The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a temporary order placing two synthetic benzimidazole-opioid substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
- N-ethyl-2-(2-(4-isopropoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine
- 2-(4-ethoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1-(2-(piperidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole
This order imposes the administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions and regulatory controls applicable to schedule I substances on the importation, exportation, manufacture, distribution, reverse distribution, possession, research, conduct of instructional activities, and chemical analysis of these substances. It will be effective from July 29, 2024, until July 29, 2026.
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