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==Legal issues==

*'''European Union''': In ~~October~~ 2010, the European ~~Commission called for an EU-wide ban of~~ mephedrone.<ref>http://europa.eu/~~rapid~~/~~press~~-~~release_IP~~-10-~~1355_en.htm?locale~~=en</ref>

In December 2010, the European Council decided that mephedrone should be subjected by the Member States to control measures and criminal penalties.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:321:0064:0065:EN:PDF|title=Council Decision on submitting 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) to control measures|date=December 2, 2010|publication-date=December 8, 2010|work=Official Journal of the European Union|pages=44-45|id=L 322|publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communites|oclc=52224955}}</ref>

*'''Australia''': Mephedrone has been added to the Australian federal drug watch list and is now considered illegal if intended for human consumption.{{citation needed}}

*'''Austria''': Mephedrone is illegal to possess, produce and sell under the SMG (Suchtmittelgesetz Österreich) as of August 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diepresse.com/589205/mode-droge-mephedron-in-osterreich-verboten|title=Mode-Droge Mephedron in Österreich verboten|publisher=Die Presse|date=August 22, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2019|language=de}}</ref>

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 ==Legal issues==
-*'''European Union''': In October 2010, the European Commission called for an EU-wide ban of mephedrone.<ref>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-10-1355_en.htm?locale=en</ref>
+In December 2010, the European Council decided that mephedrone should be subjected by the Member States to control measures and criminal penalties.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:321:0064:0065:EN:PDF|title=Council Decision on submitting 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) to control measures|date=December 2, 2010|publication-date=December 8, 2010|work=Official Journal of the European Union|pages=44-45|id=L 322|publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communites|oclc=52224955}}</ref>
 *'''Australia''': Mephedrone has been added to the Australian federal drug watch list and is now considered illegal if intended for human consumption.{{citation needed}}
 *'''Austria''': Mephedrone is illegal to possess, produce and sell under the SMG (Suchtmittelgesetz Österreich) as of August 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diepresse.com/589205/mode-droge-mephedron-in-osterreich-verboten|title=Mode-Droge Mephedron in Österreich verboten|publisher=Die Presse|date=August 22, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2019|language=de}}</ref>