controlled substances act

DEA Proposes Schedule I Ban for the First “Gas Station Drug,” Tianeptine

On July 8, the Drug Enforcement Administration moved to permanently ban tianeptine under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act…

July 8, 2026

DEA Plans Emergency Ban for O-DSMT, Active Compound in Tramadol

On June 24 the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it's preparing to temporarily place synthetic opioid O-desmethyltramadol (O-DSMT) in Schedule…

June 25, 2026

Congress Poised to Schedule Xylazine, Because Otherwise the DEA Will Do It

Three years in the making, the legislative push to place xylazine under Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act…

March 30, 2026