US Senate Passes Bill Outlawing Cannabimimetics, MDPV, 4-MMC, 2C-X compounds

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US Senate makes bath salts, synthetic marijuana illegal
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Posted May 24, 2012 @ 03:51 PM

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced that the Senate passed a bill that would make synthetic marijuana and the chemical compounds found in bath salts illegal in the United States.

It was passed as part of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.

“Let this be a warning to those who make a profit manufacturing and selling killer chemical components to our teens and children: the jig is up,” Schumer said. “This bill closes loopholes that have allowed manufacturers to circumvent local and state bans and ensures that you cannot simply cross state lines to find these deadly synthetic drugs.”

Schumer’s bill would take the chemicals the DEA has identified within synthetic marijuana products and place them as Schedule I narcotics with other deadly drugs like heroin and LSD.

It would close loopholes that have made the spread of synthetic marijuana almost impossible to stop because manufacturers tweak the chemical compounds to create products that are not technically covered under existing bans.

The legislation casts a wide net over existing synthetic marijuana products and other possible chemical combinations, ensuring that simple chemistry could not result in new products that fall outside of existing bans.
 
Relevant part of bill:

Subtitle D--Synthetic Drugs

SEC. 1151. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012’.

SEC. 1152. ADDITION OF SYNTHETIC DRUGS TO SCHEDULE I OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) Cannabimimetic Agents- Schedule I, as set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘(d)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of cannabimimetic agents, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

‘(2) In paragraph (1):

‘(A) The term ‘cannabimimetic agents’ means any substance that is a cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1 receptor) agonist as demonstrated by binding studies and functional assays within any of the following structural classes:

‘(i) 2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol with substitution at the 5-position of the phenolic ring by alkyl or alkenyl, whether or not substituted on the cyclohexyl ring to any extent.

‘(ii) 3-(1-naphthoyl)indole or 3-(1-naphthylmethane)indole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl or naphthyl ring to any extent.

‘(iii) 3-(1-naphthoyl)pyrrole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring, whether or not further substituted in the pyrrole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl ring to any extent.

‘(iv) 1-(1-naphthylmethylene)indene by substitution of the 3-position of the indene ring, whether or not further substituted in the indene ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthyl ring to any extent.

‘(v) 3-phenylacetylindole or 3-benzoylindole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the phenyl ring to any extent.

‘(B) Such term includes--

‘(i) 5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol (CP-47,497);

‘(ii) 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol (cannabicyclohexanol or CP-47,497 C8-homolog);

‘(iii) 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-018 and AM678);

‘(iv) 1-butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-073);

‘(v) 1-hexyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-019);

‘(vi) 1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-200);

‘(vii) 1-pentyl-3-(2-methoxyphenylacetyl)indole (JWH-250);

‘(viii) 1-pentyl-3-[1-(4-methoxynaphthoyl)]indole (JWH-081);

‘(ix) 1-pentyl-3-(4-methyl-1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-122);

‘(x) 1-pentyl-3-(4-chloro-1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-398);

‘(xi) 1-(5-fluoropentyl)-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (AM2201);

‘(xii) 1-(5-fluoropentyl)-3-(2-iodobenzoyl)indole (AM694);

‘(xiii) 1-pentyl-3-[(4-methoxy)-benzoyl]indole (SR-19 and RCS-4);

‘(xiv) 1-cyclohexylethyl-3-(2-methoxyphenylacetyl)indole (SR-18 and RCS-8); and

‘(xv) 1-pentyl-3-(2-chlorophenylacetyl)indole (JWH-203).’.

(b) Other Drugs- Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:

‘(18) 4-methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone).

‘(19) 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV).

‘(20) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-E).

‘(21) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-D).

‘(22) 2-(4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-C).

‘(23) 2-(4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-I).

‘(24) 2-[4-(Ethylthio)-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl]ethanamine (2C-T-2).

‘(25) 2-[4-(Isopropylthio)-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl]ethanamine (2C-T-4).

‘(26) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine (2C-H).

‘(27) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitro-phenyl)ethanamine (2C-N).

‘(28) 2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylphenyl)ethanamine (2C-P).’.

SEC. 1153. TEMPORARY SCHEDULING TO AVOID IMMINENT HAZARDS TO PUBLIC SAFETY EXPANSION.
Section 201(h)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811(h)(2)) is amended--

(1) by striking ‘one year’ and inserting ‘2 years’; and

(2) by striking ‘six months’ and inserting ‘1 year’.

SEC. 1154. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES.
Section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘Any mandatory minimum term of imprisonment required to be imposed under this subparagraph shall not apply with respect to any controlled substance added to schedule I by the Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012.’.

Passed the Senate May 24, 2012.

Attest:

Secretary.

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3187

AN ACT

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.
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Emphasis mine.

MXE isn't banned, and the 2,5X-NBOMe's aren't either, but you could be prosecuted under the Analog Act for that one. Not that has ever stopped anyone using 4-FA or 2-FA.

And I can guarantee there's already cannabimimetics out there that don't fall into any of the categories up there.
 
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called this from the moment I tried synth weed. Cant say ill really miss it
 
Odd_nonposter said:
2,5X-NBOMe's aren't either, but you could be prosecuted under the Analog Act for that one.
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I'm not sure about that. Analog law prosecutions have usually involved the addition or substitution of one or two functional groups, but a phenylhydroxy thingy is a pretty sizable chunk of matter.
 
