WSR 00-17-178

BOARD OF PHARMACY


[ Filed August 23, 2000, 11:16 a.m. ]

Reviser's note: The following material has not been adopted under the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, but has been filed in the office of the code reviser and is published in the Register exactly as filed.


WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY

MEMORANDUM



DATE: August 15, 2000
TO: Dennis W. Cooper
Office of the Code Reviser
FROM: Donald H. Williams
Executive Director
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT FEDERAL SCHEDULING ORDER - PLACING GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE IN SCHEDULE I OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

NOTICE


The Washington State Board of Pharmacy intends to adopt the April 24, 2000 action of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to place Gamma-Hydroxybutyric in schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.


THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED USING AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS RULE BEING ADOPTED USING THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO:


     Donald H. Williams, Executive Director

     Washington State Board of Pharmacy

     PO Box 47863

     Olympia WA 98504-7863 - or

     Fax (360) 586-4359


RCW 69.50.201(e) allows the Board of Pharmacy to directly adopt DEA scheduling orders without the need for the issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rule under RCW 34.05. The Board will use the expedited rule process allowed for under RCW 69.50.201 provided no objection is made to the Board's adoption of the DEA scheduling order.


The proposed rule will be adopted by the Board of Pharmacy on October 13, 2000 provided no objection to the rule is received. The Board will accept comments up to October 1, 2000.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 94-08-098, filed 4/6/94)

WAC 246-887-100
Schedule I.

The board finds that the following substances have high potential for abuse and have no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or that they lack accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision.      The board, therefore, places each of the following substances in Schedule I.

     (a) The controlled substances listed in this section, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name, are included in Schedule I.

     (b) Opiates.      Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation:


     (1) Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(1-methyl-2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylacetamide);

     (2) Acetylmethadol;

     (3) Allylprodine;

     (4) Alphacetylmethadol; [(except for levo-alphacetylmethadol - also known as levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate or LAAM);]

     (5) Alphameprodine;

     (6) Alphamethadol;

     (7) Alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-alpha-methyl-beta-phenyl) ethyl-4-piperidyl] propionanilide; 1-(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4-(N-propanilido) piperidine);

     (8) Benzethidine;

     (9) Betacetylmethadol;

     (10) Betameprodine;

     (11) Betamethadol;

     (12) Betaprodine;

     (13) Clonitazene;

     (14) Dextromoramide;

     (15) Diampromide;

     (16) Diethylthiambutene;

     (17) Difenoxin;

     (18) Dimenoxadol;

     (19) Dimepheptanol;

     (20) Dimethylthiambutene;

     (21) Dioxaphetyl butyrate;

     (22) Dipipanone;

     (23) Ethylmethylthiambutene;

     (24) Etonitazene;

     (25) Etoxeridine;

     (26) Furethidine;

     (27) Gamma-hydroxybutyric (Other names include: GBH)

     (2728) Hydroxypethidine;

     (2829) Ketobemidone;

     (2930) Levomoramide;

     (3031) Levophenacylmorphan;

     (3132) 3-Methylfentanyl (N-[3-Methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidyl)]-N-phenylpropanamide);

     (3233) Morpheridine;

     (3334) MPPP (1-Methyl-4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine);

     (3435) Noracymethadol;

     (3536) Norlevorphanol;

     (3637) Normethadone;

     (3738) Norpipanone;

     (3839) PEPAP (1-(-2-phenethyl)-4-phenyl-4-acetoxypiperidine);

     (3940) Phenadoxone;

     (4041) Phenampromide;

     (4142) Phenomorphan;

     (4243) Phenoperidine;

     (4344) Piritramide;

     (4445) Proheptazine;

     (4546) Properidine;

     (4647) Propiram;

     (4748) Racemoramide;

     (4849) Tilidine;

     (4950) Trimeperidine.


     (c) Opium derivatives.      Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opium derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:


     (1) Acetorphine;

     (2) Acetyldihydrocodeine;

     (3) Benzylmorphine;

     (4) Codeine methylbromide;

     (5) Codeine-N-Oxide;

     (6) Cyprenorphine;

     (7) Desomorphine;

     (8) Dihydromorphine;

     (9) Drotebanol;

     (10) Etorphine (except hydrochloride salt);

     (11) Heroin;

     (12) Hydromorphinol;

     (13) Methyldesorphine;

     (14) Methyldihydromorphine;

     (15) Morphine methylbromide;

     (16) Morphine methylsulfonate;

     (17) Morphine-N-Oxide;

     (18) Myrophine;

     (19) Nicocodeine;

     (20) Nicomorphine;

     (21) Normorphine;

     (22) Pholcodine;

     (23) Thebacon.


