Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1327
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2015-05-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Evidence and witnesses

Marketing and advertising
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015 or the SALTS Act</b></p> <p>Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize evidence related to the following factors to be considered in determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption: </p> <ul> <li>the marketing, advertising, and labeling of the substance; </li> <li>the known efficacy or usefulness of the substance for the marketed, advertised, or labeled purpose; </li> <li>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; </li> <li>the diversion of the substance from legitimate channels and the clandestine importation, manufacture, or distribution of the substance; and</li> <li>whether the defendant knew or should have known that the substance was intended to be consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means. </li></ul> <p>Declares that the existence of evidence that a substance was not marketed, advertised, or labeled for human consumption shall not preclude the government from establishing, based on all the evidence, that the substance was intended for human consumption.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1327 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2015 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Graham , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance analogues.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015 or the SALTS Act . 2. Controlled substance analogues Section 203 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 813 ) is amended— (1) by striking A controlled and inserting (a) In general .—A controlled ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Determination In determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption under subsection (a), evidence related to the following factors may be considered, along with all other relevant evidence: (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. (c) Limitation For purposes of this section, the existence of evidence that a substance was not marketed, advertised, or labeled for human consumption shall not preclude the Government from establishing, based on all the evidence, that the substance was intended for human consumption. .