MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2013 Regular Session

To: Judiciary B

By: Representative Monsour

House Bill 43

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-29-115 AND 41-29-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE ZOLPIDEM (AMBIEN) FROM SCHEDULE IV AND PLACE IT IN SCHEDULE II; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 41-29-115, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     41-29-115.  (A)  The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule II.

SCHEDULE II

          (a)  Substances, vegetable origin or chemical synthesis.  Any of the following substances, except those narcotic drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:

              (1)  Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate, excluding naloxone hydrochloride, apomorphine, thebaine-derived butorphanol, dextrorphan, nalbuphine, nalmefene and naltrexone, but including the following:

                   (i)  Codeine;

                   (ii)  Dihydroetorphine;

                   (iii)  Ethylmorphine;

                   (iv)  Etorphine hydrochloride;

                   (v)  Granulated opium;

                   (vi)  Hydrocodone;

                   (vii)  Hydromorphone;

                   (viii)  Metopon;

                   (ix)  Morphine;

                   (x)  Opium extracts;

                   (xi)  Opium fluid extracts;

                   (xii)  Oripavine;

                   (xiii)  Oxycodone;

                   (xiv)  Oxymorphone;

                   (xv)  Powdered opium;

                   (xvi)  Raw opium;

                   (xvii)  Thebaine;

                   (xviii)  Tincture of opium.

              (2)  Any salt, compound, isomer, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of the substances referred to in paragraph (1), but not including the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium;

              (3)  Opium poppy and poppy straw;

              (4)  Coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of cocaine or coca leaves, including cocaine and ecgonine and any salt, compound, derivative, isomer, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of these substances, but not including decocainized coca leaves or extractions which do not contain cocaine or ecgonine;

              (5)  Concentrate of poppy straw (the crude extract of poppy straw in either liquid, solid or powder form which contains the phenanthrene alkaloids of the opium poppy).

          (b)  Opiates.  Any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers and salts is possible within the specified chemical designation, dextrorphan and levopropoxyphene excepted:

              (1)  Alfentanil;

              (2)  Alphaprodine;

              (3)  Anileridine;

              (4)  Bezitramide;

              (5)  Bulk dextropropoxyphene (nondosage forms);

              (6)  Carfentanil;

              (7)  Dihydrocodeine;

              (8)  Diphenoxylate;

              (9)  Fentanyl;

              (10)  Isomethadone;

              (11)  Levo-alphacetylmethadol (levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate, LAAM);

              (12)  Levomethorphan;

              (13)  Levorphanol;

              (14)  Metazocine;

              (15)  Methadone;

              (16)  Methadone-intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenyl butane;

              (17)  Moramide-intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1,1-diphenylpropane-carboxylic acid;

              (18)  Pethidine (meperidine);

              (19)  Pethidine-Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine;

              (20)  Pethidine-Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate;

              (21)  Pethidine-Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid;

              (22)  Phenazocine;

              (23)  Piminodine;

              (24)  Racemethorphan;

              (25)  Racemorphan;

              (26)  Remifentanil;

              (27)  Sufentanil;

              (28)  Tapentadol.

          (c)  Stimulants.  Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances:

              (1)  Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers;

              (2)  Phenmetrazine and its salts;

              (3)  Any substance which contains any quantity of methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers;

              (4)  Methylphenidate and its salts;

              (5)  Lisdexamfetamine, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers.

          (d)  Depressants.  Unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances:

              (1)  Amobarbital;

              (2)  Secobarbital;

              (3)  Pentobarbital;

              (4)  Glutethimide * * *.;

              (5)  Zolpidem.

          (e)  Hallucinogenic substances.  Nabilone [other names include:  (+/-)-trans-3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-6,6a,7,8,10,10a- hexahydro-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo(b,d)pyran-9-one].

