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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of certain substances in Penalty Groups 2 |
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and 2-A of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of |
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prosecution of criminal offenses involving those substances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.103(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Penalty Group 2 consists of: |
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(1) any quantity of the following hallucinogenic |
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substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless |
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specifically excepted, if the existence of these salts, isomers, |
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and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical |
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designation: |
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alpha-ethyltryptamine; |
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alpha-methyltryptamine; |
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5-methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine; |
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(2-aminopropyl) Benzofuran (trade or other name: |
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APB); |
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(2-aminopropyl) Dihydrobenzofuran (trade or other |
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name: APDB); |
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4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or |
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other names: 4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; |
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4-bromo-2, 5-DMA); |
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4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyphenethylamine; |
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Bufotenine (some trade and other names: 3-(beta- |
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Dimethylaminoethyl)-5-hydroxyindole; 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)- 5- |
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indolol; N, N-dimethylserotonin; 5-hydroxy-N, N- |
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dimethyltryptamine; mappine); |
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[3-(3-Carbamoylphenyl)phenyl]N-cyclohexyl |
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Carbamate (trade or other name: URB-597); |
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Diethyltryptamine (some trade and other |
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names: N, N-Diethyltryptamine, DET); |
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2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or other |
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names: 2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 2, 5-DMA); |
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2, 5-dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (trade or other |
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name: DOET); |
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2, 5-dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamine |
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(trade or other name: 2C-T-7); |
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Dimethyltryptamine (trade or other name: DMT); |
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Dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and |
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encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a U.S. Food and Drug |
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Administration approved drug product (some trade or other names for |
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Dronabinol: (a6aR-trans)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro- 6,6, 9- |
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trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H- dibenzo [b,d]pyran-1-ol or (-)-delta-9- |
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(trans)- tetrahydrocannabinol); |
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Ethylamine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or |
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other names: N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1- |
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phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, |
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cyclohexamine, PCE); |
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Fentanyl mimetic substances structurally derived |
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from fentanyl by substitution in the phenethyl group, substitution |
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in the piperidine ring, substitution in the aniline ring, |
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replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group, |
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replacement of the N-Propionyl group, or any combination of those |
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substitutions or replacements; |
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Hydroxyphencyclidine (trade or other name: |
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HO-PCP); |
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Ibogaine (some trade or other names: 7-Ethyl-6, |
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6, beta 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13-octahydro-2-methoxy-6, 9-methano-5H- |
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pyrido [1', 2':1, 2] azepino [5, 4-b] indole; tabernanthe iboga.); |
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Mescaline; |
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5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine; |
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5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine; |
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4-methoxyamphetamine (some trade or other |
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names: 4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; |
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paramethoxyamphetamine; PMA); |
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1-methyl- 4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine (MPPP, |
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PPMP); |
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4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade |
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and other names: 4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha- |
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methylphenethylamine; "DOM"; "STP"); |
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3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA, MDM); |
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3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine; |
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3,4-methylenedioxy N-ethylamphetamine (Also |
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known as N-ethyl MDA); |
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Nabilone (Another name for nabilone: (+)-trans- |
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3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)- 6,6a, 7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy- 6, |
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6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d] pyran-9-one; |
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N-benzylpiperazine (some trade or other |
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names: BZP; 1-benzylpiperazine); |
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N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate; |
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N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (Also |
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known as N-hydroxy MDA); |
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4-methylaminorex; |
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N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate; |
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N-methyltryptamine mimetic substances |
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structurally derived from N-methyltryptamine by substitution at |
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the nitrogen atom, substitution at the indole ring, substitution at |
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the alpha carbon, substitution at the beta carbon, or any |
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combination of those substitutions, excluding |
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5-methoxy-N-Acetyltryptamine, and including, by example: |
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ACO-DMT; |
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Baeocystine; |
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BROMO-DALT; |
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DIPT; |
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DMT; |
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DPT; |
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HO-DET; |
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HO-DIPT; |
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HO-DMT; |
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HO-DPT; |
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HO-MET; |
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MEO-DALT; |
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MEO-DET; |
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MEO-DIPT; |
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MEO-DPT; |
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MEO-NMT; |
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MET; |
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NMT; and |
