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  West's Keynotes for NORML v. Bell
In determining penalties, the legal classification of a drug does not have to match its medical classification, since Congress may consider other issues not involving a drug's medical properties; in addition, the penalties do not need to be graduated according to the potential harm of the drug.
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, §§101-1016 as amended 21 U.S.C.A. Const.
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, §§ 101-709, 202(b)(1) as amended 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 801-904, 812(b)(1); U.S.C.A. Const.
www.druglibrary.org /Schaffer/legal/l1980/bellkn.html   (551 words)

  
 CA Codes (hsc:11469-11495)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Controlled substances, instruments, or paraphernalia not in the possession of the designated agency at the time the order of the court is issued shall be delivered to the designated agency for destruction in compliance with the order.
Controlled substances listed in Schedule I, which are seized or come into the possession of the state, the owners of which are unknown, are contraband and shall be summarily forfeited to the state.
When the suspected controlled substance consists of growing or harvested marijuana plants, at least one 10 pound sample (which may include stalks, branches, or leaves) and five representative samples consisting of leaves or buds shall be retained for evidentiary purposes from the total amount of suspected controlled substances to be destroyed.
www.fear.org /ca_code.html   (14657 words)

  
 Congress may preempt state medical use marijuana laws - Gonzales v. Raich, 125 S.Ct. 2195, 162 L.Ed.2d 1 (2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
All controlled substances are classified into five schedules, §812, based on their accepted medical uses, their potential for abuse, and their psychological and physical effects on the body, §§811, 812.
The drugs are grouped together based on their accepted medical uses, the potential for abuse, and their psychological and physical effects on the body.
The Act specifies that it should not be construed to supersede legislation prohibiting persons from engaging in acts dangerous to others, or to condone the diversion of marijuana for non-medical purposes.
biotech.law.lsu.edu /cases/drugreg/Gonzales-v-Raich.htm   (16607 words)

  
 M.G.L - Chapter 94, Section 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In addition thereto the commissioner shall by regulation as aforesaid establish a sixth schedule which shall include all prescription drugs not included in the first five schedules.
(5) The scope, duration and significance of abuse.
(d) Authority to control under this section shall not extend to distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, or tobacco, as those terms are defined or used in subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
www.mass.gov /legis/laws/mgl/94c-2.htm   (207 words)

  
 523-2.2.1 NARCOTICS, DANGEROUS DRUGS, AND CHEMICAL CARCINOGENS
Any drug which contains any quantity of a substance which the U.S. Attorney General has found to have and by regulation is designated as having a potential for abuse because of its depressant or stimulant effect on the central nervous system or because of its hallucinogenic effect.
Schedules of controlled substances are lists of narcotics and dangerous drugs ranked according to their potential for abuse and other relevant factors.
Controlled substances in possession at that time will be disposed of as specified in Section VI.G. It is the responsibility of each Department Chair and Principal Investigator upon notification by and with directions from the Purchasing Division, to conduct an inventory of all controlled substances.
adminrecords.ucsd.edu /ppm/docs/523-2-2-1.html   (3615 words)

  
 Controlled Substances Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, is the legal foundation of the government's fight against the abuse of drugs and other substances.
The act also provides a mechanism for substances to be controlled, added to a schedule, decontrolled, removed from control, rescheduled, or transferred from one schedule to another.
A temporary order issued under this subparagraph controlling a drug or other substance subject to proceedings initiated under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall expire upon the effective date of the application to the drug or substance of the controls resulting from such proceedings.
www.usdoj.gov /dea/agency/csa.htm   (10704 words)

  
 History of the DEA: 1970 - 1975   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It also established five schedules that classify controlled substances according to how dangerous they are, their potential for abuse and addiction, and whether they possess legitimate medical value.
In 1970, the first narcotics task force was established in New York under the auspices of the BNDD to maximize the impact of cooperating federal, state, and local law enforcement elements working on complex drug investigations.
The first inspections of registrants revealed instances where drug handlers were operating out of basements and garages with little or no security and were unable to account for the receipt or distribution of the drugs they handled.
www.usdoj.gov /dea/deamuseum/dea_history_book/1970_1975.htm   (5583 words)

