Controlled Substance Analogue Law and Legal Definition
According to 21 USCS § 802 (32) (A) except as provided in subparagraph (C), the term controlled substance analogue means “a substance--
(i) the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in schedule I or II;
(ii) which has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance in schedule I or II; or
(iii) with respect to a particular person, which such person represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance in schedule I or II.
(B) The designation of gamma butyrolactone or any other chemical as a listed chemical pursuant to paragraph (34) or (35) does not preclude a finding pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that the chemical is a controlled substance analogue.
(C) Such term does not include--
(i) a controlled substance;
(ii) any substance for which there is an approved new drug application;
(iii) with respect to a particular person any substance, if an exemption is in effect for investigational use, for that person, under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) to the extent conduct with respect to such substance is pursuant to such exemption; or
(iv) any substance to the extent not intended for human consumption before such an exemption takes effect with respect to that substance.”
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Related Legal Terms
- Administering a Controlled Substance
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Authorized Possession of Controlled Substances
- Banned Hazardous Substance
- Brother-Sister Controlled Group [Internal Revenue Code]
- Bulk Drug Substance [Food and Drugs]
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
- Chemical Substance
- Commonly Controlled Correspondent
- Comparable Uncontrolled Price (CUP) Method
