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Controlled Substances Law
Controlled substances include the following: drugs,
firearms, nuclear fuel, pharmaceutical products,
and intellectual property such as certain codes vital to national
defense. Weapons and nuclear energy are also covered
in the war and peace section.
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The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 USC 801 et sequitur). The CSA is the legal basis by which the manufacture, importation, possession, and distribution of certain drugs are regulated by the federal government of the United States. The Act also served as the national implementing legislation for the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a drug to be included in each. Two federal departments, the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services (which includes the Food and Drug Administration) determine which drugs are added or removed from the various schedules, though the statute passed by Congress created the initial listing. Classification decisions are required to be made on the criteria of potential for abuse, accepted medical use in the United States, and potential for addiction.
The Department of Justice is also the executive agency in charge of federal law enforcement. State governments also regulate certain drugs not controlled at the federal level. Sources Wikipedia
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REGULATIONS
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AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
U.S. CASES
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FEDERAL CITATIONS
STATE CITATIONS
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