House Dems vote against bill to permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule 1 controlled substance (RATS said mandatory minimum sentences should also be dropped)

Fox News ^ | 3/08/23 | Peter Kasperowicz

[Libloather]

RATS on drugs.

[LukeL]

If it was a schedule 1 it could not be prescribed to anyone.

[monkeyshine]

It does have medical uses and is used in hospitals. Unless I am mistaken Schedule 1 drugs are all banned and have no (approved) medical use.

[metmom]

The pro-death party strikes again.

[ConservativeInPA]

It does have medical uses and is used in hospitals.

Correct. I have had multiple surgeries in which fentanyl was used. It’s good stuff when used properly.

This entire Schedule I push is barking up the wrong tree. There wasn’t a fentanyl problem until relatively recently. The real problem is found in the bad actors China, drug cartels and illegal immigration. Fixing immigration solves tons of problems.

[Kozak]

The bill is stupid. schedule 1 is drugs “ with no medical use”:
Fentanyl is used every day in ERs ORs ICUs and ambulances . It’s an effective versatile extremely useful medication. Banning its medical use won’t stop illicit use anymore then it stopped Heroin or Methamphtamine use. Stupid.

[EinNYC]

This should be the clearest sign yet of the dimmocommie’s desire to see the end of our country. Anyone voting for dimmocommies either is absolutely stupid or also wants to see the end of our country.

[Delta 21]

They’re just stupid.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Never has a criminal class been pampered as much as the dark ones in the United States of America. They're card is even better than a Costco Membership card.

[Aevery_Freeman]

OMG! Don't tell me we are losing the War On (some) Drugs!

We need bullets, not laws.

[nickcarraway]

It’s given to cancer patients. They have it in a patch. Was the a trick to make Republicans look bad?

[nickcarraway]

It is used for cancer patients.

[metmom]

It should be used for legitimate medical purposes. Matter of fact, I have a lot of problem with hyperregulation of some drugs that result in many cases of people needlessly suffering from serious medical conditions and yet the mentality that it’s use as a street drug is sometimes actually encouraged.

However, this vague law would work towards decrimalizing if for the illicit drug trade.

The thing that threw me was that it’s so seldom that democrats actually make correct decisions on anything, that this was a surprise, and it makes me suspicious about what is in more of the legislation.

[Jim Noble]

Obviously fentanyl cannot be classified in Schedule I, it’s in use every day in every ICU in the United States.

Whose moronic idea was this?

[Jim Noble]

The real problem is found in the bad actors China, drug cartels and illegal immigration

The real problem is the demand.

[Jim Noble]

Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is US Schedule I.

[nickcarraway]

Exactly.

[clee1]

Schedule 1 is for prohibited meds.

Fentanyl has valid medical uses... only fools use it for fun as it can be deadly.

[nickcarraway]

The real problem is the demand.

Rge real problem is supply. The market is being flooded with it. It's now cheaper than drugs that should be much cheaper.

[Lockbox]

I did not know it had medical uses.