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Club Drugs - Legislation

This section presents a sample of links to online Federal and State legislation and testimony.

All of the club drugs have been scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. Definitions of Drug Schedules (U.S. Code, Title 21, Section 812):

• Schedule I
  • Drug has a high potential for abuse.
  • Drug has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  • There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug under medical supervision.
• Schedule II
  • Drug has a high potential for abuse.
  • Drug has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions.
  • Abuse of the drug may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
• Schedule III
  • Drug has a potential for abuse less than the drugs in Schedules I and II.
  • Drug has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  • Abuse of the drug may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
• Schedule IV
  • Drug has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule III.
  • Drug has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  • Abuse of the drug may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule III.
• Schedule V
  • Drug has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV.
  • Drug has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  • Abuse of the drug may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV.

Schedules of Club Drugs (Drug Enforcement Administration):

• GHB - Schedule I as of 2000.
• Ketamine - Schedule III as of 1999.
• MDMA - Schedule I as of 1988
• Methamphetamine - Schedule II as of 1971.
• PMA - Schedule I as of 1973.
• Rohypnol - Schedule IV as of 1984.

Schedules of Controlled Substances:
http://www.dea.gov/pubs/scheduling.html

On February 18, 2000, the Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Prevention Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-172) became law. On this date, GBL (a chemical used in the production of GHB) became a List I chemical, subject to the criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions of CSA. On March 13, 2000, GHB was made a Schedule I controlled substance because of this law.

The Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000 increases the guideline sentence for trafficking ecstasy. This amendment increases sentences for trafficking 800 pills (approximately 200 grams) of ecstasy by 300 percent, from 15 months to 5 years. It also increases the penalties for trafficking 8,000 pills by almost 200 percent, from 41 months to 10 years (MDMA Drug Offenses: Explanation of Recent Guideline Amendments, 2001).

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