The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard HB 1186, sponsored by Sen. Bohacek, concerning crimes involving synthetic drugs. The bill makes possessing or dealing in a substance that is a controlled substance analog an offense of the same level as possession of or dealing in the controlled substance of which the substance is an analog. The bill also defines “substance represented to be a controlled substance” and establishes certain factors the trier of fact may consider to determine if a substance meets the definition.
Testifying in support of the bill was the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council. The bill passed 8-0.
Read the bill at: http://www.iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1186