DEA Greenlights Opium Imports for Siegfried USA—Legal Highs Ahead?
Published Date: 1/22/2026
Notice
Summary
Siegfried USA, LLC wants to become an official importer of certain controlled substances, like phenylacetone and raw opium. This affects companies handling these drugs and anyone interested can comment or request a hearing by February 23, 2026. No direct costs are mentioned, but this move could impact drug supply chains and regulations.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Comment and Hearing Deadline
Registered bulk manufacturers and applicants can submit electronic comments or objections about Siegfried USA, LLC's importer application, or file a written request for a hearing, on or before February 23, 2026. Comments must be submitted through https://www.regulations.gov and hearing requests must be sent to the DEA addresses listed in the notice.
Importer Application for Schedule II APIs
Siegfried USA, LLC applied on November 27, 2025 to be registered to import the Schedule II substances phenylacetone (code 8501), opium, raw (code 9600), and poppy straw concentrate (code 9670). The company states it plans to import these substances only to manufacture bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients for distribution to its customers, and the registration will not authorize import of finished dosage forms for commercial sale.
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