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PMA
Legal Status
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U.S. FEDERAL LAW #
Caution :   All legal information should be verified through other sources. [see below]
U.S. FEDERAL LEGAL SUMMARY
PMA
REGULATED
Yes
STATUS
Scheduled
SCHEDULE
Schedule I
CLASSIFICATION
Hallucinogen
PMA is Schedule I in the United States. This means it is illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, or distribute (sell, trade or give) without a DEA license.

INTERNATIONAL LAW #
Canada #
PMA (listed as 4-methoxyamphetamine) was added to Schedule I in 2012 (see http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=5124131&file=4). after having been a restricted drug. (thanks pgg) (last updated Sep 25 2012)
Germany #
Schedule I / Highest level of control, unable to be prescribed, manufactured, or possessed as of Sep, 1999. (listed as Methoxyamfetamin for PMA and [1-(4-Methopxyphenyl)propan-2-yl](methyl)azan for PMMA)
(see Deutsche BtMG or http://www.silicium-sensei.de/projecte/drugs/news/news.html)
New Zealand #
PMA is Schedule I (Class A) in New Zealand [reference].
If you have information about the legal status of this substance in any other country, please let us know.

CAUTION & DISCLAIMER #
Erowid legal information is a summary of data gathered from site visitors, government documents, websites, and other resources. We are not lawyers and can not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided here. We do our best to keep this information correct and up-to-date, but laws are complex and constantly changing. Laws may also vary from one jurisdiction to another (county, state, country, etc)...this list is not comprehensive.