Permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled drugs

§1What it does

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This law permanently places fentanyl-related substances, as a group, in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the category for drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.^2,3 Crimes involving these substances carry the same quantity thresholds and penalties as crimes involving fentanyl analogues, such as a 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for offenses involving 100 grams or more.³ It also creates an alternative registration process for research on Schedule I substances and eases some other registration rules for researchers, such as allowing one registration to cover related research sites in some cases.³

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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