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DEA adds 26 ‘synthetic marijuana’ substances to government blacklist
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said Tuesday that it expects to add 26 new synthetic drugs to its list of temporary Schedule I substances, an emergency authority that’s used to control little-known, poorly researched new substances that the agency feels pose a threat to public health.
In the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, passed by the Senate in May and reconciled by the House last night, Congress agreed to expand the DEA’s authority to control such substances by fiat, expanding the time they can temporarily ban a new drug from 18 to 36 months. Congress also set up an explicit framework for identifying “similar chemical compounds” that produce the same or similar effects on humans as any other Schedule I substance.
Marijuana is also considered a Schedule I drug: a placement that often draws criticism, as the classification is supposed to be reserved for substances that have no medical value.
The new Schedule I drugs have all been detected in so-called “synthetic marijuana” products like “K2″ and “Spice,” among others, often marketed as herbal incense. The DEA calls these new drugs “cannabamimetic agents,” noting that over 100 have been detected in recent years.
This is the second time in just over a year that the DEA has moved to add a batch of new drugs to Schedule I. The agency’s first move against so-called “synthetic marijuana” products came in November 2010, when the agency took control of five specific compounds.
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