S. 3190 · 112th Congress
Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rob Portman
- Introduced
- 2012-05-16
- Latest action
- 2012-05-16 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012- Amends the Controlled Substances Act to add as schedule I controlled substances: (1) any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains specified cannabimimetic agents (or the salts, isomers, or salts of isomers thereof); and (2) specified additional hallucinogenic substances (or the salts, isomers, or salts of isomers thereof).
Extends the period for which the Attorney General may temporarily schedule a substance in schedule I to avoid an imminent hazard to public safety to two years with a one-year extension (currently, one year with a six-month extension).