  
 Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. PARCEL OF RUMSON, N.J., LAND, 507 U.S. 111 (1993)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Although proceeds traceable to illegal drug transactions are, in 881(h)'s words, "property described in subsection" (a)(6), the latter subsection exempts from civil forfeiture proceeds owned by one unaware of their criminal source, and therefore must allow an assertion of the innocent owner defense before 881(h) applies.
It is not an uncommon course in the admiralty, acting under the law of nations, to treat the vessel in which or by which, or by the master or crew thereof, a wrong or offense has been done as the offender, without any regard whatsoever to the personal misconduct or responsibility of the owner thereof.
In short, the acts of the master and crew, in cases of this sort, bind the interest of the owner of the ship, whether he be innocent or guilty; and he impliedly submits to whatever the law denounces as a forfeiture attached to the ship by reason of their unlawful or wanton wrongs." Harmony v.
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 Treatment Improvement Exchange - Documents - Technical Assistance Publications (TAPs) - TAP 12
Conditions for the use of narcotic drugs; appropriate methods of professional practice for medical treatment of the narcotic addiction of various classes of narcotic addicts under Section 4 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
A narcotic drug may be administered or dispensed only by a practitioner licensed under the appropriate State law and registered under the appropriate State and Federal laws to order narcotic drugs for patients, or by an agent of such a practitioner, supervised by and under the order of the practitioner.
Adequate security is required to be maintained over drug stocks, over the manner in which it is administered or dispensed, over the manner in which it is distributed to medication units, and over the manner in which it is stored to guard against theft and diversion of the drug.
www.treatment.org /taps/tap12/tap12part291.html   (9602 words)

  
 1997-007 | 1/29/1997 | Kansas Attorney General Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 authorizes the transfer of forfeited property to any state or local law enforcement agency which participates directly in the seizure or forfeiture of the property.
The federal law, known as the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, authorizes the "transfer [of forfeited] property to any federal agency or any State or local law enforcement agency which participated directly in the seizure or forfeiture of the property.
It is clear that the legislature intended that the Kansas National Guard serve as a law enforcement agency in the limited capacity of counter drug and drug interdiction.
www.kscourts.org /ksag/opinions/1997/1997-007.htm   (431 words)

  
 CANCER PAIN : APPENDIX D - AMENDMENT TO THE INTRACTABLE PAIN TREATMENT ACT
The provisions of this Act authorize a physician to treat a patient who develops an acute or chronic painful medical condition with a dangerous drug or a controlled substance to relieve the patient's pain using appropriate doses, for an appropriate length of time, and for as long as the pain persists.
To ensure the prescribed dangerous drug or controlled substance is not being diverted to another use and the appropriateness of the treatment of the patient's targeted symptoms, the physician shall:
A dangerous drug or controlled substance prescribed by a physician before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the drug or controlled substance was prescribed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
www.texascancercouncil.org /gftocp/appendixd.html   (708 words)

  
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The National Firearms Act referred to in the source provisions has been repealed and replaced by chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.).
The word "violation" is substituted for "illegal act" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
In subsection (b)(1), the words "shall carry out this chapter in Guam" are substituted for "In Guam the enforcement and administration of this chapter shall be performed" for consistency in the revised title.
uscode.house.gov /download/pls/49C803.txt   (2377 words)

  
 NIDA - About NIDA - NIDA Legislative Chronology
PL 94-371, the "Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1976", directed the Secretary to give special consideration to drug abuse prevention and treatment projects for women and for youth under the age of 18.
PL 96-181, the "Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1979", required not less than 7% of NIDA's Community Programs budget in FY 1980 and 10% in FY 1981 to be spent on prevention; and authorized employee assistance programs.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nida.nih.gov /about/legislation/Chronology.html   (719 words)

  
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In subsection (c)(1), the words "The Secretary shall provide by regulation" are substituted for "The Secretary shall, within eighteen months after the date of enactment of this title [Oct. 25, 1982], promulgate a final rule which provides" to eliminate executed language, for consistency in the revised title, and because "rule" and "regulation" are synonymous.
As used in this Act, the term 'State' includes each of the several States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, and American Samoa." -SECREF- SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 30304 of this title.
Subsection (d) is substituted for the last 2 sentences (added twice by mistake) in paragraphs (1) and (2) and for the last sentence in paragraphs (3), (4), and (7)(C) of section 206(b) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-364, 96 Stat.
uscode.house.gov /download/pls/49C303.txt   (4405 words)

  
 Mandate for a National Drug Control Strategy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A key provision of that Act was the establishment of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to set priorities, implement a national strategy, and certify federal drug-control budgets.
The law specifies that the strategy must be comprehensive and research-based, contain long-range goals and measurable objectives, and seek to reduce drug abuse, trafficking, and their consequences.
Specifically, drug abuse is to be curbed by preventing youth from using illegal drugs, reducing the number of users, and decreasing drug availability.
www.ncjrs.org /ondcppubs/publications/policy/99ndcs/i-c.html   (495 words)

  
 BUS-50, References, Purpose, Definitions...
REFERENCES A. Public Law 91-513, Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, referred to as Federal Controlled Substances Act.
B. Regulations Implementing the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
PURPOSE The purpose of this Bulletin is to establish University procedures covering the acquisition and use of Controlled Substances, which meet the requirements of the Federal and the State of California Uniform Controlled Substances Acts.
www.ucop.edu /ucophome/policies/bfb/bus50a.html   (316 words)

