Virginia Law

Pursuant to subsection E of § 54.1-3443 of the Code of Virginia and in order to conform the Drug Control Act to recent scheduling changes enacted in federal law or rule, the board:

1. Replaces 4-anilino-N-phenethyl-4-piperidine (CASRN 21409-26-7) in Schedule II with 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP);

2. Deletes Samidorphan from Schedule II; and

3. Adds the following chemicals into Schedule I:

a. Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of a fentanyl-related substance or that contains the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of a fentanyl-related substance whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

b. For purposes of subdivision 3 a of this section, except as provided in subdivision 3 c of this section, the term "fentanyl-related substance" means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications:

(1) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle;

(2) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups;

(3) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups;

(4) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle; or

(5) By replacement of the N-propionyl group with another acyl group.

c. A substance that satisfies the definition of the term "fentanyl-related substance" in subdivision 3 b of this section shall not be treated as a fentanyl-related substance subject to Schedule I if the substance is expressly listed in a schedule other than Schedule I.

d. The absence of a substance from Schedule I in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq of the Code of Virginia) or board regulation does not negate the control status of the substance under Schedule I if the substance satisfies the definition of the term "fentanyl-related substance" in subdivision 3 b of this section and does not meet the exception requirement of subdivision 3 c of this section.