The proposed legislation would make tranq a schedule III controlled substance, putting it on par with other sedatives such as ketamine.
Lawmakers are still struggling with how to address xylazine, the animal sedative widely known by its street name, “tranq.”But the need to get a handle on the “zombie drug” has become more urgent as the breadth of the tranq epidemic becomes clearer.
The New York State Senate tried to tackle the burgeoning crisis about seven years ago, when a bill declaring tranq a controlled substance unanimously sailed through the Republican-controlled chamber. Several bills are before the New York State Legislature that would make tranq a schedule III controlled substance.It paid off: Murphy was defeated that year by Peter Harckham, a longtime Democratic politico who narrowly won the seat after a blue wave swamped then-President Donald Trump’s midterm elections.
If the new bills pass, Maher said they would give law enforcement the tools needed to respond to the tranq outbreak, which has swept across America with increasing intensity during the last few years. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said any changes to the drug’s designation must go through the Legislature.Her office did not respond to further inquiries.
Bipartisan legislation was proposed in both the US Senate and the House of Representatives in March to make tranq a schedule III controlled drug across the country.
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