Is Methylone legal in Iraq?
- Legal status
- Controlled — as a 1971 Convention party Iraq schedules psychotropics under the Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Act (2017); whether methylone is NAMED or caught by a GENERIC entry is not publicly confirmable (mechanism left to confirmation), but its scheduled, capital-eligible status follows. Capital-ELIGIBLE.
- Consequences if caught
- Zero tolerance. The 2017 Act permits death for trafficking (applied inconsistently); a scheduled methylone sits within the capital-eligible class, and death sentences are issued for trafficking.
- If prescribed or medical
- No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal import; trafficking carries capital exposure.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Iraq’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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