Register of New Potentially Dangerous Substances Subject to Illegal Turnover in the Russian Federation: Issues of Legal and Regulatory Framework

Abstract

The article, taking into account the relevance of the legal regulation of issues of formation of the Register and exclusions from the Register of the substances the author provides recommendations for further development of this work, considering the real situation. The author believes that the Ministry of the Interior of Russia needs to adopt a normative legal act approving the procedure for the formation and maintenance of the Register, as well as the inclusion of the Ministry of the Interior of Russia in the Register in accordance with the established Procedure for New Potentially Dangerous Psychoactive Substances. The author concludes that the results of the medical examination are not sufficient for the inclusion of new potentially harmful psychoactive substances into the Register. Special studies to identify risks for the life and health caused by the use of such substances are required, in particular implementation of forensic examinations, in which psychoactive substances containing, for example, natural and synthetic cannabinoids are subject to identification and determination of their risks to life and health.