Bill Text: IA SF35 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act adding certain synthetic cannabinoids to the list of schedule I controlled substances, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF35 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF35-Introduced.html
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BY
SORENSON
and
SODDERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
adding
certain
synthetic
cannabinoids
to
the
list
of
1
schedule
I
controlled
substances,
providing
penalties,
and
2
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.204,
subsection
4,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
ai.
Any
substance,
compound,
mixture,
3
or
preparation
which
contains
any
quantity
of
any
synthetic
4
cannabinoid
that
is
not
approved
as
a
pharmaceutical,
including
5
but
not
limited
to
the
following:
6
(1)
CP
47,
497
and
homologues
2-[(IR,
3S)-3-
7
hydroxycyclohexyl]-5-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenol).
8
(2)
HU-210[(6a
R
,10a
R
)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-
9
(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]
10
chromen-1-ol)].
11
(3)
HU-211(dexanabinol,
(6a
S
,10a
S
)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-
12
dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]
13
chromen-1-ol).
14
(4)
JWH-018
1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoy)indole.
15
(5)
JWH-073
1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoy)indole.
16
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
17
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
adds
certain
synthetic
cannabinoids
to
the
list
of
20
schedule
I
controlled
substances.
21
The
bill
adds
certain
synthetic
cannabinoids,
also
known
22
as
“K2”,
to
the
list
of
schedule
I
controlled
substances
in
23
addition
to
the
tetrahydrocannabinols
and
synthetic
equivalents
24
listed
in
schedule
I
under
Code
section
124.204(4)(u).
25
A
schedule
I
controlled
substance
is
considered
to
have
a
26
high
potential
for
abuse
and
no
medical
purpose
in
treatment
in
27
the
United
States.
28
The
bill
makes
it
a
class
“C”
felony
pursuant
to
Code
section
29
124.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”,
subparagraph
(8),
for
any
30
unauthorized
person
to
manufacture,
deliver,
or
possess
with
31
the
intent
to
manufacture
or
deliver,
a
synthetic
cannabinoid,
32
including
its
counterfeit
or
a
simulated
form,
or
to
act
with,
33
enter
into
a
common
scheme
or
design
with,
or
conspire
with
one
34
or
more
other
persons
to
manufacture,
deliver,
or
possess
with
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the
intent
to
manufacture
or
deliver
a
synthetic
cannabinoid.
1
The
bill
also
makes
it
a
serious
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
Code
2
section
124.401,
subsection
5,
for
any
unauthorized
person
to
3
possess
a
synthetic
cannabinoid.
4
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
5
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,000
but
not
more
than
6
$10,000.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
7
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$315
but
not
8
more
than
$1,875.
9
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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