Rule lifecycle · DOCKET:DEA-900N
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Butonitazene, Flunitazene, and Metodesnitazene Substances in Schedule I
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration — observed across 2 documents over 197 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.
In plain English
The DEA is making three new substances—butonitazene, flunitazene, and metodesnitazene—illegal at the federal level with the same penalties as heroin. Manufacturing, selling, or distributing any of these drugs carries serious federal criminal charges, prison time, and fines.
First seen
Apr 11, 2024
Last seen
Oct 25, 2024
Latest stage
Rule
PRORULE → RULE
197d
Effective on
Friday, October 25, 2024
Stage timeline
Proposed·Apr 11, 2024
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Butonitazene, Flunitazene, and Metodesnitazene Substances in Schedule I
#2024-07694
Final·Oct 25, 2024
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Butonitazene, Flunitazene, and Metodesnitazene Substances in Schedule I
effective Oct 25, 2024#2024-24635