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==Legal status==

*'''Australia''' - In Western Australia, MDPV has been banned under the Poisons Act 1964, having been included in Appendix A Schedule 9 of the Poisons Act 1964 as ~~from~~ February 11, 2012. The Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia announced that anyone intending to sell or supply MDPV faces a maximum $100,000 fine or 25 years in jail. Users face a $2000 fine or two years' jail. Therefore, anyone caught with MDPV can be charged with possession, selling, supplying or intent to sell or supply.<ref>Emerging drug, MDPV banned in WA | https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/02/Emerging-drug,-MDPV-banned-in-WA.aspx</ref>

*'''Australia:''' In Western Australia, MDPV has been banned under the Poisons Act 1964, having been included in Appendix A Schedule 9 of the Poisons Act 1964 as of February 11, 2012. The Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia announced that anyone intending to sell or supply MDPV faces a maximum $100,000 fine or 25 years in jail. Users face a $2000 fine or two years' jail. Therefore, anyone caught with MDPV can be charged with possession, selling, supplying or intent to sell or supply.<ref>Emerging drug, MDPV banned in WA | https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/02/Emerging-drug,-MDPV-banned-in-WA.aspx</ref>

*'''Austria:''' Since January 1, 2012, MDPV is illegal to possess, produce and sell under the NPSG. (Neue-Psychoaktive-Substanzen-Gesetz Österreich)

*'''Brazil''' ~~- Possession, production and sale~~ is illegal as it is listed on Portaria SVS/MS nº 344.<ref>http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3115436/%281%29RDC_130_2016_.pdf/fc7ea407-3ff5-4fc1-bcfe-2f37504d28b7</ref>

*'''Brazil:''' MDPV is illegal to produce, sell, or possess as it is listed on Portaria SVS/MS nº 344.<ref>http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3115436/%281%29RDC_130_2016_.pdf/fc7ea407-3ff5-4fc1-bcfe-2f37504d28b7</ref>

*'''Canada''' - On June 5, 2012 the Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that MDPV would be listed on Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which was passed into law on September 26, 2012.<ref>'Bath salts' drug ingredient banned in Canada | http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bath-salts-drug-ingredient-banned-in-canada-1.1174926</ref>

*'''Canada:''' On June 5, 2012 the Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that MDPV would be listed on Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which was passed into law on September 26, 2012.<ref>'Bath salts' drug ingredient banned in Canada | http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bath-salts-drug-ingredient-banned-in-canada-1.1174926</ref>

*'''Finland''' - MDPV is specifically listed as a controlled substance in Finland (listed appendix IV substance as of June 28, 2010),<ref>Finlex: huumausaineina pidettävistä aineista, valmisteista ja kasveista annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen liitteen IV muuttamisesta | http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2010/20100596</ref> Denmark]] and Sweden. In Sweden a 33-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison by an appellate court, Hovrätt, for possession of 250 grams of MDPV that had been acquired prior to criminalization.<ref>Hovrätten skärper straff i MDPV-dom | http://www.nt.se/nyheter/?articleid=6057819</ref>

*'''Finland:''' MDPV is specifically listed as a controlled substance in Finland (listed appendix IV substance as of June 28, 2010),<ref>Finlex: huumausaineina pidettävistä aineista, valmisteista ja kasveista annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen liitteen IV muuttamisesta | http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2010/20100596</ref> Denmark]] and Sweden. In Sweden a 33-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison by an appellate court, Hovrätt, for possession of 250 grams of MDPV that had been acquired prior to criminalization.<ref>Hovrätten skärper straff i MDPV-dom | http://www.nt.se/nyheter/?articleid=6057819</ref>

*'''United Kingdom''' - MDPV is a Class B drug in the United Kingdom as a result of the cathinone catch-all clause.<ref>United Kingdom. (2010). Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (S.I. 2010/1207). London: The Stationery Office Limited. Retrieved February 9, 2018, from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1207/made</ref>

*'''United Kingdom:''' MDPV is a Class B drug in the United Kingdom as a result of the cathinone catch-all clause.<ref>United Kingdom. (2010). Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (S.I. 2010/1207). London: The Stationery Office Limited. Retrieved February 9, 2018, from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1207/made</ref>

*'''United States''' - On October 21, 2011, MDPV became a DEA federally scheduled drug. The DEA issued a temporary one-year ban on MDPV, classifying it as a schedule I substance. On December 8, 2011, under the Synthetic Drug Control Act, the US House of Representatives voted to ban MDPV and a variety of other synthetic drugs which had been sold legally in stores.<ref>House Votes to Ban 'Spice,' 'Bath Salts' ABC News | http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/house-votes-ban-fake-marijuana-fake-cocaine/story?id=15116235</ref>

*'''United States:''' On October 21, 2011, MDPV became a DEA federally scheduled drug. The DEA issued a temporary one-year ban on MDPV, classifying it as a schedule I substance. On December 8, 2011, under the Synthetic Drug Control Act, the US House of Representatives voted to ban MDPV and a variety of other synthetic drugs which had been sold legally in stores.<ref>House Votes to Ban 'Spice,' 'Bath Salts' ABC News | http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/house-votes-ban-fake-marijuana-fake-cocaine/story?id=15116235</ref>

