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Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)
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
Flunitrazepam
REGULATED
Yes
STATUS
Scheduled
SCHEDULE
Schedule IV
CLASSIFICATION
Depressant
Flunitrazepam (rohypnol) is Schedule IV in the U.S. This means it is illegal to sell without a license and illegal to possess without a valid license or prescription.

U.S. STATE LAW #
Idaho #
Flunitrazepam is Schedule I in Idaho. See Idaho Statutes.
Minnesota #
Flunitrazepam is Schedule I in Minnesota. See Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
Oklahoma #
Flunitrazepam is Schedule I in Oklahoma. See Oklahoma Schedule I.
If you have information about an unusual legal status of this substance in any other U.S. state, please let us know.

INTERNATIONAL LAW #
Australia #
We have been told that, in Australia, flunitrazepam is a Schedule 8 drug meaning that it is illegal to possess without a valid prescription or license. If one is caught with flunitrazepam without a valid prescription, they can be charged with Trafficking in a Drug of Dependance. Flunitrazepam is only allowed to be sold in 1 mg pills under the brand name Hypnodorm. (unconfirmed) (thanks SF) (last updated Mar 27, 2007)
Canada #
Flunitrazepam was added to Schedule I in 2012 (see http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=5124131&file=4). after having been Schedule III. (thanks pgg) (last updated Sep 25 2012)
Germany #
Flunitrazepam is available by prescription in Germany. Sold under the brand name "Rohypnol", produced by Roche, it comes in 10 or 20 tablet packages at 1 mg per tablet. Also available in 2 mg ampulla. (thanks T,PM) (last updated Mar 22, 2010)
Norway #
One visitor writes that flunitrazepam (sold as Flunipam) is a controlled substance and is a prescription-only drug. (unconfirmed) (thanks O) (last updated May 11 2010)
Sweden #
Flunitrazepam is a Class 2 drug in Sweden, with most other benzodiazepines in Class 4. Flunitrazepam is available as a prescription drug under the brand names Flunitrazepam and Fluscand. Comes in 20,50,100, and 250 tablet packages with each tablet at 0.5 or 1.0 mg. (unconfirmed) (thanks r) (last updated May 13 2011)
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.