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Cyclazodone is currently a gray area compound within all parts of the world, meaning its regulation lies in a legal gray area and that it is not known to be specifically illegal (''"scheduled"'') within any country. However, people may still be charged for its possession under certain circumstances such as under analogue laws and with intent to sell or consume. It is a banned stimulant under the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list.

* '''United States:''' Cyclazodone being an analogue of [[pemoline]], a Schedule IV controlled substance in the US, may fall under Federal Analogue Act, 21 U.S.C. § 813<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/813</ref> when intended for human consumption.

*'''Germany''': Cyclazodone is not a controlled substance under the BtMG (''Narcotics Act'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmg_1981/BJNR106810981.html|title=Gesetz über den Verkehr mit Betäubungsmitteln (Betäubungsmittelgesetz - BtMG)|publisher=Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> or the NpSG (''New Psychoactive Substances Act'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/npsg/BJNR261510016.html|title=Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG)|publisher=Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> According to §2 AMG (''Medicines Act'') it would fall under the definition of a medicine because it induces pharmacological effect.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/amg_1976/__2.html|title=§ 2 AMG|publisher=Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> By a decision of the European Court of Justice, this definition was declared ineffective because it was not compatible with EU law.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/eugh-urteil-c35813-c18114-legal-highs-kein-arzneimittel-strafbar-amg-btmg/|title= Cannabinoide Kräutermischungen vor dem EuGH: Legal Highs bleiben legal|publisher=LTO|author=Prof. Dr. Helmut Pollähne|trans-title=Cannabinoid herbal mixtures at the ECJ: Legal highs stay legal|date=July 11, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> Dichloropane can be considered legal.

* '''United States''': Cyclazodone being an analogue of [[pemoline]], a Schedule IV controlled substance in the US, may fall under Federal Analogue Act, 21 U.S.C. § 813<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/813</ref> when intended for human consumption.

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 Cyclazodone is currently a gray area compound within all parts of the world, meaning its regulation lies in a legal gray area and that it is not known to be specifically illegal (''"scheduled"'') within any country. However, people may still be charged for its possession under certain circumstances such as under analogue laws and with intent to sell or consume. It is a banned stimulant under the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list.
-* '''United States:''' Cyclazodone being an analogue of [[pemoline]], a Schedule IV controlled substance in the US, may fall under Federal Analogue Act, 21 U.S.C. § 813<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/813</ref> when intended for human consumption.
+*'''Germany''': Cyclazodone is not a controlled substance under the BtMG (''Narcotics Act'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmg_1981/BJNR106810981.html|title=Gesetz über den Verkehr mit Betäubungsmitteln (Betäubungsmittelgesetz - BtMG)|publisher=Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> or the NpSG (''New Psychoactive Substances Act'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/npsg/BJNR261510016.html|title=Neue-psychoaktive-Stoffe-Gesetz (NpSG)|publisher=Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> According to §2 AMG (''Medicines Act'') it would fall under the definition of a medicine because it induces pharmacological effect.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/amg_1976/__2.html|title=§ 2 AMG|publisher=Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> By a decision of the European Court of Justice, this definition was declared ineffective because it was not compatible with EU law.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/eugh-urteil-c35813-c18114-legal-highs-kein-arzneimittel-strafbar-amg-btmg/|title= Cannabinoide Kräutermischungen vor dem EuGH: Legal Highs bleiben legal|publisher=LTO|author=Prof. Dr. Helmut Pollähne|trans-title=Cannabinoid herbal mixtures at the ECJ: Legal highs stay legal|date=July 11, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2019|language=de}}</ref> Dichloropane can be considered legal.
+* '''United States''': Cyclazodone being an analogue of [[pemoline]], a Schedule IV controlled substance in the US, may fall under Federal Analogue Act, 21 U.S.C. § 813<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/813</ref> when intended for human consumption.
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