DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: PLACEMENT OF 3-METHOXYPHENCYCLIDINE (1-[1-(3-METHOXYPHENYL)CYCLOHEXYL]PIPERIDINE) IN SCHEDULE I

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of 3-Methoxyphencyclidine (1-[1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]piperidine) in Schedule I.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 10 by Heather Achbach, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Summary: The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes placing 3-methoxyphencyclidine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, an arylcyclohexylamine hallucinogen, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is proposed to enable the United States to meet its obligations under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. If finalized, this...