Florida Senate - 2023 SB 736 By Senator Brodeur 10-00876-23 2023736__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to controlled substances; amending s. 3 893.03, F.S.; adding nitazene derivatives to the list 4 of Schedule I controlled substances; providing an 5 effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 10 893.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 893.03 Standards and schedules.—The substances enumerated 12 in this section are controlled by this chapter. The controlled 13 substances listed or to be listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, 14 and V are included by whatever official, common, usual, 15 chemical, trade name, or class designated. The provisions of 16 this section shall not be construed to include within any of the 17 schedules contained in this section any excluded drugs listed 18 within the purview of 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.22, styled “Excluded 19 Substances”; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.24, styled “Exempt Chemical 20 Preparations”; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.32, styled “Exempted 21 Prescription Products”; or 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.34, styled “Exempt 22 Anabolic Steroid Products.” 23 (1) SCHEDULE I.—A substance in Schedule I has a high 24 potential for abuse and has no currently accepted medical use in 25 treatment in the United States and in its use under medical 26 supervision does not meet accepted safety standards. The 27 following substances are controlled in Schedule I: 28 (a) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in 29 another schedule, any of the following substances, including 30 their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, 31 esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, 32 esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific 33 chemical designation: 34 1. Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl. 35 2. Acetylmethadol. 36 3. Allylprodine. 37 4. Alphacetylmethadol (except levo-alphacetylmethadol, also 38 known as levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate, or 39 LAAM). 40 5. Alphamethadol. 41 6. Alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(alpha-methyl-betaphenyl) 42 ethyl-4-piperidyl] propionanilide; 1-(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4 43 (N-propanilido) piperidine). 44 7. Alpha-methylthiofentanyl. 45 8. Alphameprodine. 46 9. Benzethidine. 47 10. Benzylfentanyl. 48 11. Betacetylmethadol. 49 12. Beta-hydroxyfentanyl. 50 13. Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl. 51 14. Betameprodine. 52 15. Betamethadol. 53 16. Betaprodine. 54 17. Clonitazene. 55 18. Dextromoramide. 56 19. Diampromide. 57 20. Diethylthiambutene. 58 21. Difenoxin. 59 22. Dimenoxadol. 60 23. Dimepheptanol. 61 24. Dimethylthiambutene. 62 25. Dioxaphetyl butyrate. 63 26. Dipipanone. 64 27. Ethylmethylthiambutene. 65 28. Etonitazene. 66 29. Etoxeridine. 67 30. Flunitrazepam. 68 31. Furethidine. 69 32. Hydroxypethidine. 70 33. Ketobemidone. 71 34. Levomoramide. 72 35. Levophenacylmorphan. 73 36. Desmethylprodine (1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-4 74 Propionoxypiperidine). 75 37. 3-Methylfentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4 76 piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide). 77 38. 3-Methylthiofentanyl. 78 39. Morpheridine. 79 40. Noracymethadol. 80 41. Norlevorphanol. 81 42. Normethadone. 82 43. Norpipanone. 83 44. Para-Fluorofentanyl. 84 45. Phenadoxone. 85 46. Phenampromide. 86 47. Phenomorphan. 87 48. Phenoperidine. 88 49. PEPAP (1-(2-Phenylethyl)-4-Phenyl-4 89 Acetyloxypiperidine). 90 50. Piritramide. 91 51. Proheptazine. 92 52. Properidine. 93 53. Propiram. 94 54. Racemoramide. 95 55. Thenylfentanyl. 96 56. Thiofentanyl. 97 57. Tilidine. 98 58. Trimeperidine. 99 59. Acetylfentanyl. 100 60. Butyrylfentanyl. 101 61. Beta-Hydroxythiofentanyl. 