A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide in the same manner as federal law that a controlled substance analogue shall, to the extent intended for human consumption, be treated as a controlled substance in schedule I of the north carolina controlled substances act, and to provide that thus mae 1, 4‑butandediol, an analogue of gamma‑hydroxybutric acid (ghb), is a schedule I controlled substance when the substance is intended for human consumption.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 90-89.1.  Treatment of controlled substance analogues.
A controlled substance analogue shall, to the extent intended for human consumption, be treated for the purposes of any State law as a controlled substance in Schedule I."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 90‑87 is amended by adding the following new subdivision to read:
"(5a)	'Controlled substance analogue' is as defined in subdivision 802(32) of Title 21 of the United States Code."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2003, and applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2003.