DEA Extends Temporary Status of 6 Cathinones in Schedule I, Proposes Permanent Listings

July 15, 2021 |Other U.S.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is extending for one more year the temporary listing of six synthetic cathinonies -- N-ethylhexedrone, alphapyrrolidinohexanophenone (α-PHP), 4-methyl-alpha-ethylaminopentiophenone (4-MEAP), 4′-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinohexiophenone (MPHP), alphapyrrolidinoheptaphenone (PV8), and 4′-chloro-alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone (4-chloro-α-PVP) -- in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a notice released July 15. The synthetic cathinones, first temporarily listed in 2019, will now remain listed in schedule I until July 18, 2022. DEA also released a proposed rule to permanently list these synthetic cathinones in schedule I, with comments due Aug. 16. Substances may be temporarily listed under the CSA for three years.