Amendment ID: S2133-14

Amendment 14

Drug Analogues

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:-

“SECTION XX. The Department of Public Health, and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, shall jointly study the feasibility of establishing criminal penalties for the distribution, possession and use of, and the most effective methodology for preserving the public health and safety with regard to, addictive substances that are the subject of an emergency order by the commissioner of public health pursuant to section 2A of chapter 9C of the General Laws. Said study shall, additionally, make recommendations on the feasibility of establishing criminal penalties for the distribution, possession and use of, and the most effective methodology for preserving the public health and safety with regard to, controlled substance analogues, as defined under 21 U.S.C. Section 802.

The results of said study, together with any recommendations, shall be filed with the clerks of the house and senate, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse, and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, no later than December 31, 2014.

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