President Joe Biden’s administration has signaled its support for a Republican-led bill that would more strictly regulate fentanyl by listing it as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act.
Earlier this year, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 467, the “Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act” (“HALT Fentanyl Act”) to permanently list fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as a Schedule I narcotics.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) defines Schedule I narcotics as those with “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”
Fentanyl and its analogs have already been deemed Schedule I drugs, but only on a temporary basis that is set to expire in 2024….