DEA makes 3 more fake "pot" items illegal

[CroiDhubh]

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Press Release

DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

MAY 16 (WASHINGTON) –Today the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the synthetic cannabinoids UR-144, XLR11, and AKB48 Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for the next two years. These cannabinoids are often seen in so-called “fake pot” products that are falsely marketed and sold as “herbal incense” or “potpourri” products on the Internet and by a variety of retail stores.
Synthetic cannabinoids refer to a family of substances that act on the brain similar to delta-9 THC, the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis. The actual chemical names of today’s controlled cannabinoids are:
· (1-pentyl-1H-indol-3-yl)(2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone (UR-144);
· [1-(5-fluoro-pentyl)-1H- indol-3-yl](2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone (5-fluoro-UR-144, XLR11); and
· N-(1-adamantyl)-1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (APINACA, AKB48).
This action is based on a finding by DEA’s Deputy Administrator Thomas Harrigan that the placement of these synthetic cannabinoids into Schedule I of the CSA is necessary to avoid an imminent hazard to the public safety. The DEA published a notice of its intent to do this and issued a press release about it on April 12, giving makers, sellers, and other possessors of these drugs a month to rid themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.
Over the past three years, smokable herbal blends containing synthetic cannabinoids have been marketed under the guise of being “legal” and have become increasingly popular, particularly among teens and young adults. These products consist of plant material that has been laced with these cannabinoids. These substances have not been approved by the FDA for human consumption or for medical use. The long-term physical and psychological effects of these substances and their associated products are unknown but are potentially severe, and psychotic and violent behavior has been observed in short-term users of these products.
During the next two years, DEA will work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to determine if these chemicals should be made permanently illegal.
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Found it interesting

[Sawin]

I guess we can expect more folks to come visit CO to get their fix...? Or maybe they're preparing to make the real thing legal everywhere, to help the economy and reduce the deficit?

[Ronin13]

DoD went after these a few years ago- they found information from one research firm that studied these substances (the "fake pot" stuff) and their findings were actually pretty scary. I'll see if I have our old DC-NCO's email and see if he still has the memo, but to summarize, they're not "harmless" like folks claim pot is. These substances actually are a lot worse than just plain smoking weed. Can't say I blame the DEA for scheduling something like this, although that does open the door to that old argument about liberty and drugs and "it's my body" type of talk, which I can't find my 150 foot poll to touch that one with.

[00tec]

They can try to outlaw all this shit all they want. Manufacturer will change 1 silly little molecule and they're good to go until the next memo comes out.

[Cylinder Head]

Why go through the effort of making more substances related to THC illegal when the substance itself is going to be legalized in a matter of time?

[sellersm]

Why go through the effort of making more substances related to THC illegal when the substance itself is going to be legalized in a matter of time?

Eliminate the competition: it's good business.


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[Sawin]

Eliminate the competition: it's good business.


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exactly. Government monopoly on the production and distribution of the real thing...

[Jumpstart]

I didn't know DEA was a legislative body. Wait a minute, there not.

[Kraven251]

or the synthetics ...like many synthetic substances have a fuckton of untested, undocumented side effects

[Scanker19]

I didn't know DEA was a legislative body. Wait a minute, there not.

What do you think this is? Some sort of republic? Legislative..... Boockachacha see I can make up words too.

[Dingo]

If people would just stick to the 4 main food groups - mushrooms, cactus,, booze, and pot, this silliness could be avoided.

Take that, A. Shulgin!

[Hound]

While I am OK with pot on principle this stuff looks like just bad stuff. The DEA is making a good choice getting it off the shelves.

[kawiracer14]

There is a huge sign up at the UPS in Silverthorne that says "Thinking of shipping pot? Think again!" I would have to imagine all the kids here for the winter working at the resorts are shipping tons of pot back east to their friends....