AMENDMENT 130
Amendment: The Commentary to §2D1.1 captioned "Application Notes" is amended in Note 10 in the "Drug Equivalency Tables" in the subdivision captioned "Schedule III Substances" by deleting "2 mg of heroin/2 gm of marihuana" immediately following "1 gm of Glutethimide = " and inserting in lieu thereof "0.4 mg of heroin/0.4 gm of marihuana", and by deleting:
"1 gm of Paregoric = 2 mg of heroin/2 gm of marihuana
1 gm of Hydrocodone Cough Syrups = 2 mg of heroin/2 gm of marihuana",
and inserting in lieu thereof:
"1 ml of Paregoric = 0.25 mg of heroin/0.25 gm of marihuana
1 ml of Hydrocodone Cough Syrup = 1 mg of heroin/1 gm of marihuana".
The Commentary to §2D1.1 captioned "Application Notes" is amended in Note 10 in the "Dosage Equivalency Table" in the subdivision captioned "Hallucinogens" by deleting ".1 mg" in the line beginning "LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)" and inserting in lieu thereof ".05 mg", by deleting "LSD tartrate .05 mg", by deleting "Peyote 12 mg", and by inserting the following in the appropriate place in alphabetical order:
"Peyote (dry) 12 gm",
"Peyote (wet) 120 gm",
"Psilocybe mushrooms (dry) 5 gm",
"Psilocybe mushrooms (wet) 50 gm".
The Commentary to §2D1.1 captioned "Application Notes" is amended in Note 10 in the "Dosage Equivalency Table" in the subdivision captioned "Stimulants" by deleting "Ethylamphetamine HCL 12 mg" and "Ethylamphetamine SO4 12 mg", by deleting "Amphetamines" and inserting in lieu thereof "Amphetamine", by deleting "Methamphetamines" and inserting in lieu thereof "Methamphetamine", and by deleting "Methamphetamine combinations 5 mg".
Reason for Amendment: The purposes of this amendment are to provide more accurate approximations of the equivalencies and dosages for certain controlled substances, and to eliminate unnecessary references.
Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1989.