SB1987 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act Section 204 to add new Schedule I substances, including synthetic opioids (acrylfentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, valeryl fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl) and designer drugs (U-47700, W-18, W-15)

• Adds new hallucinogenic substances to Schedule I including synthetic tryptamines (4-AcO-DMT, 5-MeO-MIPT, 4-HO-DET, 4-HO-MET), synthetic cathinones, and various synthetic cannabinoids with specific structural formulas

• Establishes a catch-all provision for unapproved benzodiazepine and thienodiazepine class compounds not approved by the FDA or not dispensed in accordance with state and federal law, specifically naming clonazolam, flualprazolam, and etizolam

• Maintains existing broad categories for synthetic cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids not approved by the FDA, covering any compounds structurally derived from specified base molecules regardless of substitutions