AN ACT TO ADD MEPHEDRONE, METHYENEDIOXYPROVALERONE AND CERTAIN DERIVATIVES OF 2-AMINO-1-PHENYL-1-PROPANONE, AND SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS TO THE LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 1/27/11, 2/23/11, and 3/9/11. Enacted March 25, 2011. Effective June 1, 2011.
ADD CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (NEW).
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TO ADD MEPHEDRONE TO THE LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES WHICH MAKES THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR DELIVERY OF MEPHEDRONE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.Intro. by Brown.
Status: Ch. SL 2011-12 (Senate Action) (Mar 25 2011)
Bill History:
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Thu, 27 Jan 2011 Senate: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 31 Jan 2011 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 31 Jan 2011 Senate: Ref To Com On Judiciary II(link is external)
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Mon, 7 Feb 2011 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Tue, 8 Feb 2011 Senate: Withdrawn From Cal(link is external)
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Tue, 8 Feb 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 2/10/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 10 Feb 2011 Senate: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 23 Feb 2011 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Wed, 23 Feb 2011 House: Re-ref Com On Judiciary Subcommittee B(link is external)
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Wed, 9 Mar 2011 House: Reptd Fav Com Sub 2(link is external)
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Wed, 9 Mar 2011 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 9 Mar 2011 House: Placed On Cal For 3/10/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 10 Mar 2011 House: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Fri, 11 Mar 2011 Senate: Rec To Concur H Com Sub(link is external)
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 3/15/2011(link is external)
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 Senate: Concurred In H/com Sub(link is external)
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011 Ratified(link is external)
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011 Pres. To Gov. 3/17/2011(link is external)
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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 Signed By Gov. 3/25/2011(link is external)
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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 Ch. SL 2011-12(link is external)
S 7/S.L. 2011-12
Bill Summaries:
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Summary date: Mar 28 2011 - View Summary
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Bill S 7 (2011-2012)Summary date: Mar 9 2011 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to 2nd edition.
Adds new section amending GS 90-95(d)(1) (penalty for possessing Schedule I controlled substance) to add that if the controlled substance in possession is 1 gram or less of MDPV, then the violation is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Adds new section enacting GS 90-95(h)(3d) to provide that any person who sells, manufactures, delivers, transports, or possesses 28 grams or more of MDPV or any mixture containing such substance, will be guilty of the felony known as trafficking in MDPV and will be punished and penalized, according to quantity involved, as specified.
Adds new section enacting GS 90-95(h)(3e) to provide that any person who sells, manufactures, delivers, transports, or possesses 28 grams or more of mephedrone or any mixture containing such substance, will be guilty of the felony known as trafficking in mephedrone and will be punished and penalized, according to quantity involved, as specified.
Adds new section amending GS 90-94 (Schedule VI controlled substances) to add synthetic cannabinoids, as defined, to the list of Schedule VI controlled substances.
Adds new section amending GS 90-95(b)(2) (punishment for Schedule III, IV, V, or VI controlled substances) to add that a transfer of less than 2.5 grams of a synthetic cannabinoid or any mixture containing such substance without payment will not constitute a delivery in violation of GS 90-95(a)(1).
Adds new section amending GS 90-95(d)(4) to make possession of more than seven grams of a synthetic cannabinoid or any mixture containing such substance punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor, and to make possession of more than 21 grams of a synthetic cannabinoid or any mixture containing such substance a Class I felony.
Adds new section enacting GS 90-95(h)(1a) to provide that any person who sells, manufactures, delivers, transports, or possesses more than 50 dosage units of a synthetic cannabinoid or any mixture containing such substance, will be guilty of the felony known as trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids and will be punished and penalized, according to quantity involved, as specified. A dosage unit consists of three grams of synthetic cannabinoid or any mixture containing such substance.
Makes a conforming change to the title to reflect new bill content.
Applies to offenses committed on or after June 1, 2011 (was, April 1, 2011).
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Bill S 7 (2011-2012)Summary date: Feb 23 2011 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition.
Further amends GS 90-89(5) to add methyenedioxypyrovalerone (known as MDPV) and a compound, other than buproprion, that is structurally derived from 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, as specified, to the list of Schedule I controlled substances in the Controlled Substances Act. Makes a conforming change to the title.
Changes the effective date to April 1, 2011 (was, December 1, 2011).
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Bill S 7 (2011-2012)Summary date: Jan 27 2011 - View Summary
Identical to H 13, filed 1/27/11.
Amends GS 90-89 to add 4-methylmethcathinone (known as mephedrone) to the list of Schedule I controlled substances in the Controlled Substances Act. Effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
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