  
 Section 334-107 Improperly prescribing controlled subst   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Improperly prescribing controlled substances and failure to keep required records grounds for license denial, suspension or revocation.
(1) Prescribes, administers or dispenses a controlled substance that is nontherapeutic in nature or nontherapeutic in the manner in which it is prescribed, administered or dispensed, or fails to keep complete and accurate ongoing records of the diagnosis and treatment plan;
(4) Prescribes or administers, or dispenses in a manner which is inconsistent with provisions of the Missouri drug control act contained in chapter 195, RSMo, or the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. 801, et seq.
www.moga.state.mo.us /statutes/C300-399/3340000107.HTM   (227 words)

  
 Ford Foundation: Dealing with Drug Abuse - 61
Therefore, the fundamental objective of a modern drug-abuse program must be to help the public learn to understand these drugs and how to cope with their use in the context of everyday life.
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 reduced these penalties to imprisonment for up to one year for a first offense and two years for each subsequent offense.
The 1970 Act established a Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse to review existing laws and policy and recommend necessary legislation and administrative action.
www.fordfound.org /elibrary/documents/0207/069.cfm   (572 words)

  
 Forensicscience   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Prior to the enactment of this law, the nation had several patched-together pieces of drug legislation which were either repealed or superseded bu the controlled substance act.
In 1986, the congress passed the Drug-Free America Act (Public Law 99-570) which supersede much of the 1970 Controlled Substance Act and include greatly expanded penalties for the sale, manufacturing, possession, trafficking and use(abuse) of the controlled substances.
Given inside the square bracket following each of the controlled substances are the techniques employed by the forensic scinetists to establish the presence of these substances.
www.wiu.edu /users/mftkv/CH442/OrganicAnalysis.html   (2453 words)

  
 Pain & Policy Studies Group: California Business and Professions Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician and surgeon may prescribe or administer controlled substances to a person in the course of the physician and surgeon's treatment of that person for a diagnosed condition causing intractable pain.
(e) This section shall not authorize a physician and surgeon to prescribe or administer controlled substances to a person the physician and surgeon knows to be using drugs or substances for nontherapeutic purposes.
(1) Prescribes or administers a controlled substance or treatment that is nontherapeutic in nature or nontherapeutic in the manner the controlled substance or treatment is administered or prescribed or is for a nontherapeutic purpose in a nontherapeutic manner.
www.medsch.wisc.edu /painpolicy/domestic/calaw.htm   (385 words)

  
 Investigative Reporting and Filing System - Drug Enforcement Administration Information System
Such individuals may include individuals registered with DEA and responsible for the handling, dispensing, or manufacturing of controlled substances under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
In addition to controlled access to the building, the areas where records are kept are either attended by responsible DEA employees, guarded by security guard, and/or protected by electronic surveillance and/or alarm systems, as appropriated.
Systems exempted from certain provisions of the Privacy Act: The Attorney General has exempted this system from subsections (c)(3) and (4), (d), (e)(1), (2) and (3), (e)(5) and (8), and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (j)(2).
www.fas.org /irp/agency/doj/dea/is/irfs.htm   (926 words)

  
 National Driver Register: Title 49, United States Code, Chapter 303   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
(A) operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of, or impaired by, alcohol or a controlled substance.
The Committee is exempt from sections 10(e) and (f) and 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App.
"(3) Report to Congress.-Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the evaluation and technology assessment, together with any recommendations for appropriate administrative and legislative actions.
www.nhtsa.dot.gov /nhtsa/cfc_title49/ACTchap303.html   (3362 words)

  
 National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse - Letter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
As Chairman of the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, I am pleased to submit to you our first year Report in conformance with the mandate contained in Section 601 of Public Law 91-513, The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
This Report "Marihuana, A Signal of Misunderstanding" is an all-inclusive effort to present the facts as they are known today, to demythologize the controversy surrounding marihuana, and to place in proper perspective one of the most emotional and explosive issues of our time.
We hope this Report will be a foundation upon which credibility in this area can be restored and upon which a rational policy can be predicated.
www.drugtext.org /library/reports/nc/nc1let.htm   (166 words)

  
 P.L. 91-513   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
P.L. 91-513, Approved October 27, 1970 (84 Stat.
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
(5) has been excluded (or directed to be excluded) from participation in a program pursuant to section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act.
www.ssa.gov /OP_Home/comp2/F091-513.html   (136 words)

  
 Automated Records and Consolidated Orders System / Diversion Analysis and Detection System (ARCOS/DADS) - Drug ...
Authority for maintenance of the system: This system of records is maintained pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 826(d)) and to enable the United States to fulfill its treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the Convention on Phychotropic Substances.
A record from a system of records may be disclosed as a routine use to the NARA and GSA in records management inspections conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
Systems exempted from certain provisions of the Privacy Act: The Attorney General has exempted this system from subsections (c)(3), (d) (e)(4)(G) and (H), (f) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k).
www.fas.org /irp/agency/doj/dea/is/arcos_dads.htm   (526 words)

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