Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SM 1762
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  04/13/2011           .                                
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                Floor: 1/AD/2R         .                                
             05/03/2011 01:14 PM       .                                
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       The Committee on Health Regulation (Sobel) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete line 25
    4  and insert:
    5  (MDPV).
    6  
    7  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
    8         And the title is amended as follows:
    9         Delete lines 4 - 18
   10  and insert:
   11         possession of methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV).
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   13         WHEREAS, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is a
   14  psychoactive drug with stimulant properties and has no history
   15  of FDA-approved medical use, and
   16         WHEREAS, MDPV acts as a stimulant and has been reported to
   17  have amphetamine-like or cocaine-type effects, which include
   18  physical rapid heartbeat, vasoconstriction, sweating, euphoria,
   19  anxiety, agitation, perception of a diminished requirement for
   20  food and sleep, and increases in alertness, awareness,
   21  wakefulness, arousal, and blood pressure and
   22         WHEREAS, Florida’s Attorney General has issued an emergency
   23  order banning the sale of substances containing MDPV in the
   24  state for a limited period, and
   25         WHEREAS, federal action is needed to control MDPV and keep