Boldione
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Boldione is the precursor to boldenone
Boldenone
Boldenone , also known under the trade names Equipoise, Ganabol, Equigan and Ultragan, is an anabolic steroid developed for veterinary use, mostly for treatment of horses...

, and as of January 4, 2010 is a Schedule III Controlled Substance.

In 2004 the United States Congress passed the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2005 which placed 36 steroids and over the counter pro-hormones into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act
Controlled Substances Act
The Controlled Substances Act was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain...

. In this legislation boldenone was classified as a controlled substance and boldione remained legal. In April 2008 the United States Drug Enforcement Administration published an "Initial Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" concerning the scheduling of three anabolic substances: boldione, desoxymethyltestosterone
Desoxymethyltestosterone
Desoxymethyltestosterone is an anabolic steroid. It was one of the first "designer steroids" to be marketed as a performance-enhancing drug to athletes and bodybuilders...

, and dienedione
Dienedione
Dienedione is an anabolic steroid and a precursor to dienolone. It became a controlled substance in the US on January 4, 2010, and is classified as a Schedule III anabolic steroid under the United States Controlled Substances Act...

. In 2008, at the time of the proposal, these three substances were listed as ingredients in more than 58 dietary supplements which were available for purchase over the counter. Effective January 4, 2010 these three chemicals , including boldione, were classified as Schedule III Controlled Substances and became illegal in the United States.
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