1977 CE
MDMA is made illegal in the U.K.

In 1977, MDMA is outlawed in the UK under the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act, when all compounds structurally derived from N-alkyl-acmethylphenethylamine were made a class A drug.

Source: Milroy, C. M. (1999). Ten years of'ecstasy'. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Drugs: MDMA (ecstasy)
Regions: UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Topics: Prohibition, Taxation and regulation