21 U.S.C. § 813
Verified against govinfo.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on govinfo.gov ↗
- (a)A controlled substance analogue shall, to the extent intended for human consumption, be treated, for the purposes of any Federal law as a controlled substance in schedule I.
- (b)In determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption under subsection (a), the following factors may be considered, along with any other relevant factors:
- (1)The marketing, advertising, and labeling of the substance.
- (2)The known efficacy or usefulness of the substance for the marketed, advertised, or labeled purpose.
- (3)The difference between the price at which the substance is sold and the price at which the substance it is purported to be or advertised as is normally sold.
- (4)The diversion of the substance from legitimate channels and the clandestine importation, manufacture, or distribution of the substance.
- (5)Whether the defendant knew or should have known the substance was intended to be consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means.
- (6)Any controlled substance analogue that is manufactured, formulated, sold, distributed, or marketed with the intent to avoid the provisions of existing drug laws.
- (c)For purposes of this section, evidence that a substance was not marketed, advertised, or labeled for human consumption, by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish that the substance was not intended for human consumption.