controlled substance

noun

any of a category of behavior-altering or addictive drugs, as heroin or cocaine, whose possession and use are restricted by law.

First recorded in 1970–75

It is a controlled substance in the U.S., Canada, and much of Western Europe, as well as China.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency still classifies hemp as an illegal, controlled substance, despite its paltry potency.

“I could barely walk,” Sutton, who was incarcerated for criminal sales of a controlled substance, told The Daily Beast.

In 2001, I was convicted of “possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.”

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