DEA Extends Temporary Status of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Schedule I, Proposes Permanent Listing

The Drug Enforcement Administration is extending for one more year the temporary listing of NM2201, 5F-AB-PINACA, 4-CN-CUMYL-BUTINACA, MMB-CHMICA and 5F-CUMYL-P7AICA in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said. The synthetic cannabinoids, first temporarily listed in 2018 (see 1807090017), will now remain listed in schedule I until July 10, 2021. DEA also issued a proposed rule to permanently list these synthetic cannabinoids in schedule I, with comments due Aug. 12. Substances may only be temporarily listed under the CSA for three years.