The Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978 amended the

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and

Controlled Substances Act The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances is regulated. It was passed by the 91st United States ...

to ensure compliance with the

Convention on Psychotropic Substances The Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamine-type stimulants, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and psychedelics signed in Vienna, Austria on 21 February ...

. notes, "It is the intent of the Congress that the amendments made by this Act, together with existing law, will enable the United States to meet all of its obligations under the Convention and that no further legislation will be necessary for that purpose." The Psychotropic Substances Act created mechanisms by which the U.S. Government would add substances to the Schedules of controlled substances as required by the Convention. It also established a framework for exercising the U.S.'s rights to influence drug scheduling at the international level. The

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was given the power to make scheduling recommendations that would be binding on the U.S. representative in discussions and negotiations related to drug scheduling proposals before the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The Act viewed the regulations of Schedules IV and V of the Controlled Substances Act as being adequate to fulfill the minimum treaty obligations in the event of a disagreement between the U.S. and the U.N. on drug scheduling. The S. 2399

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was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States

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on November 10, 1978.

References

External links

21 U.S.C. § 801a. Congressional Findings and Declarations: Psychotropic Substances

* * {{cite web , url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=7908 , title=Jimmy Carter: "Drug Abuse Message to the Congress.," August 2, 1977 , author1=Peters, Gerhard , author2=Woolley, John T , work=The American Presidency Project , publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara 1978 in law 95th United States Congress United States federal controlled substances legislation