Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 32. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Part 2. Scheduling of Dangerous Drugs

Specific Dangerous Drugs Included In Schedule Iii

50-32-226. Specific dangerous drugs included in Schedule III. Schedule III consists of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or brand name designated, listed in this section.

(1) Stimulants. Unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances is a stimulant having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system, including salts, isomers (whether optical, position, or geometric), and salts of isomers whenever the existence of those salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

(a) benzphetamine;

(b) chlorphentermine;

(c) clortermine; and

(d) phendimetrazine.

(2) Depressants. Unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances is a depressant having a depressant effect on the central nervous system:

(a) any compound, mixture, or preparation containing amobarbital, secobarbital, or pentobarbital or any salt of any of these drugs and one or more other active medicinal ingredients that are not listed in any schedule;

(b) any suppository dosage form containing amobarbital, secobarbital, or pentobarbital or any salt of any of these drugs approved by the United States food and drug administration for marketing only as a suppository;

(c) any substance that contains any quantity of a derivative of barbituric acid or any salt of barbituric acid;

(d) aprobarbital;

(e) butabarbital, also known as secbutabarbital;

(f) butalbital;

(g) butobarbital, also known as butethal;

(h) chlorhexadol;

(i) embutramide;

(j) gamma hydroxybutyric acid preparations;

(k) ketamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers, also known as (±)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone;

(l) lysergic acid;

(m) lysergic acid amide;

(n) methyprylon;

(o) sulfondiethylmethane;

(p) sulfonethylmethane;

(q) sulfonmethane;

(r) talbutal;

(s) tiletamine and zolazepam or any of their salts. A trade or other name for a tiletamine-zolazepam combination product is telazol. A trade or other name for tiletamine is 2-(ethylamino)-2-(2-thienyl)-cyclohexanone. A trade or other name for zolazepam is 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-6,8-dihydro-1,3,8-trimethylpyrazolo-[3,4-e][1,4]-diazepin-7(1H)-one, flupyrazapon.

(t) thiamylal;

(u) thiopental; and

(v) vinbarbital.

(3) Nalorphine.

(4) Narcotic drugs. Unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following is a narcotic drug, including its salts calculated as the free anhydrous base or alkaloid in the following limited quantities:

(a) not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium;

(b) not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(c) not more than 1.8 grams of dihydrocodeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(d) not more than 300 milligrams of ethylmorphine per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(e) not more than 500 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 25 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(f) not more than 50 milligrams of morphine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts; or

(g) any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing buprenorphine.

(5) Anabolic steroids. The term "anabolic steroid" means any drug or hormonal substance, chemically and pharmacologically related to testosterone, other than estrogens, progestins, and corticosteroids, that promotes muscle growth. Unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of the following substances is an anabolic steroid, including its salts, isomers, esters, or ethers and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of those salts is possible within the specific chemical designation:

(a) androstanedione, also known as 5-alpha-androstan-3,17-dione;

(b) 1-androstenediol, also known as 3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxy-5-alpha-androst-1-ene; or 3-alpha,17-beta-dihydroxy-5-alpha-androst-1-ene;

(c) 1-androstenedione, also known as 5-alpha-androst-1-en-3,17-dione;

(d) 3-alpha,17-beta-dihydroxy-5-alpha-androstane;

(e) 3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxy-5-alpha-androstane;

(f) 4-androstenediol, also known as 3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxy-androst-4-ene;

(g) 4-androstenedione, also known as androst-4-en-3,17-dione;

(h) 4-dihydrotestosterone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxyandrostan-3-one;

(i) 4-hydroxy-19-nortestosterone, also known as 4,17-beta-dihydroxy-estr-4-en-3-one;

(j) 4-hydroxytestosterone, 4,17-beta-dihydroxy-androst-4-en-3-one;

(k) 5-androstenediol, also known as 3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxy-androst-5-ene;

(l) 5-androstenedione, also known as androst-5-en-3,17-dione;

(m) 13-beta-ethyl-17-beta-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one;

(n) 17-alpha-methyl-3-alpha,17-beta-dihydroxy-5-alpha-androstane;

(o) 17-alpha-methyl-3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxy-5-alpha-androstane;

(p) 17-alpha-methyl-3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-ene;

(q) 17-alpha-methyl-4-hydroxynandrolone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-4-hydroxy-17-beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one;

(r) 17-alpha-methyl-delta-1-dihydrotestosterone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxy-17-alpha-methyl-5-alpha-androst-1-en-3-one, 17-alpha-methyl-1-testosterone;

(s) 19-nor-4-androstenediol, also known as 3-beta-17-beta-dihydroxyestr-4-ene; or 3-alpha-17-beta-dihydroxyestr-4-ene;

(t) 19-nor-4-androstenedione, also known as estr-4-en-3,17-dione;