^^^ agreed. And they are somewhat different pharmacologically, and the whole consumption clause too. . . But marketing on blotters I guess might fill that one. .
 
Captain.Heroin said:
MDPV was a horrible drug. I can't say making bad drugs illegal is a good thing though.
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If it was up to me ALL drugs would be legal. The drugs are not the problem, it's the stupid people that use them and then go out and commit a crime that they would do whether they took drugs or not... arrest the retards when they commit a violent crime or attempt to rob a store and leave the smart educated drug users alone!
 
^why noparse tags? all you need to do is check disable smileys.

I wonder why they left MDAI off the list; it was in the original draft.
 
slimvictor said:
I tried to figure out how to do this, but failed.
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use [noparse]text[/noparse]

so 8o becomes 8o

numbers said:
all you need to do is check disable smileys.
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I guess, I like manually inserting tags so that you can disable them on select parts of the post, but leave them in others. It also works for other tags, not just smilies, as demonstrated above.
 
slimvictor said:
Agreed. Making drugs illegal is sad, as it limits our freedom. If someone out there likes MDPV, they should have the choice to use it. And are the 2Cs really listed? That is terribly sad. :(
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Yes it is sad Slim, but I am going to shine a light on the bright side only because I am trying to prevent myself from being sad. Many of us growing up pre internet days could not just click a button and have these things sent to a house. Yet schedule 1 drugs flowed in and out of our lives regardless of others trying to legislate what we can and cannot do. So after reveling in that for a moment, it's clear that although this bill is trying to dictate what we can or can not think, it is a lost cause. Although I am older and out of the loop on availability, I remember getting as much acid and mushrooms and kind bud that I wanted from 1977-1995 by hooking up with kindred spirits at Grateful Dead shows. I understand there are raves these days but that's for the generation just below me as far as I am concerned. But most of us of happened upon illegal things by chance and coincidence. I believe if the need is there that will happen again.

The sad part out of all this is not limiting availability because as I typed many of us growing up ran into things. The real sad part is there are humans that really believe (or disillusioned is a better word) that they actually can control what others can or cannot do. That is the saddest part. Because even though LSD was made illegal in 1966, the whole psychedelic movement continued on and some great music as well as ideas continued on. So that law stopped nothing. I am not without sympathy to the legal troubles people can have because of this. I have had my own when I was in the thick of it. Some caution and common sense is needed and when I look back at my problems they were all self induced by being dumb.

I see some things on that list that I would like. I remember trying 2CC some years back and really liked it. I felt good that if I wanted to click a button and have it shipped I could. I never did though. But I can say that after (if it even happens) this law is in place there will be plenty of people still using 2CC. Or some variation will happen and 50 new compounds that fall outside of the law will come into play. Why? Because you can't stop people from exploring. It is almost as if the Universe will see to it. I am willing to bet most people that have explored started off with something that was considered illegal. Yet it somehow made it's way to people.

The saddest part of all this is Mr Chuck Schumer believing he did something good. It will be as effective as a flea on a dogs back. People will explore. 20 years ago no one would have believed all the things that are now available in 2012. So before I get all pissed off and sad at this (because I can too) I will look forward to 20 years from now and wonder what types of mind explorations will exist regardless of someone thinks that people should not do it or not. You cannot control others.

I like what it says on the back of TIHKAL. Something to the effect that the Jeannie is out of the bottle and can never be put back in. So it's that thought that I will focus on to keep from getting angry. My own anger would be just as much of a disillusionment as any of these bills. I just don't think this will stop anything, and that is a good thing. Watch how crafty humankind becomes when they believe in something.

And lastly I blame the greedy idiots that put synthetic crap in convenience stores and sold to kids. Or shady vendors. That's where my anger is directed. Greed ruins many things. I think we could all see that coming. But if someone really wants to explore with good intent, they will find a way. I really believe that.
 
yea they should make them illegal. actually make all drugs illegal. no drugs for anyone. no caffeine or nicoteine, everything remotely mood altering illegal. sugar too. Just kidding.
 
Bill Banning Synthetic Marijuana, Bath Salts Passes Senate

http://www.csnews.com/top-story-bil...ana__bath_salts_passes_u.s._senate-61193.html

(July 4th huh? Celebrate your liberty.... 8) )

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal legislation banning synthetic marijuana and bath salts could land on President Obama's desk by early July now that the U.S. Senate has passed its version of the measure.

According to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), the legislative body approved a bill on May 24 that would make synthetic marijuana and the chemical compounds found in bath salts illegal. It was passed as part of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. In passing the bill, Schumer and his colleagues overcame a filibuster threat that held up the passage of the bipartisan legislation for months, according to a release from his office.

"Let this be a warning to those who make a profit manufacturing and selling killer chemical components to our teens and children: the jig is up," Schumer said. "This bill closes loopholes that have allowed manufacturers to circumvent local and state bans and ensures that you cannot simply cross state lines to find these deadly synthetic drugs."

Synthetic marijuana can be found in some convenience stores. It is sold under several names, including Spice and Legal Punk. Bath Salts have also made their way into c-stores, often sold under the Tranquility, Zoom, Ivory Wave, Red Dove and Vanilla Sky names.

A companion piece has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and Schumer told the Staten Island Advance he expects a final version to be on Obama's desk by July 4.
 
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