Unconsolidated Pennsylvania Statutes

Title 35: HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 6. DRUGS, POISONS AND DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, DRUG, DEVICE AND COSMETIC ACT.

§ 780-104. Schedules of controlled substances

The following schedules include the controlled substances listed or to be listed by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or trade name designated.

(1) Schedule I-In determining that a substance comes within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. The following controlled substances are included in this schedule:

(i) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, unless specifically excepted, by rule of the board or unless listed in another schedule, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation:

 

  1. Acetylmethadol
  2. Allylprodine
  3. Alphacetylmethadol
  4. Alphameprodine
  5. Alphamethadol
  6. Benzethidine
  7. Betacetylmethadol
  8. Betameprodine
  9. Betamethadol
  10. Betaprodine
  11. Clonitazene
  12. Dextromoramide
  13. Dextrorphan (except its methylether)
  14. Diampromide
  15. Diethylthiambutene
  16. Dimenoxadol
  17. Dimepheptanol
  18. Dimethylthiambutene
  19. Dioxaphetyl butyrate
  20. Dipipanone
  21. Ethylmethylthiambutene
  22. Etonitazene
  23. Etoxeridine
  24. Furethidine
  25. Hydroxypethidine
  26. Ketobemidone
  27. Levomoramide
  28. Levophenacylmorphan
  29. Morpheridine
  30. Noracymethadol
  31. Norlevorphanol
  32. Normethadone
  33. Norpipanone
  34. Phenadoxone
  35. Phenampromide
  36. Phenomorphan
  37. Phenoperidine
  38. Piritramide
  39. Proheptazine
  40. Properidine
  41. Racemoramide
  42. Trimeperidine

 

(ii) Any of the following opium derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted by rule of the board or unless listed in another schedule, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

 

  1. Acetorphine
  2. Acetyldihydrocodeine
  3. Benzylmorphine
  4. Codeine methylbromide
  5. Codeine-N-Oxide
  6. Cyprenorphine
  7. Desomorphine
  8. Dihydromorphine
  9. Etorphine
  10. Heroin
  11. Hydromorphinol
  12. Methyldesorphine
  13. Methyldihydromorphine
  14. Morphine methylbromide
  15. Morphine methylsulfonate
  16. Morphine-N-Oxide
  17. Myrophine
  18. Nicocodeine
  19. Nicomorphine
  20. Normorphine
  21. Pholcodine
  22. Thebacon

 

(iii) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic, psychedelic, or psychogenic substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted by rule of the board or unless listed in another schedule, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

 

  1. 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine.
  2. 5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine
  3. 3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine
  4. Bufotenine
  5. Dithyltryptamine.
  6. Dimethyltryptamine.
  7. 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine.
  8. Ibogaine
  9. Lysergic acid diethylamide
  10. Mescaline.
  11. Peyote.
  12. N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.
  13. N-methyl-3-piperidly benzilate.
  14. Psilocybin.
  15. Psilocyn.
  16. tetrahydrocannabinols.

 

(iv) Marijuana

 

(2) Schedule II-In determining that a substance comes within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a high potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and abuse may lead to severe psychic or physical dependence. The following controlled substances are included in this schedule:

(i) Any of the following substances, except those narcotic drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:

 

  1. Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate.
  2. Any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of the substances referred to in subclause 1, except that these substances shall not include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium.
  3. Opium poppy and poppy straw.
  4. Coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of coca leaves, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of these substances, but shall not include decocainized coca leaves or extracts of coca leaves, which extracts do not contain cocaine or ecgonine.

 

(ii) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation:

 

  1. Alphaprodine
  2. Anileridine
  3. Bezitramide
  4. Dihydrocodeine
  5. Diphenoxylate
  6. Fentanyl
  7. Isomethadone
  8. Levomethorphan
  9. Levorphanol
  10. Metazocine
  11. Methadone
  12. Methadone-Intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenylbutane
  13. Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1, 1-diphenyl propane-carboxylic acid
  14. Pethidine
  15. Pethidine-Intermediate- A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine
  16. Pethidine-Intermediate- B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate Pethidine-Intermediate- C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid
  17. Phenazocine
  18. Piminodine
  19. Racemethorphan
  20. Racemorphan

 

(iii) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances:

 

  1. Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers .
  2. Phenmetrazine and its salts.
  3. Methylphenidate.
  4. Methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers.

 

(iv) The phrase "opiates" as used in section 4 of this act and elsewhere throughout the act shall not include the dextrorotatory isomer of 3-methoxy-n-methylmorphinan and its salts, but does include its recemic and levorotatory forms.

