End Gas Station Heroin Act

Protection from "Gas Station Heroin": The bill expands enforcement against the manufacture, importation, exportation, and distribution of emerging synthetic opioids, which are commonly known as gas station heroin (Section 3).

Protection for Personal Users: Individuals will not be subject to criminal or civil enforcement based solely on the purchase, receipt, simple possession, or personal use of a covered emerging synthetic opioid (Section 3(b) and 3(e)).

Exemptions for Natural Products: Natural kratom products are not classified as Schedule I if they stay below specific concentration thresholds (1 mg per gram for solids or 1 mg per milliliter for liquids) and do not exceed 1 part per 100 parts mitragynine by mass (Section 2(B)).

Support for Science and Medicine: The bill excludes substances used for legitimate scientific, medical, forensic, analytical, or law-enforcement purposes from being labeled as covered emerging synthetic opioids (Section 3(g)(4)).

Stricter Penalties for Distribution: People involved in the knowing or intentional manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute covered emerging synthetic opioids will be treated as if they are dealing with Schedule I controlled substances (Section 3(a)).

Restrictions on Manufactured Alkaloids: Any 7-hydroxymitragynine or mitragynine pseudoindoxyl produced through manufacturing processes, such as being concentrated or isolated, is ineligible for the kratom exemption and would be treated as a Schedule I substance (Section 2(C)).