HB 22-1344

House Bill 22-1344, which has been signed into law in Colorado, allows for the legal use of a prescription drug containing MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy) if it is approved by the FDA and not classified under Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act. This means that doctors can prescribe the drug, pharmacists can dispense it, and patients can possess and use it legally in Colorado, provided they are authorized to do so according to state laws. The law affects individuals who might benefit from medical treatments using MDMA, such as those undergoing therapy for conditions like PTSD. Since the bill has been signed, these provisions are now enforceable in Colorado.

Official Summary

The act states that if the United States food and drug administration approves a prescription medicine that contains 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and if that medicine has been placed on a schedule of the federal "Controlled Substances Act", other than schedule I, or has been exempted from one or more provisions of such act, then thereafter prescribing, dispensing, transporting, possessing, and using that prescription drug is legal in Colorado only if the medicine is possessed by a person authorized to legally possess such a controlled substance in Colorado. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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