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DEA Adds Synthetic Cannabinoids to Schedule I of Drug List

The Drug Enforcement Administration is temporarily adding five synthetic cannabinoids -- 5F-EDMB-PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA, and FUB-144 -- to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a notice. The temporary scheduling takes effect April 16, 2019, and will remain in effect until April 16, 2021, at which point it may be extended for one more year before it has to be made permanent to remain in effect.

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(Federal Register 04/16/19)