Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday told Newsmax on Thursday he supports the HALT Fentanyl Act, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump after passing both houses of Congress with bipartisan support.

The HALT Fentanyl Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to permanently classify illicit fentanyl knockoffs as Schedule I narcotics. The first Trump administration temporarily restricted all fentanyl-related substances in 2018 by issuing a temporary Schedule I classification, which Congress has since extended several times.

Wednesday’s signing makes the classification permanent, while still allowing use of Schedule II fentanyl for legitimate medical purposes as approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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