(u) 19-nor-5-androstenediol, also known as 3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxyestr-5-ene; or 3-alpha,17-beta-dihydroxyestr-5-ene;

(v) 19-nor-5-androstenedione, also known as estr-5-en-3,17-dione;

(w) calusterone, also known as 7-beta,17-alpha-dimethyl-17-beta-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one;

(x) 19-Nor-4,9(10)-androstadienedione, also known as estra-4,9(10)-diene-3,17-dione;

(y) bolasterone, also known as (7-alpha-dimethyl)-17-beta-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3-one;

(z) boldenone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxyandrost-1,4,-diene-3-one;

(aa) boldione, also known as androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione;

(bb) chlorotestosterone, also known as 4-chlortestosterone;

(cc) clostebol;

(dd) delta-1-dihydrotestosterone, also known as (17-beta-hydroxy-5-alpha-androst-1-en-3-one), 1-testosterone;

(ee) dehydrochloromethyltestosterone, also known as 4-chloro-17-beta-hydroxy-17-alpha-methylandrost-1,4-dien-3-one;

(ff) desoxymethyltestosterone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-5-alpha-androst-2-en-17-beta-ol;

(gg) dihydrochlormethyltestosterone;

(hh) dihydrotestosterone, also known as 4-dihydrotestosterone;

(ii) drostanolone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxy-2-alpha-methyl-5-alpha-androstan-3-one;

(jj) ethylestrenol, also known as 17-alpha-ethyl-17-beta-hydroxyestr-4-ene;

(kk) fluoxymesterone, also known as 9-fluoro-17-alpha-methyl-11-beta,17-beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one;

(ll) formebulone, also known as 2-formyl-17-alpha-methyl-11-alpha,17-beta-dihydroxyandrost-1,4-dien-3-one or formebolone;

(mm) furazabol, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxyandrostano-[2,3-c]-furazan;

(nn) mestanolone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxy-5-alpha-androstan-3-one;

(oo) mesterolone, also known as 1-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxy-(5-alpha)-androstan-3-one;

(pp) methandienone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxyandrost-1,4-diene-3-one;

(qq) methandranone;

(rr) methandriol, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-3-beta,17-beta-dihydroxyandrost-5-one;

(ss) methandrostenolone, also known as (17-beta)-17-hydroxy-17-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one;

(tt) methasterone, also known as 2-alpha-17-alpha-dimethyl-5-alpha-androstan-17-beta-ol-3-one;

(uu) methenolone, also known as 1-methyl-17-beta-hydroxy-5-alpha-androst-1-en-3-one;

(vv) methyldienolone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxyestra-4,9-(10)-dien-3-one;

(ww) methyltestosterone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one;

(xx) methyltrienolone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxyestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one;

(yy) mibolerone, also known as 17-alpha,17-alpha-dimethyl-17-beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one;

(zz) nandrolone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one;

(aaa) norbolethone, also known as 13-beta,17-alpha-diethyl-17-beta-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one;

(bbb) norclostebol, also known as 4-chloro-17-beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one;

(ccc) norethandrolone, also known as 17-alpha-ethyl-17-beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one;

(ddd) normethandrolone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one;

(eee) oxandrolone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxy-2-oxa-(5-alpha)-androstan-3-one;

(fff) oxymestrone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-4,17-beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one;

(ggg) oxymetholone, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-2-hydroxymethylene-17-beta-hydroxy-(5-alpha)-androstan-3-one;

(hhh) prostanozol, also known as 17-beta-hydroxy-5-alpha-androstano[3,2-c]pryazole;

(iii) stanolone;

(jjj) stanozolol, also known as 17-alpha-methyl-17-beta-hydroxy-(5-alpha)-androst-2-eno-(3,2-c)-pyrazole;

(kkk) stenbolone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-alpha-androst-1-en-3-one;

(lll) talbutal, also known as 5-(1-methylpropyl)-5-(2-propenyl)-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-pyrimidinetrione;

(mmm) testolactone, also known as 13-hydroxy-3-oxo-13,17-secoandrosta-1,4-dien-17-oic acid lactone;

(nnn) testosterone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one;

(ooo) trenbolone, also known as 17-beta-hydroxyestr-4,9,11-trien-3-one; or

(ppp) tetrahydrogestrinone, also known as 13-beta,17-alpha-diethyl-17-beta-hydroxygon-4,9,11-trien-3-one.

(6) Hallucinogenic substances include dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a United States food and drug administration-approved drug product, also known as (6-alpha-R-trans)-6-alpha,7,8,10-alpha-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-ol or (-)-delta-9-(trans)-tetrahydrocannabinol.

(7) Anticonvulsant substances include perampanel.

History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 412, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 54-309(1) thru (4); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 141, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 36, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 42, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 113, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 108, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 135, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 134, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 150, L. 2023.