DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: PLACEMENT OF 3-METHOXYPHENCYCLIDINE (1-(1-(3-METHOXYPHENYL)CYCLOHEXYL)PIPERIDINE) IN SCHEDULE I

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a rule called: Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of 3-Methoxyphencyclidine (1-(1-(3-Methoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl)piperidine) in Schedule I.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 23 by Gregory Aul, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Summary: With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places substance 3-methoxyphencyclidine (1-(1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl)piperidine; 3-MeO-PCP), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is being taken, in part, to enable the United States to meet its obligations under the 1971 Conven...