>PA's Drug Scheduling Bill Proves Divisive
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A bill aimed at reforming Pennsylvania's drug classificationsystem has just passed in the state Senate. It would allow for automatic scheduling of new drugs to be more in line with the DEA's classification system. Supporters say it will streamline the process of adding a drug to the list of controlled substances. Opponents say that all the bill does is further punish people who are trying to get clean. They also say that the DEA's system hasn't been consistent in the past and that Pennsylvania shouldn't be modeling theirs on the federal model.