13. April 2023 – To combat the abuse of novel synthetic substances as narcotics, the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) has prohibited a further 11 individual substances. On the supplementing of the

Narcotics Directory Ordinance (Betäubungsmittelverzeichnisverordnung, BetmVV-EDI) effective 31 March 2023, these new psychoactive substances will be equivalent to narcotics – manufacture and trade will be illegal and subject to penalties under the Narcotics Act (NarcA).

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