Schedules of controlled substances: rescheduling of the Food and Drug Administration approved product containing synthetic dronabinol [(-) - [DELTA] less than 9 greater than - (trans)-tetrahydrocannabinol] in sesame oil and encapsulated in soft gelatin capsules from schedule II to schedule III.  Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  Final rule.
This is a final rule of the Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) transferring a drug between schedules of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 811.  With the issuance of this final rule, the Deputy Administrator transfers from schedule II to schedule III of the CSA the drug containing synthetic dronabinol [(-) - [DELTA] less than 9 greater than - (trans)-tetrahydrocannabinol] in sesame oil and encapsulated in soft gelatin capsules in a product approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  This rule also designates this drug as a schedule III non-narcotic substance requiring an import/export permit.  As a result of this rule, the regulatory controls and criminal sanctions of schedule III will be applicable to the manufacture, distribution, importation and exportation of this drug.
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013759:Dronabinol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D012715:Sesame Oil; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D013759:Dronabinol; D012715:Sesame Oil