Regulation & law · 18/08/2023

DEA Permanently Places Metonitazene in Schedule I of Controlled Substances Act

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a final order permanently placing metonitazene, a synthetic compound, in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, effectively discharging the US's obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 and imposing strict regulatory controls on its handling and possession.