Bill Summary for S 830 (2015-2016)

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Bill: ADD KRATOM TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LIST.

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May 10 2016

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 830 (Public) Filed Tuesday, May 10, 2016
AN ACT TO ADD MITRAGYNINE AND 7-HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE, ALSO KNOWN AS KRATOM, TO THE LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO ASSIST WITH OPERATING COSTS.
Intro. by McInnis.

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Amends GS 90-89, Schedule I controlled substances, adding Mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine to the schedule under the opium derivatives subdivision. Effective December 1, 2016, applying to offenses committed on or after that date.

Appropriates from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety $25,000 for 2016-17 to be specifically allocated to the State Bureau of Investigation to help with operating costs. Effective July 1, 2016.