SB546 HFA Clark 3-9 #1

Wilkinson 3909

Delegate Clark moves to amend the bill on page 31, after line 41, by inserting a new section to read as follows:

“§60A-1-101a. Prohibition of synthetic controlled substances.  

(a) New synthetic substances are being created which are not controlled under the provisions of existing state law but which have a potential for abuse similar to or greater than that for substances controlled under existing state law. These new synthetic substances are called synthetic controlled substances and can be designed to produce a desired pharmacological effect and to evade the controlling statutory provisions. Synthetic controlled substances or synthetic controlled substance analogues are being manufactured, distributed, possessed, and used as substitutes for controlled substances.

(b) The hazards attributable to the traffic in and use of a synthetic controlled substances are increased because their unregulated manufacture produces variations in purity and concentration.

(c) Many new synthetic substances are untested, and it cannot be immediately determined whether they have useful medical or chemical purposes.

(d) The uncontrolled importation, manufacture, distribution, possession, or use of synthetic controlled substances has a substantial and detrimental impact on the health and safety of the people of this state.

(e) Synthetic controlled substances can be created more rapidly than they can be identified and controlled by action of the Legislature. There is a need for a speedy determination of their proper classification under existing law. It is therefore necessary to identify and classify new substances that have a potential for abuse, so that they can be controlled in the same manner as other substances controlled under existing state law.”

Adopted

Rejected