December was a busy time for regulators globally, especially in the USA and UK, adding dozens on new substances. The DEA in the USA further expanded the control on N-phenylpiperidin-4-amine derivatives as List 1 scheduled precursors. This controls not just 1 substances, but an entire chemical class use in the manufacture of narcotics. This is now the second chemical space based control on List 1 precursors in the CSA, and suggest it’s an approach gaining increasing acceptance by the DEA for precursors.
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December was a busy time for regulators globally, especially in the USA and UK, adding dozens on new substances. The DEA in the USA further expanded the control on N-phenylpiperidin-4-amine derivatives as List 1 scheduled precursors. This controls not just 1 substances, but an entire chemical class use in the manufacture of narcotics. This is now the second chemical space based control on List 1 precursors in the CSA, and suggest it’s an approach gaining increasing acceptance by the DEA for precursors.
Sweden
2-Me-PiHP has been added as a new controlled substance under the Regulation (1999: 58) banning certain hazardous goods. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/727 for more details (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
The Swedish Medicines Agency has also announced that it intends to introduce twelve new substances into the regulations (LVFS 2011:10) on lists of drugs as list I substances. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/721 for more details (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
USA
The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes placing two phenethylamine hallucinogens, as identified in this proposed rule, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/725 for more details (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
The DEA has also issued a temporary order to schedule six synthetic cannabinoids and their optical and geometric isomers, salts, and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of such isomers and salts is possible, in schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act. Full details of these can be found at https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/724 (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared)
It has also amending the schedule I hallucinogenic substances list in its regulations to separately include ADB–BUTINACA, α-PiHP, and 3–MMC. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/723 for more details (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
Nine fentanyl-related substances, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible have also been added to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/717 for more details.
In November, the DEA also updatd its controls on N-phenylpiperidin-4-amine derivatives, to also include halides as well as Amides and carbamates
Japan
HHCH has been classed as a new designated drug – see https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/715 (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared)
UN(INCB)
WHO has announced the scheduling recommendations on psychoactive substances reviewed at the 46th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) held from 16-20th October 2023. In total, six substances were critically reviewed by the ECDD, five of which (one synthetic opioid, two stimulants, one dissociative and one sedative/hypnotic) were recommended for scheduling, while one benzodiazepine, flubromazepam,as well as nitrous oxide, a substance with medical and industrial use, were recommended to be kept under surveillance. The Committee also recommended that carisoprodol, a substance with medical uses, be subject to a future critical review.
See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/722 for more details.
As well as this, the latest version of the UN’s Green List (List of Psychotropic Substances under International Control) has been published. There are three substance additions; ADB-BUTINACA alpha-PiHP 3-Methylmethcathinone. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/719 for more details (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
Brazil
Five substances have been added to the lists of Brazilian controlled substances. these are Flunitrazolam, List B1 3,4-MDP-2-P ethyl glycidate, List D1 ADB-5Br-INACA, List F2 BZO-HEPOXIZID, List F2 MDMB-INACA, List F2. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/720 for more details (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
In a separate update two further substances were added to the lists of Brazilian controlled substances, Viminol, List A1 2F-Viminol, List F1. See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/714 for more details (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
UK
The UK government have released a news story saying that ‘Fifteen new synthetic opioids and 5 other drugs will be banned as Class A drugs as the government continues to act to prevent drug deaths.’
These 20 substances have been the subject of previous Scitegrity Controlled substances Squared legislation alerts and this is the final official notification that these substances will be scheduled. The legislation to do this has not yet been enacted and the timings for this to happen are not yet known.
Synthetic Opiods – Class A Metonitazene Protonitazene Isotonitazene Butonitazene Flunitazene Metodesnitazene Etodesnitazene N-Pyrrolidino-etonitazene N-Piperidinyl-etonitazene N-Pyrrolidino protonitazene Ethyleneoxynitazene N-Desethyl protonitazene N-Desethylisotonitazene N-Desethyl etonitazene Brorphine
Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (SCRA) - Class B cumyl-PeGaClone 3. Stimulants – Class B Diphenidine Ephenidine Methoxyphenidine 4. Benzodiazepine - Class C Remimazolam
See https://apps.scitegrity.com/ui/docs/legislation/alerts/718 for more details and structures (you need to be logged into Controlled Substances Squared).
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