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Norbufotenin; |
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Parahexyl (some trade or other names: 3-Hexyl-1- |
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hydroxy-7, 8, 9, 10-tetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo [b, d] |
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pyran; Synhexyl); |
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Phencyclidine mimetic substances structurally |
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derived from phenylcyclohexylpiperidine by substitution at the |
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phenyl ring, substitution at the piperidine ring, substitution at |
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the cyclohexyl ring, replacement of the phenyl ring, or any |
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combination of those substitutions or replacements, including, by |
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example, compounds such as: |
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Amino-PCP; |
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BCP; |
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Bromo-PCP; |
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BTCP; |
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Chloro-PCP; |
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Fluoro-PCP; |
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HO-PCP; |
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MEO-PCP; |
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Methyl-PCP; |
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Nitro-PCP; |
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OXO-PCP; |
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PCE; |
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PCM; |
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PCPY; |
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TCP; and |
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TCPY; |
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1-Phenylcyclohexylamine; |
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1-Piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile (PCC); |
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Psilacetin; |
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Psilocin; |
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Psilocybin; |
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Pyrrolidine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade |
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or other names: 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine, PCPy, PHP); |
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Tetrahydrocannabinols, other than marihuana, and |
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synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or |
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in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, or synthetic substances, |
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derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and |
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pharmacological activity such as: |
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delta-1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, |
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and their optical isomers; |
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delta-6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, |
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and their optical isomers; |
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delta-3, 4 cis or trans |
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tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers; and |
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compounds of these structures, regardless of |
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numerical designation of atomic positions, since nomenclature of |
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these substances is not internationally standardized; |
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Thiophene Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or |
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other names: 1-[1-(2-thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine; 2-Thienyl |
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Analog of Phencyclidine; TPCP, TCP); |
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1-pyrrolidine (some trade or other name: TCPy); |
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1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (trade or |
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other name: TFMPP); and |
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3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine; |
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(2) Phenylacetone (some trade or other |
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names: Phenyl-2-propanone; P2P, Benzymethyl ketone, methyl benzyl |
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ketone); |
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(3) unless specifically excepted or unless listed in |
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another Penalty Group, a material, compound, mixture, or |
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preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances |
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having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant or |
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stimulant effect on the central nervous system: |
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Aminoindane mimetic substances structurally |
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derived from Aminoindane by substitution at the nitrogen atom, |
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substitution at the indane ring, replacement of the amino group |
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with another N group or any carbon, or any combination of those |
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substitutions or replacements, including, by example, compounds |
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such as: |
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AMMI; |
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IAI; |
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MDAI; and |
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MMAI; |
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Aminorex (some trade or other |
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names: aminoxaphen; 2-amino-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline; 4,5-dihydro-5- |
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phenyl-2-oxazolamine); |
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Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and |
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salts of optical isomers; |
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Cathinone (some trade or other names: 2-amino-1- |
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phenyl-1-propanone, alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2- |
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aminopropiophenone); |
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Etorphine Hydrochloride; |
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Fenethylline and its salts; |
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Fluoroamphetamine; |
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Fluoromethamphetamine; |
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Lisdexamfetamine, including its salts, isomers, |
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and salts of isomers; |
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Mecloqualone and its salts; |
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Methaqualone and its salts; |
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Methcathinone (some trade or other names: 2- |
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methylamino-propiophenone; alpha- (methylamino)propiophenone |
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[alpha-(methylamino)propriophenone]; |
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2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; |
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alpha-N-methylaminopropiophenone [alpha-N-
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methylaminopropriophenone]; monomethylpropion; ephedrone, N- |
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methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463; and UR |
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1431); |
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Methiopropamine; |
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2-(Methoxyphenyl)-2- |
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(ethylamino)cyclohexanone(methoxetamine); |
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2-(Methoxyphenyl)-2- |
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(methylamino)cyclohexanone(methoxyketamine); |
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Methoxyphencyclidine (trade or other name: |
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MEO-PCP); |
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Alpha-Pyrrolidinovalerothiophenone (trade or |
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other name: alpha-PVT); |
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N-Ethylamphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, |
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and salts of optical isomers; and |
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N,N-dimethylamphetamine (some trade or other |
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names: N,N,alpha-trimethylbenzeneethaneamine; |
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N,N,alpha-trimethylphenethylamine), its salts, optical isomers, |
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and salts of optical isomers; and |
