Health Law Daily Wrap Up, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES—FINAL RULES: Placement of 4-Chloromethcathinone in Schedule I, (Nov 17, 2025)
By WK Editorial Staff
The action is being taken, in part, to enable the United States to meet its obligations under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is placing 4-chloromethcathinone (4–CMC, 1-(4- chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan1-one), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The action imposes the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis with, or possess) or propose to handle 4- chloromethcathinone (Final Rule, 90 Fed. Reg. 51102 (Nov. 17, 2025)).
Dates. Effective date: December 17, 2025.
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