DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: DEFINITION OF "CANNABIMIMETIC AGENTS" AND ASSIGNMENT OF AN ADMINISTRATION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES CODE NUMBER FOR ALL "CANNABIMIMETIC AGENTS"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a rule called: Definition of "Cannabimimetic Agents" and Assignment of an Administration Controlled Substances Code Number for All "Cannabimimetic Agents".

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 20 by Heather Achbach, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Summary: The Drug Enforcement Administration is publishing this final rule to amend its regulations related to "cannabimimetic agents" by including the term's definition, identifying 18 additional substances that meet the definition, and consolidating most existing administration controlled substances code numbers (drug codes) into a single drug code number for substances that m...