WSB/1/3
Sponsored by Turner Lie-Nielsen of McCallie School
This legislation was filed in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH LEGISLATURE |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act, unless the context requires otherwise, shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | A) Ibogaine: The principal psychoactive alkaloid occurring in the Central African shrub, |
| 5 | Tabernanthe Iboga. Ibogaine has the unique ability to attenuate opioid dependence and aid in |
| 6 | cessation of addictive behavior. |
| 7 | B) Noribogaine: The O-demethylated metabolite of Ibogaine that has a significant impact on its |
| 8 | pharmacology and opioid-cessation qualities. |
| 9 | C) 18-MC: 18-Methoxy-Coronaridine; A synthetic analogue of Ibogaine developed by MindMed |
| 10 | which has an improved therapeutic index relative to Ibogaine |
| 11 | D) Controlled Substances Act: The 5-Tiered drug scheduling policy passed in 1970 under the Nixon |
| 12 | Administration. |
| 13 | E) Federal Analogue Act: An amendment to the Controlled Substances Act passed in 1986 that |
| 14 | allows for compounds deemed ‘substantially similar’ to controlled substances to be treated as |
| 15 | such. |
| 16 | F) Schedule I Controlled Substance: A substance that has a high abuse potential, no recognized |
| 17 | medical application, and a lack of accepted safety under medical supervision. |
| 18 | G) Schedule V Controlled Substance: A substance that has a low abuse potential with a limited |
| 19 | capacity for dependence as well as accepted medical applications. |
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| 21 | Section 2: |
| 22 | Ibogaine, its major metabolites including noribogaine, and all of its analogues as defined under the |
| 23 | Federal Analogue Act of 1986, will be transferred from Schedule I to Schedule V controlled |
| 24 | substances in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-406. The rescheduling will occur |
| 25 | on January 1st, 2025. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Section 3: |
| 28 | This act will have no fiscal impact on the state of Tennessee other than the possible, albeit minor, |
| 29 | reduction in law enforcement spending as a result of diminished prosecution efforts. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | Section 4: |
| 32 | All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 34 | Section 5: |
| 35 | This act will go into effect starting January 1st, 2025. |
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