SENATE FILE 35

BY  SORENSON and SODDERS

A BILL FOR

An Act adding certain synthetic cannabinoids to the list of schedule I controlled substances, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 124.204, subsection 4, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  ai.  Any substance, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of any synthetic cannabinoid that is not approved as a pharmaceutical, including but not limited to the following:
   (1)  CP 47, 497 and homologues 2-[(IR, 3S)-3-

hydroxycyclohexyl]-5-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenol).
   (2)  HU-210[(6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-

(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]

chromen-1-ol)].
   (3)  HU-211(dexanabinol, (6aS,10aS)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-

dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]

chromen-1-ol).
   (4)  JWH-018 1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoy)indole.
   (5)  JWH-073 1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoy)indole.
   Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
   This bill adds certain synthetic cannabinoids to the list of schedule I controlled substances.
   The bill adds certain synthetic cannabinoids, also known as “K2”, to the list of schedule I controlled substances in addition to the tetrahydrocannabinols and synthetic equivalents listed in schedule I under Code section 124.204(4)(u).
   A schedule I controlled substance is considered to have a high potential for abuse and no medical purpose in treatment in the United States.
   The bill makes it a class “C” felony pursuant to Code section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, subparagraph (8), for any unauthorized person to manufacture, deliver, or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver, a synthetic cannabinoid, including its counterfeit or a simulated form, or to act with, enter into a common scheme or design with, or conspire with one or more other persons to manufacture, deliver, or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver a synthetic cannabinoid.
   The bill also makes it a serious misdemeanor pursuant to Code section 124.401, subsection 5, for any unauthorized person to possess a synthetic cannabinoid.
   A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,000 but not more than $10,000. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not more than $1,875.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.