Drug Enforcement Administration

DEA Proposes to Expand Definition of Dronabinol Drugs Classified in Schedule IIIOctober 1st, 2007
On September 24, 2007, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would expand the classification of dronabinol, commonly known as delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (“THC”), as a Schedule III controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. THC is a federally-controlled Schedule I controlled …
Draft WHO Guidance Document Will Substantially Enhance the International Controlled Substance Scheduling ProcessSeptember 24th, 2007
The United Nations (“UN”) drug control system is given authority, through treaties (called “conventions”), to establish international controls and monitor medicines that are subject to abuse. Member countries that are signatories to the conventions are committed to control substances at the same level as dictated …