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Committee advances House Bill 29 to update Idaho controlled-substances schedules
Summary
House Bill 29 would add multiple synthetic opioids, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines and stimulants to Schedule I, add anabolic steroid derivatives to Schedule III, and add an FDA-approved medication for postpartum depression to Schedule IV; the committee voted to send the bill to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Nikki Chopsky, identified in the hearing as health professions bureau chief at the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and executive officer for several professional boards, presented House Bill 29. The bill would update Idaho’s controlled-substances schedules to add a set of synthetic illicit substances and some newly regulated pharmaceuticals.
Chopsky summarized the scheduling changes by class: ten synthetic fentanyl-related…
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