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(4) any compound structurally derived from |
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2-aminopropanal by substitution at the 1-position with any |
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monocyclic or fused-polycyclic ring system, including: |
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(A) compounds further modified by: |
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(i) substitution in the ring system to any |
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extent (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or |
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halide substituents), whether or not further substituted in the |
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ring system by other substituents; |
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(ii) substitution at the 3-position with an |
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alkyl substituent; or |
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(iii) substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen |
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atom with alkyl or dialkyl groups, or inclusion of the 2-amino |
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nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure; and |
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(B) by example, compounds such as: |
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4-Methylmethcathinone (Also known as |
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Mephedrone); |
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3,4-Dimethylmethcathinone (Also known as |
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3,4-DMMC); |
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3-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as 3-FMC); |
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4-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as |
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Flephedrone); |
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3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (Also |
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known as Methylone); |
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3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (Also known |
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as MDPV); |
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alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Also known as |
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alpha-PVP); |
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Naphthylpyrovalerone (Also known as |
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Naphyrone); |
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beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine |
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(Also known as Butylone); |
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beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine |
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(Also known as Pentylone); |
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beta-Keto-Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine |
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(Also known as Eutylone); and |
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3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (Also |
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known as Ethylone). |
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SECTION 2. Section 481.1031, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 481.1031. PENALTY GROUP 2-A. Penalty Group 2-A |
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consists of any quantity of a synthetic chemical compound that is a |
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cannabinoid receptor agonist and mimics the pharmacological effect |
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of naturally occurring cannabinoids, including: |
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naphthoylindoles structurally derived from |
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3-(1-naphthoyl)indole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the |
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indole ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, |
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or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in |
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the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted in the |
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napthyl ring to any extent, including: |
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AM-2201; |
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JWH-004; |
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JWH-007; |
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JWH-009; |
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JWH-015; |
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JWH-016; |
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JWH-018; |
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JWH-019; |
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JWH-020; |
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JWH-046; |
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JWH-047; |
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JWH-048; |
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JWH-049; |
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JWH-050; |
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JWH-073; |
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JWH-076; |
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JWH-079; |
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JWH-080; |
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JWH-081; |
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JWH-082; |
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JWH-083; |
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JWH-093; |
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JWH-094; |
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JWH-095; |
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JWH-096; |
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JWH-097; |
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JWH-098; |
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JWH-099; |
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JWH-100; |
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JWH-116; |
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JWH-122; |
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JWH-148; |
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JWH-149; |
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JWH-153; |
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JWH-159; |
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JWH-164; |
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JWH-165; |
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JWH-166; |
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JWH-180; |
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JWH-181; |
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JWH-182; |
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JWH-189; |
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JWH-193; |
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JWH-198; |
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JWH-200; |
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JWH-210; |
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JWH-211; |
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JWH-212; |
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JWH-213; |
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JWH-234; |
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JWH-235; |
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JWH-239; |
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JWH-240; |
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JWH-241; |
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JWH-242; |
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JWH-258; |
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JWH-259; |
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JWH-260; |
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JWH-262; |
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JWH-267; |
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JWH-386; |
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JWH-387; |
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JWH-394; |
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JWH-395; |
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JWH-397; |
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JWH-398; |
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JWH-399; |
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JWH-400; |
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JWH-412; |
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JWH-413; and |
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JWH-414; |
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naphthylmethylindones structurally derived from |
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1H-indol-3-yl-(1-naphthyl)methane by substitution at the nitrogen |
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atom of the indole ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, |
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cycloalkylethyl, or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further |
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substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not |
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substituted in the naphthyl ring to any extent, including: |
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JWH-175; |
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JWH-184; |
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JWH-185; |
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JWH-192; |
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JWH-194; |
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JWH-195; |
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JWH-196; |
