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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of 4-Fluoroamphetamine in Schedule I
The Drug Enforcement Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026. It took effect on February 17, 2026.
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What the agency says
With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA; 1-(4- fluorophenyl)propan-2-amine; para-fluoroamphetamine), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is being taken, in part, to enable the United States to meet its obligations under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. This action imposes the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis with, or possess) or propose to handle 4-fluoroamphetamine.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-00633
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Justice Department; Drug Enforcement Administration
- Published
- January 15, 2026
- Takes effect
- February 17, 2026
- Dates
- Effective February 17, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. DEA-1180
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 21 CFR 1308
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Drug traffic control; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 4
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