{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.71.120","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.71.120","heading":"Authority to schedule controlled substances.","body":"(a) If, after considering the factors set out in (c) of this section, the committee decides to recommend that a substance should be added to, deleted from, or rescheduled in a schedule of controlled substances under AS 11.71.140 — 11.71.190, the governor shall introduce legislation in accordance with the recommendation of the committee.\n(b) If a substance is added as a controlled substance under federal law, the governor shall introduce legislation in accordance with the federal law.\n(c) In advising the governor of the need to add, delete, or reschedule a substance under AS 11.71.110(1), the committee shall assess the danger or probable danger of the substance after considering the following:\n(1) the actual or probable abuse of the substance including\n(A) the history and current pattern of abuse both in this state and in other states;\n(B) the scope, duration, and significance of abuse;\n(C) the degree of actual or probable detriment which may result from abuse of the substance;\n(D) the probable physical and social impact of widespread abuse of the substance;\n(2) the biomedical hazard of the substance including\n(A) its pharmacology, in the effects and modifiers of the effects of the substance;\n(B) its toxicology, the acute and chronic toxicity, interaction with other substances, whether controlled or not, and the degree to which it may cause psychological or physiological dependence;\n(C) the risk to public health and the particular susceptibility of segments of the population;\n(3) whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this chapter;\n(4) the current state of scientific knowledge regarding the substance, including whether there is any acceptable means to safely use the substance under medical supervision;\n(5) the relationship between the use of the substance and other criminal activity, including\n(A) whether persons engaged in illicit trafficking of the substance are also engaged in other criminal activity;\n(B) whether the nature and relative profitability of manufacturing or delivering the substance encourages illicit trafficking in the substance;\n(C) whether the commission of other crimes is one of the effects of abuse of the substance;\n(D) whether addiction to the substance relates to the commission of crimes to support the continued use of the substance.\n(d) [Repealed, § 40 ch 6 SLA 1984.]\n(e) The committee has no authority over tobacco or alcoholic beverages as defined in AS 04.21.080.","path":["Title 11. Criminal Law.","Chapter 71. Controlled Substances.","Article 2. Standards and Schedules."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.71.120","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"ae5bc5e3ca3d63a17cfe282a5e78915fbad3913215916127eff0ae8d093486ab","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.71.110","next":"us-ak/as-11.71.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}