Posted on 03/08/2023 3:57:43 PM PST by Libloather
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted against legislation that would permanently classify both fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule 1 drugs that carry the toughest penalties for trafficking and possession.
Republicans say the growing fentanyl problem in America means the U.S. should permanently treat those drugs as Schedule 1 substances in the hopes of boosting penalties and stopping their spread. In 2018, the Trump administration temporarily scheduled FRS as a Schedule 1 drug in light of the growing number of fentanyl-related deaths, and Congress has extended that temporary status a few times since then.
House Republicans argue that it’s time to permanently reclassify fentanyl and FRS, and they called up a bill to do so in the Energy and Commerce health subcommittee on Wednesday to stop what several Republicans called the poisoning of tens of thousands of American citizens.
The subcommittee approved the bill in a 17-10 vote in which every Democrat voted against it except for Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn. Other Democrats rejected the bill after arguing that the change should be coupled with an end to mandatory minimum sentences for FRS charges.
Specifically, Democrats said FRS cases that don’t lead to death or serious bodily harm should not carry mandatory minimum sentences, and they broadly argued that Republicans need to treat the matter more like a health crisis and less like a criminal crisis.
"Mandatory minimums should take into account whether the cases involve overdoses or serious bodily harm," said Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.
Another Democrat, Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, said Democrats support the Biden administration’s plan to only apply mandatory minimum sentences for FRS unless an offense results in serious harm or death, and to let people sentenced to seek lower sentences if an FRS is later classified as...
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Per Wiki-hahahaha-pedia:
This is the list of Schedule I drugs as defined by the United States Controlled Substances Act.[1] The following findings are required for drugs to be placed in this schedule:[2]
1]) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
2) The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
3)There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.
None of these three statements are true of Fentanyl. Listing Fentanyl or its relatives as Schedule 1 would be a gross error ... The ‘rats are right, though probably for the wrong reasons.
Democrats are ruining this country. They corrupt everything they touch.
Want to solve this country’s problems? Kick the Democrats out of power.
The Dems apparently don’t want their income to fall from kickbacks.
OK, there are two real problems - demand, and the existence of a market.
Enemy of a healthy society.
The Country has a nasty Rat infestation
Fentanyl should not be a schedule I. It is an invaluable part of a lot of general anesthetic, important in analgesic based sedation for critically ill patients and a good drug for cancer patients at end of life. Here we have the government making a problem and then solving it in the worst possible way.
Their unnecessary restriction of pain meds for the suffering will lead to increased street use. Horrible idea. Period.
The next one to keep an eye out for is xylazine or “tranq”. That’s starting to show up in larger amounts.
CC
Bingo! When administered properly it can be a miracle drug. For example, it can almost instantly relieve a soldier on the battlefield of pain from wounds.
Which doesn't mean that laws can't be crafted, and strongly enforced, to prevent abuse.
“Democrats For Fentynal”, the real Democrat Party!!.
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