Wow, this is scheduled where you live.  Like as a medicine, or like scheduled drugs like heroin?

Either way, that's really not acceptable.  Something as benign as piracetam, that has had 30 years of studies done on it, has no LD50 they are aware of, and can combat alzhimers, brain damage from stroke, and generally is thought to be healthy for brain functions, should not be kept away from the public.  It is truly sad to hear my friend.

Goverments around the world really need to stop "protecting the public from themselves".  It's more about control than protection.