Editing MDMA (section)

====United States====
In the United States, MDMA is listed in [[Controlled Substances Act#Schedule I controlled substances|Schedule I]] of the [[Controlled Substances Act]].<ref>''Schedules of Controlled Substances; Scheduling of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Remand'', 53 Fed. Reg. 5,156 (DEA 22 February 1988).</ref> In a 2011 federal court hearing, the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] successfully argued that the sentencing guideline for MDMA/ecstasy is based on outdated science, leading to excessive prison sentences.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/court-rejects-harsh-federal-drug-sentencing-guideline-scientifically-unjustified | title = Court Rejects Harsh Federal Drug Sentencing Guideline as Scientifically Unjustified | work = American Civil Liberties Union | date = 15 July 2011 | access-date = 29 August 2012 | archive-date = 14 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140314210920/https://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/court-rejects-harsh-federal-drug-sentencing-guideline-scientifically-unjustified | url-status = live }}</ref> Other courts have upheld the sentencing guidelines. The [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee]] explained its ruling by noting that "an individual federal district court judge simply cannot marshal resources akin to those available to the Commission for tackling the manifold issues involved with determining a proper drug equivalency."<ref name="papers.ssrn.com">{{Cite journal|ssrn=2481227 | vauthors = Hennig AC |title=An Examination of Federal Sentencing Guidelines' Treatment of MDMA ('Ecstasy') |journal=Belmont Law Review |volume=1 |page=267 |year=2014}}</ref>