Notice of Intent - 4 Synthetic Cannabinoids Placed Into Schedule I

On January 10, 2014, the Federal government filed its notice of intent to use its emergency scheduling powers to temporarily place four synthetic cannabinoids into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for the next two years.  The four substances are PB-22, 5F-PB-22, AB-FUBINACA, and ADB-PINACA. The filing in the Federal Register can be found here along with the supplemental information. The final order of placement of these substances into Schedule I will not be official until at least February 10, 2014.

I have discussed some of these compounds in the past here, here, and here.

According to the notice of intent, 5F-PB-22 has been associated with the deaths of five individuals in the United States. In one case, it was determined that 5F-PB-22 intoxication was the sole cause of death. In a second case, it was determined that cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia and/or seizure in association with 5F-PB-22 consumption.

ADB-PINACA was implicated in the adverse events in George in August 2013. Its first identification was in a product named “Crazy Clown”.  The substance was also implicated in the adverse events in Colorado in September 2013 and identified in products named “Black Mamba”.

With these additional four synthetic cannabinoids added to Schedule I, the official count of controlled synthetic cannabinoids will be twenty-two.  These are:

5F-PB-22
AB-FUBINACA
ADB-PINACA
AKB48
AM-694
AM-2201
CP47,497
CP47,497-C8
JWH-018
JWH-019
JWH-073
JWH-081
JWH-122
JWH-200
JWH-203
JWH-250
JWH-398
PB-22
RCS-4
RCS-8
UR-144
XLR-11

Just another day with these synthetic cannabinoid compounds...

Cheers,

ForensicToxGuy