Source: http://openjurist.org/949/f2d/1065
Timestamp: 2017-05-27 07:38:48
Document Index: 466770762

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 841', '§ 846', '§ 924', '§ 841', '§ 924', '§ 811', '§ 1308', '§ 1308']

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949 F. 2d 1065 - United States v. R Youngblood HomeFederal Reporter, Second Series 949 F.2d.
949 F2d 1065 United States v. R Youngblood 949 F.2d 1065
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Johnny R. YOUNGBLOOD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 91-6092.
Youngblood, along with codefendant, Alan Raz, was charged with violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), involving the distribution of methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 846, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), possession of a firearm during and relating to drug trafficking. Youngblood entered a plea of guilty to one count of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and one count of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). He was sentenced to sixty months and twenty-seven months, respectively, with the sentences to run consecutively.
Youngblood asserts that methamphetamine is not a controlled substance and, therefore, should not be subject to the Controlled Substances Act. To arrive at this conclusion, Youngblood relies on 21 U.S.C. § 811(g)(1), which provides that
In United States v. Roark, 924 F.2d 1426 (8th Cir.1991), the Eighth Circuit addressed precisely this issue and concluded that methamphetamine is "properly classified as a Schedule II controlled substance pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 1308.12(d)." Id. at 1428. We agree. The flaw in Youngblood's contention is that the FDA did not approve methamphetamine for over-the-counter sale. Instead, the FDA approved the Rynal and Vicks inhalers, which contain a combination of ingredients, including a diluted isomer of methamphetamine.
Under 21 C.F.R. § 1308.12(d), methamphetamine or its isomers is a Schedule II controlled substance unless specially excepted. The FDA has granted a specific exception for the ingredients contained in the Rynal and Vicks inhalers. However, other uses or combinations of methamphetamines or its isomers remain controlled substances under Schedule II until the FDA approves and authorizes a specific exception. Thus, we conclude that methamphetamine is a Schedule II controlled substance pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 1308.12(d). See also United States v. Kendall, 887 F.2d 240 (9th Cir.1989); United States v. Schrock, 855 F.2d 327 (6th Cir.1988).