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Assembly Health Committee advances bill to ban sale of tianeptine, citing addiction risks
Summary
The Health Committee voted Jan. 13 to send AB 634 to the Judiciary Committee; author Jeff Gonzales said the bill would prohibit manufacture, distribution and sale of tianeptine, shift penalties from criminal to civil, and protect retail workers and research use.
The California State Assembly Health Committee voted Jan. 13 to refer AB 634 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee after hearing from the bill3s author and a supporting law-enforcement group.
Assemblymember Jeff Gonzales presented AB 634 as a measure to prohibit the manufacturing, distribution and sale of tianeptine, a substance he and witnesses described in testimony as posing opioid-like effects and addiction risks. Gonzales said amendments have narrowed the bill3s scope, changed penalties from criminal to civil, and included civil…
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