a controlled drug exhaustively as a narcotic drug listed in Part I of the First Schedule, a psychotropic substance listed in Part II, or a listed substance listed in Part III. There is no analogue limb and no definition by effect. No offence in this act reaches it, because every offence in Parts II to V is framed in relation to a controlled drug and section 3(1) confines that expression to the three Parts of the First Schedule. The Part of the First Schedule named in this cell is read from the act itself and is not printed in the quoted dossier extract, which cites the schedule only as Parts I to IV.

If prescribed or medical

Not a controlled drug under this act, so the section 12 and section 24 prescription machinery for controlled drugs does not reach methylone. Whether it is regulated as a medicine or as a consumer product under Grenada's separate pharmacy and medicines law was not established here.

Documentation

No controlled drug documentation requirement arises under this act, because the substance is outside it. Carry any prescribed medicine in its original pharmacy packaging with the prescription. No local traveller permit scheme was established here.

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