Many narcotic and dangerous substances are manufactured and prescribed legitimately. The problem is not with legitimate prescriptions, but with diversion of legitimate controlled substances into illegal markets. Registrants must keep records, which are available to the adminis-tering agency. The idea is to keep track of controlled substances and to assure that they are not diverted. These functions are to be performed in addition to the registration requirements provided in the original Act.
Penalties are a major aspect of the original Controlled Substances Act.
A full range of criminal penalties are an essential part of it. The 1990 Act simply adds more penalty provisions. The Act in 1990 tries to provide law enforcement with a full array of criminal penalties commensurate with the business of illegal drugs. Better law enhances the entire effort.