DEA Proposes to Permanently List Synthetic Cannabinoids in Schedule I

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to permanently list AB-CHMINACA, AB-PINACA and THJ-2201 in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said (here). The synthetic cannabinoids have been temporarily listed in schedule I since January 2015. In a separate notice (here), DEA is also extending the temporary listing of these substances for another year, until January 2018. Substances may be temporarily listed in the Controlled Substances Act for a maximum of three years.