102 62. Fentanyl derivatives. Unless specifically excepted, 103 listed in another schedule, or contained within a pharmaceutical 104 product approved by the United States Food and Drug 105 Administration, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, 106 including its salts, isomers, esters, or ethers, and salts of 107 isomers, esters, or ethers, whenever the existence of such salts 108 is possible within any of the following specific chemical 109 designations containing a 4-anilidopiperidine structure: 110 a. With or without substitution at the carbonyl of the 111 aniline moiety with alkyl, alkenyl, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, 112 methoxyalkyl, cyanoalkyl, or aryl groups, or furanyl, 113 dihydrofuranyl, benzyl moiety, or rings containing heteroatoms 114 sulfur, oxygen, or nitrogen; 115 b. With or without substitution at the piperidine amino 116 moiety with a phenethyl, benzyl, alkylaryl (including 117 heteroaromatics), alkyltetrazolyl ring, or an alkyl or 118 carbomethoxy group, whether or not further substituted in the 119 ring or group; 120 c. With or without substitution or addition to the 121 piperdine ring to any extent with one or more methyl, 122 carbomethoxy, methoxy, methoxymethyl, aryl, allyl, or ester 123 groups; 124 d. With or without substitution of one or more hydrogen 125 atoms for halogens, or methyl, alkyl, or methoxy groups, in the 126 aromatic ring of the anilide moiety; 127 e. With or without substitution at the alpha or beta 128 position of the piperidine ring with alkyl, hydroxyl, or methoxy 129 groups; 130 f. With or without substitution of the benzene ring of the 131 anilide moiety for an aromatic heterocycle; and 132 g. With or without substitution of the piperidine ring for 133 a pyrrolidine ring, perhydroazepine ring, or azepine ring; 134 135 excluding, Alfentanil, Carfentanil, Fentanyl, and Sufentanil; 136 including, but not limited to: 137 (I) Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl. 138 (II) Alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(alpha-methyl-betaphenyl) 139 ethyl-4-piperidyl] propionanilide; 1-(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4 140 (N-propanilido) piperidine). 141 (III) Alpha-methylthiofentanyl. 142 (IV) Benzylfentanyl. 143 (V) Beta-hydroxyfentanyl. 144 (VI) Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl. 145 (VII) 3-Methylfentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4 146 piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide). 147 (VIII) 3-Methylthiofentanyl. 148 (IX) Para-Fluorofentanyl. 149 (X) Thenylfentanyl or Thienyl fentanyl. 150 (XI) Thiofentanyl. 151 (XII) Acetylfentanyl. 152 (XIII) Butyrylfentanyl. 153 (XIV) Beta-Hydroxythiofentanyl. 154 (XV) Lofentanil. 155 (XVI) Ocfentanil. 156 (XVII) Ohmfentanyl. 157 (XVIII) Benzodioxolefentanyl. 158 (XIX) Furanyl fentanyl. 159 (XX) Pentanoyl fentanyl. 160 (XXI) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. 161 (XXII) Isobutyryl fentanyl. 162 (XXIII) Remifentanil. 163 63. Nitazene derivatives. Unless specifically excepted, 164 listed in another schedule, or contained within a pharmaceutical 165 product approved by the United States Food and Drug 166 Administration, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, 167 including its salts, isomers, esters, or ethers, and salts of 168 isomers, esters, or ethers, whenever the existence of such salts 169 is possible within any of the following specific chemical 170 designations containing a benzimidazole ring with an ethylamine 171 substitution at the 1-position and a benzyl ring substitution at 172 the 2-position structure: 173 a. With or without substitution on the benzimidazole ring 174 with alkyl, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, amino, nitro, or aryl groups, 175 or halogens; 176 b. With or without substitution at the ethylamine amino 177 moiety with alkyl, dialkyl, acetyl, or benzyl groups, whether or 178 not further substituted in the ring system; 179 c. With or without inclusion of the ethylamine amino moiety 180 in a cyclic structure; 181 d. With or without substitution of the benzyl ring; or 182 e. With or without replacement of the benzyl ring with an 183 aromatic ring, including, but not limited to: 184 (I) Butonitazene. 185 (II) Clonitazene. 186 (III) Etodesnitazene. 187 (IV) Etonitazene. 188 (V) Flunitazene. 189 (VI) Isotodesnitazene. 190 (VII) Isotonitazene. 191 (VIII) Metodesnitazene. 192 (IX) Metonitazene. 193 (X) Nitazene. 194 (XI) N-Desethyl Etonitazene. 195 (XII) N-Desethyl Isotonitazene. 196 (XIII) N-Piperidino Etonitazene. 197 (XIV) N-Pyrrolidino Etonitazene. 198 (XV) Protonitazene. 199 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.