August 2023 Controlled Drug legislation round up
We took a break over the summer publishing our newsletter and legislation round ups. Everyone at Scitegrity hope you enjoyed your summer holidays (or winters holidays for those in the southern hemisphere)
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Italy
Has added 23 as controlled substances to Table I and 3 substances are added to Table IV and in a further update another 5 substances to table I including HHC, HHC-P and HHC Acetate
Canada
Canada currently has ‘Analogues and derivatives of N-Phenyl-4-piperidinamine and its salts’ including specifically 4 named fentanyl precursors, controlled in Schedule V of the CDSA. These are being proposed to be moved into Schedule VI on 30th August 2023
Germany
A new amendment makes the following 5 additions to Schedule 2 of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG) (Narcotics Act); ADB-BINACA, α-Pyrrolidinoisohexanophenone, Etazene, Etonitazepyne and Protonitazene
Japan
In 2 separate updates, Japan as added 5 new Designated Drugs under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act, including 4F-ABINACA, 3-CPM, etonitazepipne
France
The Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products has added the following 3 substances; Hexahydrocannabinol, Hexahydrocannabinol acetate and Hexahydrocannabiphorol as controlled.While in another 2 separate updates 2-Methyl-AP-237, Etazene, Etonitazepyne, Protonitazene and Remimazolam were all added as controlled substances.
Sweden
The Swedish Medicines Agency further intends to introduce an international list for seven substances as well as adding common names for six tetrahydrocannabinol isomers. These substances include HHC, HHCP, 1cp-LSD, DMXE, MXPr, MXiPr and 3-Phenylpropanoylfentanyl.
Singapore
Singapore has made numerous changes to several of there generic statements controlling areas of chemical space as well as adding 14 new named substances. This represents a significant update to the Singapore regulations and chemicals considered controlled.
Brazil
Seven substances have been added to the Brazilian controlled substance lists, as follows; List F1; 2-Methyl-AP-237, Etazene, Etonitazepyne and Protonitazene List F2: ADB-BUTINACA, alpha-PiHP and Isopropylbenzylamine
United States of America
The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this temporary order to schedule five synthetic benzodiazepine substances: etizolam, flualprazolam, clonazolam, flubromazolam, and diclazepam, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This temporary scheduling order is effective July 26, 2023, until July 26, 2025
It is also permanently placing metonitazen, its ethers, esters, salts and stereoisomers under control as schedule 1 substances
United Kingdom
The UK government has accepted the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommendations to add Diphenidine, Ephenidine and Methoxyphenidine as schedule 2, class B drugs. It has also further responded to a 2021 proposal by the ACMD to relax research restriction with controlled drugs.
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