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 Today, the Senate passed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety and Innovation Act, including a research-threatening new amendment banning dozens of poorly understood synthetic drugs. The amendment is effectively a combination of three bills Senator Rand Paul had put hold on, frustrating the three legislators -- Senators Chuck Grassley, Chuck Schumer, and Amy Klobucher -- who had introduced the legislation. The Act adds controversial drugs like 2C-E (and similar hallucinogenic compounds), synthetic marijuana ( also known by the brand name Spice') and 'meth-like' bath salts -- the latter two of which were previously sold in head shops -- to the Schedule I category of the Controlled Substance Act. As marijuana's Schedule I status has taught us, a Schedule I classification has profound effects on research. And unfortunately for science, these substances are actually research chemicals. Full Story |
