DEA's Drug Lab Shopping Watchlist: Chem Sellers Beware!
Published Date: 6/4/2025
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Summary
The DEA just updated a special list of chemicals and equipment that can be used to make illegal drugs. If you sell these lab supplies without checking how they’ll be used, you could face fines. This update affects sellers and buyers, so watch for new rules and stay on the right side of the law!
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Civil Penalties for Reckless Distributions
If you sell lab supplies, you can face civil penalties if you distribute a laboratory supply to someone who uses or attempts to use it to make a controlled substance or listed chemical and the distribution was made with reckless disregard for that illegal use.
Updated Special Surveillance List Coverage
The Drug Enforcement Administration published an update to the Special Surveillance List; any chemical, product, material, or equipment on that list is defined as a "laboratory supply" under the Controlled Substances Act.
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