==See also==

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 ==Legal status==
-*'''Australia''' - In Western Australia, MDPV has been banned under the Poisons Act 1964, having been included in Appendix A Schedule 9 of the Poisons Act 1964 as from February 11, 2012. The Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia announced that anyone intending to sell or supply MDPV faces a maximum $100,000 fine or 25 years in jail. Users face a $2000 fine or two years' jail. Therefore, anyone caught with MDPV can be charged with possession, selling, supplying or intent to sell or supply.<ref>Emerging drug, MDPV banned in WA | https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/02/Emerging-drug,-MDPV-banned-in-WA.aspx</ref>
+*'''Australia:'''  In Western Australia, MDPV has been banned under the Poisons Act 1964, having been included in Appendix A Schedule 9 of the Poisons Act 1964 as of February 11, 2012. The Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia announced that anyone intending to sell or supply MDPV faces a maximum $100,000 fine or 25 years in jail. Users face a $2000 fine or two years' jail. Therefore, anyone caught with MDPV can be charged with possession, selling, supplying or intent to sell or supply.<ref>Emerging drug, MDPV banned in WA | https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/02/Emerging-drug,-MDPV-banned-in-WA.aspx</ref>
 *'''Austria:''' Since January 1, 2012, MDPV is illegal to possess, produce and sell under the NPSG. (Neue-Psychoaktive-Substanzen-Gesetz Österreich)
-*'''Brazil''' - Possession, production and sale is illegal as it is listed on Portaria SVS/MS nº 344.<ref>http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3115436/%281%29RDC_130_2016_.pdf/fc7ea407-3ff5-4fc1-bcfe-2f37504d28b7</ref>
+*'''Brazil:''' MDPV is illegal to produce, sell, or possess as it is listed on Portaria SVS/MS nº 344.<ref>http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3115436/%281%29RDC_130_2016_.pdf/fc7ea407-3ff5-4fc1-bcfe-2f37504d28b7</ref>
-*'''Canada''' - On June 5, 2012 the Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that MDPV would be listed on Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which was passed into law on September 26, 2012.<ref>'Bath salts' drug ingredient banned in Canada | http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bath-salts-drug-ingredient-banned-in-canada-1.1174926</ref>
+*'''Canada:''' On June 5, 2012 the Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that MDPV would be listed on Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which was passed into law on September 26, 2012.<ref>'Bath salts' drug ingredient banned in Canada | http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bath-salts-drug-ingredient-banned-in-canada-1.1174926</ref>
-*'''Finland''' - MDPV is specifically listed as a controlled substance in Finland (listed appendix IV substance as of June 28, 2010),<ref>Finlex: huumausaineina pidettävistä aineista, valmisteista ja kasveista annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen liitteen IV muuttamisesta | http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2010/20100596</ref> Denmark]] and Sweden. In Sweden a 33-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison by an appellate court, Hovrätt, for possession of 250 grams of MDPV that had been acquired prior to criminalization.<ref>Hovrätten skärper straff i MDPV-dom | http://www.nt.se/nyheter/?articleid=6057819</ref>
+*'''Finland:''' MDPV is specifically listed as a controlled substance in Finland (listed appendix IV substance as of June 28, 2010),<ref>Finlex: huumausaineina pidettävistä aineista, valmisteista ja kasveista annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen liitteen IV muuttamisesta | http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2010/20100596</ref> Denmark]] and Sweden. In Sweden a 33-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison by an appellate court, Hovrätt, for possession of 250 grams of MDPV that had been acquired prior to criminalization.<ref>Hovrätten skärper straff i MDPV-dom | http://www.nt.se/nyheter/?articleid=6057819</ref>
-*'''United Kingdom''' - MDPV is a Class B drug in the United Kingdom as a result of the cathinone catch-all clause.<ref>United Kingdom. (2010). Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (S.I. 2010/1207). London: The Stationery Office Limited. Retrieved February 9, 2018, from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1207/made</ref>
+*'''United Kingdom:''' MDPV is a Class B drug in the United Kingdom as a result of the cathinone catch-all clause.<ref>United Kingdom. (2010). Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (S.I. 2010/1207). London: The Stationery Office Limited. Retrieved February 9, 2018, from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1207/made</ref>
-*'''United States''' - On October 21, 2011, MDPV became a DEA federally scheduled drug. The DEA issued a temporary one-year ban on MDPV, classifying it as a schedule I substance. On December 8, 2011, under the Synthetic Drug Control Act, the US House of Representatives voted to ban MDPV and a variety of other synthetic drugs which had been sold legally in stores.<ref>House Votes to Ban 'Spice,' 'Bath Salts' ABC News | http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/house-votes-ban-fake-marijuana-fake-cocaine/story?id=15116235</ref>
+*'''United States:''' On October 21, 2011, MDPV became a DEA federally scheduled drug. The DEA issued a temporary one-year ban on MDPV, classifying it as a schedule I substance. On December 8, 2011, under the Synthetic Drug Control Act, the US House of Representatives voted to ban MDPV and a variety of other synthetic drugs which had been sold legally in stores.<ref>House Votes to Ban 'Spice,' 'Bath Salts' ABC News | http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/house-votes-ban-fake-marijuana-fake-cocaine/story?id=15116235</ref>
 ==See also==