     (d) Hallucinogenic substances.      Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, or which contains any of its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation (for purposes of paragraph (d) of this section, only, the term "isomer" includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers):

     (1) 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-amphetamine: Some trade or other names: 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine; 4-bromo-2,5-DMA;

     (2) 2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine: Some trade or other names: 2,5-dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine; 2,5-DMA;

     (3) 2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (DOET)

     (4) 4-methoxyamphetamine: Some trade or other names: 4-methoxy-a-methylphenethylamine; paramethoxyamphetamine, PMA;

     (5) 5-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine;

     (6) 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxy-amphetamine: Some trade and other names: 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine; "DOM"; and "STP";

     (7) 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;

     (8) 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA);

     (9) 3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine;

     (10) Bufotenine: Some trade or other names: 3-(beta-Dimethylaminoethyl)-5-hydroxindole; 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-5-indolol; N, N-dimethylserotonin; 5-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine; mappine;

     (11) Diethyltryptamine: Some trade or other names: N,N-Diethyltryptamine; DET;

     (12) Dimethyltryptamine: Some trade or other names: DMT;

     (13) Ibogaine: Some trade or other names: 7-Ethyl-6,6 beta,7,8,9,10,12,13,-octahydro-2-methoxy-6,9methano-5H-pyndo (1',2':1,2) azepino (5,4-b) indole; Tabernanthe iboga;

     (14) Lysergic acid diethylamide;

     (15) Marihuana;

     (16) Mescaline;

     (17) Parahexyl-7374; some trade or other names: 3-Hexyl-1-hydroxy-7, 8, 9, 10-tetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran; synhexyl;

     (18) Peyote, meaning all parts of the plant presently classified botanically as Lophophora Williamsii Lemaire, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, any extract from any part of such plant, and every compound, manufacture, salts, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or extracts; (interprets 21 USC § 812 (c), Schedule I (c)(12))

     (19) N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;

     (20) N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;

     (21) Psilocybin;

     (22) Psilocyn;

     (23) Tetrahydrocannabinols, synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, sp., and/or synthetic substances, derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity such as the following:

     (i) Delta 1 - cis - or transtetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers, excluding tetrahydrocannabinol in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a drug product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration;

     (ii) Delta 6 - cis - or transtetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers;

     (iii) Delta 3,4 - cis - or transtetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers;

(Since nomenclature of these substances is not internationally standardized, compounds of these structures, regardless of numerical designation of atomic positions covered.)

     (24) Ethylamine analog of phencyclidine: Some trade or other names: N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)ethylamine, cyclohexamine, PCE;

     (25) Pyrrolidine analog of phencyclidine: Some trade or other names: 1-(1-phencyclohexyl)pyrrolidine; PCPy; PHP;

     (26) Thiophene analog of phencyclidine: Some trade or other names: 1-(1-[2-thenyl]-cyclohexly)-pipendine; 2-thienylanalog of phencyclidine; TPCP; TCP;

     (e) Depressants.      Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a depressant effect on the central nervous system, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

     (i) Mecloqualone;

     (ii) Methaqualone.

     (f) Stimulants.      Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers:

     (i) Cathinone (also known as 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2-aminopropiophenone and norephedrone)

     (ii) Fenethylline;

     (iii) N-ethylamphetamine;

     (iv) 4-methylaminorex;

     (v) N,N-dimethylamphetamine.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005.      94-08-098, § 246-887-100, filed 4/6/94, effective 5/7/94.      Statutory Authority: RCW 18.65.005 and 18.64.005.      94-07-105, § 246-887-100, filed 3/18/94, effective 3/18/94.      Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005.      92-04-029 (Order 239B), § 246-887-100, filed 1/28/92, effective 2/29/92.      Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005 and chapter 18.64A RCW.      91-18-057 (Order 191B), recodified as § 246-887-100, filed 8/30/91, effective 9/30/91.      Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.201.      89-17-023 (Order 226), § 360-36-410, filed 8/8/89, effective 9/8/89; 86-16-057 (Order 200), § 360-36-410, filed 8/1/86.      Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.201, 69.50.203, 69.50.205, 69.50.207, 69.50.209 and 69.50.211.      84-22-062 (Order 190), § 360-36-410, filed 11/7/84.]

Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

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