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*'''United States''': While 1,4-butanediol is not currently scheduled federally in the United States, a number of states have classified it as a controlled substance. Additionally, individuals have been prosecuted for this substance under the Federal Analogue Act as being substantially similar to GHB.<ref>http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F3/312/926/608696/</ref> A federal district court in Chicago ruled that 1,4-butanediol could not be considered an analogue of GHB under federal law, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling.<ref>United States v. Turcotte, 405 F.3d 515 (7th Cir. 2005) "With specific regard to 1,4-butanediol, the jury has returned a special verdict which states that 1,4-butanediol is not a Schedule I drug analogue, because 1,4-butanediol's chemical structure is not significantly similar to the chemical structure of GHB.</ref> | *'''United States''': While 1,4-butanediol is not currently scheduled federally in the United States, a number of states have classified it as a controlled substance. Additionally, individuals have been prosecuted for this substance under the Federal Analogue Act as being substantially similar to GHB.<ref>http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F3/312/926/608696/</ref> A federal district court in Chicago ruled that 1,4-butanediol could not be considered an analogue of GHB under federal law, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling.<ref>United States v. Turcotte, 405 F.3d 515 (7th Cir. 2005) "With specific regard to 1,4-butanediol, the jury has returned a special verdict which states that 1,4-butanediol is not a Schedule I drug analogue, because 1,4-butanediol's chemical structure is not significantly similar to the chemical structure of GHB.</ref> | ||
*'''United Kingdom''': In the United Kingdom, 1,4-butanediol was scheduled in December 2009 (along with another GHB precursor, gamma-butyrolactone) as a Class C controlled substance. | *'''United Kingdom''': In the United Kingdom, 1,4-butanediol was scheduled in December 2009 (along with another GHB precursor, gamma-butyrolactone) as a Class C controlled substance. | ||
*'''Germany''': 1,4-butanediol is not a controlled substance under the BtMG.<ref>http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmg_1981/ | *'''Germany''': 1,4-butanediol is not a controlled substance under the BtMG (Narcotics Act) or the NpSG (New Psychoactive Substances Act).<ref>BtMG | http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmg_1981/BtMG.pdf</ref><ref>NpSG | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/npsg/NpSG.pdf</ref> It is legal, as long as it is not sold for human consumption, according to §2 AMG.<ref>§2 AMG | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/amg_1976/__2.html</ref> | ||
*'''Canada''': It is controlled as a Schedule VI precursor in Canada. | *'''Canada''': It is controlled as a Schedule VI precursor in Canada. | ||