Legality of Mephedrone around the World
The first country to make mephedrone illegal was Israel in January of 2008. This was closely followed by other European countries such as Sweden and Denmark both making the possession and distribution illegal in December 2008.
The UK officially made the importation of mephedrone illegal on 29th March 2010 and mephedrone, along with other cathinones, was declared a Class B on 16th April 2010. Being a Class B means that if one was found in possession of mephedrone they could face up to 5 years in jail, if found guilty of possession with intent to supply (even if only giving out to friends) one could face up to 14 years in prison on top of a potentially unlimited fine.
The legality of mephedrone in the United States of America in the past few years however is more difficult to determine with its definitive status being in change on both a state by state basis and more recently a change on a federal level. Certain states such as Alabama (legislation in effect from 2/02/11) and Washington (legislation in effect from 4/15/11) have already passed legislation that came into effect banning the personal use of mephedrone. Other states such as Nevada and Arizona proposed legislation to make mephedrone a controlled illegal substance.
The federal government has proposed legislation for the illegalization of mephedrone alongside other cathinones and on September 7th 2011 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced an emergency scheduling for mephedrone due to come into effect in 30 days time.
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