Amends South Carolina's controlled substances law to expedite the scheduling of synthetic drugs.

This bill amends South Carolina's controlled substances law to allow the State Board of Pharmacy to issue emergency rules to quickly schedule synthetic drugs. The board must identify new chemical formulas used in synthetic drugs and propose emergency rules to add these formulas to the list of scheduled controlled substances. The board must consider factors such as potential for abuse, scientific evidence, and risk to public health when making recommendations to the General Assembly.

Amends South Carolina's controlled substances law to expedite the scheduling of synthetic drugs.

This bill amends South Carolina's controlled substances law to allow the State Board of Pharmacy to issue emergency rules to quickly schedule synthetic drugs. The board must identify new chemical formulas used in synthetic drugs and propose emergency rules to add these formulas to the list of scheduled controlled substances. The board must consider factors such as potential for abuse, scientific evidence, and risk to public health when making recommendations to the General Assembly.