DEA Slaps Another Year on Five Frankenstein Benzo Drugs
Published Date: 7/25/2025
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Summary
The DEA is extending the temporary Schedule I status for five designer drugs—clonazolam, diclazepam, etizolam, flualprazolam, and flubromazolam—for one more year or until permanent rules are set. This means anyone making, selling, or using these drugs will keep facing strict legal controls and penalties. If you work with these substances, get ready to follow the same tough rules for now!
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One-Year Extension of Schedule I Controls
The DEA is extending the temporary Schedule I status of clonazolam, diclazepam, etizolam, flualprazolam, and flubromazolam for one year or until permanent rules are set. If you make, sell, import, export, research, teach about, chemically test, or possess these drugs, you will continue to be subject to the strict regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties that apply to Schedule I substances.
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