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WQ.65/2024
WRITTEN QUESTION TO H.M. ATTORNEY GENERAL BY DEPUTY T.A. COLES OF ST. HELIER SOUTH QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 4th MARCH 2024 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 11th MARCH 2024
Question
"Will H.M. Attorney General state whether the synthetic cannabinoid 5F-MDMB-PICA is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978; and will he provide details of the 2 offences recorded in relation to this substance in the response to the Freedom of Information request entitled Drug convictions in 2022 and 2017 to 2021' that was published in December 2023?"
Answer
The synthetic cannabinoid 5F-MDMB-PICA (methyl-2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)indole-3-carboxamido)-3,3- dimethylbutanoate) is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978 ("1978 Law").
It is controlled under Class B, Part 2 of the Second Schedule to the 1978 Law by virtue of being a compound structurally related to 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-018) with the following modifications. Replacement of the methanone linking group with a carboxamide group and replacement of the 1-naphthyl ring with 1-hydroxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl with further substitution of fluorine in the pentyl chain and a trimethylmethyl group in the 1-hydroxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl structure.
With regard to the two cases referred to in the Freedom of Information request, 2 defendants were sentenced in the Magistrate's Court, for 1 month and 6 months respectively, for having 5F-MDMB-PICA in their possession at HMP La Moye.