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Committee backs automatic state alignment with federal drug rescheduling but prosecutors warn of second-order effects
Summary
SB 83 would automatically bring state scheduling into alignment when the federal government reschedules a controlled substance; sponsor said it is a common-sense process fix, and the committee passed it unanimously after prosecutors warned adjustments may be needed to preserve firearm-prosecution authorities.
Senator Vickers explained SB 83 as a process that would automatically align state controlled-substance scheduling with federal rescheduling decisions so the state code does not lag federal classification changes. He described it as a non-targeted, common-sense approach to reduce friction when rescheduling…
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