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JWH-197; and |
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JWH-199; |
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naphthoylpyrroles structurally derived from |
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3-(1-naphthoyl)pyrrole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the |
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pyrrole ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, |
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or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in |
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the pyrrole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted in the |
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naphthyl ring to any extent, including: |
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JWH-030; |
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JWH-145; |
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JWH-146; |
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JWH-147; |
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JWH-150; |
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JWH-156; |
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JWH-243; |
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JWH-244; |
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JWH-245; |
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JWH-246; |
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JWH-292; |
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JWH-293; |
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JWH-307; |
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JWH-308; |
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JWH-309; |
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JWH-346; |
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JWH-347; |
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JWH-348; |
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JWH-363; |
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JWH-364; |
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JWH-365; |
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JWH-366; |
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JWH-367; |
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JWH-368; |
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JWH-369; |
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JWH-370; |
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JWH-371; |
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JWH-372; |
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JWH-373; and |
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JWH-392; |
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naphthylmethylindenes structurally derived from |
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1-(1-naphthylmethyl)indene by substitution at the 3-position of |
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the indene ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, |
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cycloalkylethyl, or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further |
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substituted in the indene ring to any extent, whether or not |
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substituted in the naphthyl ring to any extent, including: |
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JWH-171; |
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JWH-172; |
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JWH-173; and |
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JWH-176; |
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phenylacetylindoles structurally derived from |
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3-phenylacetylindole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the |
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indole ring with alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, |
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cycloalkylethyl, or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further |
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substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not |
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substituted in the phenyl ring to any extent, including: |
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AM-694; |
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AM-1241; |
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JWH-167; |
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JWH-203; |
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JWH-204; |
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JWH-205; |
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JWH-206; |
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JWH-208; |
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JWH-237; |
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JWH-248; |
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JWH-249; |
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JWH-250; |
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JWH-251; |
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JWH-252; |
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JWH-253; |
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JWH-302; |
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JWH-303; |
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JWH-305; |
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JWH-306; |
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JWH-311; |
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JWH-312; |
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JWH-313; |
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JWH-314; and |
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JWH-315; |
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cyclohexylphenols structurally derived from |
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2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol by substitution at the 5-position of |
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the phenolic ring by alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, |
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cycloalkylethyl, or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not |
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substituted in the cyclohexyl ring to any extent, including: |
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CP-55,940; |
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CP-47,497; |
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analogues of CP-47,497, including VII, V, VIII, I, |
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II, III, IV, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XV, and XVI; |
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JWH-337; |
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JWH-344; |
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JWH-345; and |
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JWH-405; [and] |
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cannabinol derivatives, except where contained in |
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marihuana, including tetrahydro derivatives of cannabinol and |
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3-alkyl homologues of cannabinol or of its tetrahydro derivatives, |
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such as: |
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Nabilone; |
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HU-210; |
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HU-211; and |
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WIN-55,212-2; |
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3-Adamantoylindole, with substitution at the |
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nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further |
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substituted in the indole ring to any extent or in the adamantyl |
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ring to any extent, including, by example, compounds such as |
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AB-001; |
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Indazole-3-Carboxamide with substitution at the |
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nitrogen atom of the indazole ring, whether or not further |
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substituted in the indazole ring to any extent or in the adamantyl |
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ring to any extent, including, by example, compounds such as: |
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AB-Fubinaca; |
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AB-Pinaca; |
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AKB-48; |
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Apinaca; and |
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Fluoro-AKB-48; |
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N-(adamantyl)-indole-3-Carboxamide, with |
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substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not |
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further substituted in the indole ring to any extent or in the |
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adamantyl ring to any extent, including, by example, compounds such |
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as SDB-001; and |
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8-Quinolinyl-indole-3-carboxylate with |
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substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not |
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further substituted in the indole ring to any extent or in the |
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quinoline ring to any extent, including, by example, compounds such |
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as: |
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Fluoro-PB-22; and |
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PB-22. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |