(a) The Controlled Substances Advisory Committee is established in the Department of Law. The committee consists of (1) the attorney general or the attorney general’s designee; (2) the commissioner of family and community services or the commissioner’s designee; (3) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner’s designee; (4) the president of the Board of […]
The committee shall (1) advise the governor of the need to add, delete, or reschedule substances in the schedules in AS 11.71.140 – 11.71.190; (2) recommend regulations for adoption by the Board of Pharmacy to prevent excessive prescription of controlled substances and the diversion of prescription drugs into illicit channels; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of […]
(a) If, after considering the factors set out in (c) of this section, the committee decides to recommend that a substance should be added to, deleted from, or rescheduled in a schedule of controlled substances under AS 11.71.140 – 11.71.190, the governor shall introduce legislation in accordance with the recommendation of the committee. (b) If […]
(a) The attorney general may, by regulation, schedule a substance under this chapter regardless of whether the substance is substantially similar to a controlled substance listed in AS 11.71.140 – 11.71.180, if the attorney general finds that scheduling the substance on an emergency basis is necessary to avoid an immediate hazard to public safety. (b) […]
(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule IA if it is found under AS 11.71.120(c) to have the highest degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public. (b) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any of the following substances whether produced directly or indirectly by […]
(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule IIA if it is found under AS 11.71.120(c) to have a degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public which is less than substances listed in schedule IA, but higher than substances listed in schedule IIIA. (b) Schedule IIA includes, unless specifically excepted […]
(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule IIIA if it is found under AS 11.71.120(c) to have a degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public less than the substances listed in schedule IIA but higher than substances listed in schedule IVA. (b) Schedule IIIA includes, unless specifically excepted or […]
(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule IVA if it is found under AS 11.71.120(c) to have a degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public which is less than the substances listed in schedule IIIA, but higher than the substances listed in schedule VA. (b) Schedule IVA includes, unless […]
(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule VA if it is found under AS 11.71.120(c) to have a degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public which is less than substances listed in schedule IVA, but higher than substances listed in schedule VIA. (b) Schedule VA includes any compound, mixture, […]
(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule VIA if it is found under AS 11.71.120(c) to have the lowest degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public. (b) Marijuana is a schedule VIA controlled substance.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a substance the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or possession of which is explicitly exempt from criminal penalty under federal law is exempt from the application of this chapter and AS 17.30. This exemption includes any substances that may, under 21 U.S.C. 301-392 (Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), be lawfully […]
Listed chemicals are chemicals that are used in manufacturing a controlled substance in violation of this chapter. Listed chemicals include (1) anthranilic acid, its esters, and its salts; (2) benzaldehyde; (3) benzyl cyanide; (4) ephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers; (5) ergonovine and its salts; (6) ergotamine and its salts; (7) […]
(a) A person commits the crime of purchase or receipt of restricted amounts of certain listed chemicals if the person purchases or receives more than six grams of the following listed chemical, its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers within any 30-day period: (1) ephedrine under AS 11.71.200(4); (2) pseudoephedrine under AS 11.71.200(13); (3) phenylpropanolamine […]
