Controlled Substances Act

Final Blackstone Labs defendant sentenced

15-Mar-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The last chapter of the Blackstone Labs book has closed, with a Florida man sentenced to 51 months in prison for his role while working at the sports and dietary supplements brand.

Another Blackstone Labs co-founder sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

22-Feb-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Phillip (PJ) Braun was ordered to 54 months in prison – the same sentence as his former business partner, Aaron Singerman, for their roles at Blackstone Labs.

Former Blackstone Labs co-founder Aaron Singerman sentenced 4.5 years behind bars

01-Feb-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The South Florida man who founded a sports and dietary supplements retailer was sentenced to prison for conspiring to sell illegal anabolic steroids and other products marketed as dietary supplements that were unlawful under federal law.

Kratom in sports: Is this a growing issue?

19-Dec-2016 By Stephen Daniells

A new paper in Drug Testing & Analysis calls for increased vigilance from anti-doping testing labs after four samples from athletes in strength sports tested positive in 2015.

ABC, AHPA urge officials to refrain from banning kratom constituents

06-Dec-2016 By Hank Schultz

The American Botanical Council and the American Herbal Products Association have urged the DEA to back off its plan to ban kratom. The groups took slightly different tacks in their comments, with ABC focusing on how the move could restrain research while...

Drug expert says FDA, not DEA, should oversee kratom as herb poses little public health risk

05-Dec-2016 By Hank Schultz

Kratom should not be a controlled substance because it poses little risk for abuse and dependance, according to a drug expert whose analysis was commissioned by an advocacy group.

DEA appears to waver on kratom listing in face of pressure from lawmakers

05-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration's plan to move kratom to the Schedule 1 list via an emergency filing has spurred significant pushback from industry stakeholders and from lawmakers. But even within the herbal sphere not everyone agrees...

CRN: Don’t relate products adulterated with anabolic steroids with NY AG actions

16-Apr-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

Supplement critics who use this week’s FDA’s consumer warning against muscle products adulterated with anabolic steroids to call for more regulation do not understand the problem, says CRN.

CRN hails passage of bill as ‘welcome protection against criminal outliers’

DASCA heads to the White House for President’s signature

12-Dec-2014 By Stephen Daniells

The Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act has passed Congress and will now be sent to the President’s office to be signed into law. The result is being hailed by the industry.

Designer Steroid Control Act introduced in the House

02-Jun-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Reps. Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) have introduced the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) of 2014 in the US House of Representatives, serving as a companion bill to S. 2012, legislation introduced in the Senate in February.