(v) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation unless specifically excepted which contains any quantity of:

 

  1. Phencyclidine.

 

(3) Schedule III-In determining that a substance comes within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in Schedules I and II; well documented and currently accepted medical use in the United States; and abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. The following classes of controlled substances are included in this schedule:

(i) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule which contains any quantity of the following substances:

 

  1. Any substance which contains any quantity of a derivative of barbituric acid, or any salt of a derivative of barbituric acid.
  2. Chlorhexadol.
  3. Glutethimide.
  4. Lysergic acid.
  5. Lysergic acid amide.
  6. Methyprylon.
  7. [Deleted]
  8. Sulfondiethylmethane.
  9. Sulfonethylmethane.
  10. Sulfonmethane.

 

(ii) Nalorphine.

(iii) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing limited quantities of the following narcotic drugs, or any salts thereof, unless specifically excepted or listed in other schedules:

 

  1. Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium.
  2. Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
  3. Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with a fourfold or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium.
  4. Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
  5. Not more than 1.8 grams of dihydrocodeine, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
  6. Not more than 300 milligrams of ethylmorphine, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
  7. Not more than 500 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 2.5 milligrams per dosage unit with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
  8. Not more than 50 milligrams of morphine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams and not more than 2.5 milligrams per dosage unit with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.

 

(v) [sic; original misnumbered] The secretary may by regulation except any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any drug or controlled substance listed in subclauses (i) and (ii) of this schedule above from the application of those provisions of this act covering controlled substances, if the compount, mixture, or preparation contains one or more active medicinal ingredients not having a stimulant or depressant effect on the central nervous system: Provided, That such admixtures shall be included therein in such combinations, quantity, proportion, or concentration as to vitiate the potential for abuse of the substances which do have a stimulant or depressant effect on the central nervous system.

(vi) The secretary shall by regulation exempt any nonnarcotic substance from the control under this act if such substance may, under the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription.

(vii) Anabolic steroid includes any material, compound, mixture or preparation that includes any of the following or any isomer, ester, salt or derivative of any of the following that acts in the same manner on the human body:

 

  1. Chorionic gonadotropin.
  2. Clostebol.
  3. Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.
  4. Ethylestrenol.
  5. Fluoxymesterone.
  6. Mesterolone.
  7. Metenolone.
  8. Methandienone.
  9. Methandrostenolone.
  10. Methyltestosterone.
  11. Nandrolone decanoate.
  12. Nandrolone phenpropionate.
  13. Norethandrolone.
  14. Oxandrolone.
  15. Oxymesterone.
  16. Oxymetholone.
  17. Stanozolol.
  18. Testosterone propionate.
  19. Testosterone-like related compounds.

 

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) shall not be included as an anabolic steroid under the provisions of this act.

(4) Schedule IV-In determining that a substance comes within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; currently accepted medical use in the United States; and limited physical and/or psychological dependence liability relative to the substances listed in Schedule III. The following controlled substances are included in this schedule:

(i) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, which contains any quantity of the following substances:

 

  1. Barbital
  2. Chloral betaine
  3. Chloral hydrate
  4. Ethchlorvynol
  5. Ethinamate
  6. Methohexital
  7. Meprobamate.
  8. Methylphenobarbital.
  9. Paraldehyde
  10. Petrichloral.
  11. Phenobarbital.

 

(ii) The secretary may by regulation except any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any drug or controlled dangerous substance listed in subclause (i) of this schedule above from the application of those provisions of this act covering controlled drugs, if the compound, mixture, or preparation contains one or more active medicinal ingredients not having a stimulant or depressant effect on the central nervous system: Provided, That such admixtures shall be included therein in such combinations, quantity, proportion, or concentration as to vitiate the potential for abuse of the substances which do have a stimulant or depressant effect on the central nervous system.

The secretary shall by regulation exempt any nonnarcotic substance from the control under this act if such substance may, under the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription.

(5) Schedule V-In determining that a substance comes within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a low potential for abuse relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV; currently accepted medical use in the United States; and limited physical dependence and/or psychological dependence liability relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV. The following controlled substances are included in this schedule.

(i) Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs, or their salts calculated as the free anhydrous base or alkaloid, in the following quantities, which shall include one or more nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients in sufficient proportion to confer upon the compound, mixture, or preparation, valuable medicinal qualities other than those possessed by the narcotic drug alone:

 

  1. Not more than 200 milligrams of codeine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams and not more than 10 milligrams per dosage unit.
  2. Not more than 100 milligrams of dihydrocodeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams and not more than 5 milligrams per dosage unit.
  3. Not more than 100 milligrams of ethylmorphine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 5 milligrams per dosage unit.
  4. Not more than 2.5 milligrams of diphenoxylate and not less than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.
  5. Not more than 100 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams, or not more than 5 milligrams per dosage unit.

 

(ii) Buprenorphine.