MXE legal status by country

Countries where the legal status of MXE has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

16 confirmed countries208 not individually verifiedLatest source July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Each row links to the full detail for MXE in that country, including consequences and the primary source.

AustraliaMXE (methoxetamine) is a controlled substance in Australia, named on the Office of Drug Control's list of...
CanadaMXE (methoxetamine) is treated as a controlled substance in Canada as an analogue of ketamine, which is...
FranceMXE (methoxetamine) is subject to control measures and criminal penalties across the EU, and therefore in...
GermanyMXE (methoxetamin) is listed by name in Anlage I of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) — the schedule of...
GreeceMXE (methoxetamine) is controlled across the EU, and therefore in Greece, under Council Implementing Decision...
IrelandMXE (methoxetamine) is controlled across the EU, and therefore in Ireland, under Council Implementing...
ItalyMXE (methoxetamine) is controlled across the EU, and therefore in Italy, under Council Implementing Decision...
JapanMXE (methoxetamine) is a controlled narcotic (麻薬) in Japan under the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act;...
NetherlandsMXE (methoxetamine) is controlled throughout the EU, and thus in the Netherlands, under Council Implementing...
New ZealandMXE (methoxetamine) is captured by New Zealand's blanket regime for novel dissociatives: as an unapproved...
PolandMXE (methoxetamine) is controlled throughout the EU, and thus in Poland, under Council Implementing Decision...
PortugalMXE (methoxetamine) is controlled throughout the EU, and thus in Portugal, under Council Implementing...
SpainMXE (methoxetamine) is controlled throughout the EU, and thus in Spain, under Council Implementing Decision...
SwedenMXE (methoxetamine) is classified as a narcotic (narkotika) in Sweden, listed in Läkemedelsverket's schedules...
SwitzerlandMXE (methoxetamine) is a controlled narcotic in Switzerland, listed by the Federal Department of Home Affairs...
United KingdomMXE (methoxetamine) is a Class B controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. First banned under a...

Not individually verified

For these 208 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that MXE specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.

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