          (f)  Immediate precursors.  Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances:

              (1)  Amphetamine and methamphetamine immediate precursor:  Phenylacetone (other names include:  phenyl-2-propanone; P2P; benzyl methyl ketone; and methyl benzyl ketone);

              (2)  Phencyclidine immediate precursors:

                   (i)  1-phenylcyclohexylamine;

                   (ii)  1-piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile (PCC);

              (3)  Fentanyl immediate precursor: 4-anilino-N-phenethyl-4-piperidine (ANPP);

          (g)  Other substances.  Pentazocine and its salts in injectable dosage form.

     (B)  Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of a Schedule II controlled substance and is listed as an exempt substance in 21 CFR, Section 1308.24 or 1308.32, shall be exempted from the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.

     SECTION 2.  Section 41-29-119, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     41-29-119.  (A)  The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule IV.

SCHEDULE IV

          (a)  Narcotic drugs.  Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains limited quantities of the following narcotic drugs, or any salts thereof:

              (1)  Not more than one (1) milligram of difenoxin and not less than twenty-five (25) micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit;

              (2)  Dextropropoxyphene, including its salts (Darvon, Darvon-N; also found in Darvon compound and Darvocet-N, etc.).

          (b)  Depressants.  Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances:

              (1)  Alprazolam;

              (2)  Barbital;

              (3)  Bromazepam;

              (4)  Camazepam;

              (5)  Carisoprodol;

              (6)  Chloral betaine;

              (7)  Chloral hydrate;

              (8)  Chlordiazepoxide and its salts, but does not include chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide or chlordiazepoxide and esterified estrogens;

              (9)  Clobazam;

              (10)  Clonazepam;

              (11)  Clorazepate;

              (12)  Clotiazepam;

              (13)  Cloxazolam;

               (14)  Delorazepam;

              (15)  Diazepam;

              (16)  Dichloralphenazone;

              (17)  Estazolam;

              (18)  Ethchlorvynol;

              (19)  Ethinamate;

              (20)  Ethyl loflazepate;

              (21)  Fludiazepam;

              (22)  Flunitrazepam;

              (23)  Flurazepam;

              (24)  Fospropofol;

              (25)  Halazepam;

              (26)  Haloxazolam;

              (27)  Ketazolam;

              (28)  Loprazolam;

              (29)  Lorazepam;

              (30)  Lormetazepam;

              (31)  Mazindol;

              (32)  Mebutamate;

              (33)  Medazepam;

              (34)  Meprobamate;

              (35)  Methohexital;

              (36)  Methylphenobarbital;

               (37)  Midazolam;

              (38)  Nimetazepam;

              (39)  Nitrazepam;

              (40)  Nordiazepam;

              (41)  Oxazepam;

              (42)  Oxazolam;

              (43)  Paraldehyde;

              (44)  Petrichloral;

              (45)  Phenobarbital;

              (46)  Pinazepam;

              (47)  Prazepam;

              (48)  Quazepam;

              (49)  Temazepam;

              (50)  Tetrazepam;

              (51)  Triazolam;

              (52)  Zaleplon;

               * * *(53)  Zolpidem;

             

              ( * * *(54)53) Zopiclone.

          (c)  Fenfluramine.

          (d)  Stimulants.  Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances:

              (1)  Diethylpropion;

              (2)  Phentermine;

              (3)  Pemoline (including any organometallic complexes and chelates thereof);

              (4)  Pipradrol;

              (5)  Sibutramine;

              (6)  SPA ((-)-1-dimethylamino-1,2-diphenylethane).

              (7)  Cathine ((+/-) Norpseudoephedrine);

              (8)  Fencamfamin;

              (9)  Fenproporex;

              (10)  Mefenorex;

              (11)  Modafinil.

          (e)  Other substances.  (1)  Butorphanol (including its optical isomers);

              (2)  Tramadol.

     (B)  Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of a Schedule IV controlled substance and is listed as an exempt substance in 21 CFR, Section 1308.22, 1308.24, 1308.26, 1308.32 or 1308.34, shall be exempted from the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.