Ketamine and the Controlled Substances Act

Lexology March 13, 2024
Harris Sliwoski LLP

Table of Contents

• Is Ketamine Legal?
  • What About Off-Label Use?
• Can I Legally Open and Operate a Ketamine Clinic?
  • What if I’m Not a Medical Practitioner?
  • What About Online Ketamine Clinics?
• How Can Clinics Legally Obtain Ketamine for Treatment?
• The Legal Future for Ketamine Clinics

Many people struggling with treatment-resistant depression, which does not respond to at least two types of treatment, are finally experiencing relief with intravenous ketamine therapy.

Hundreds of ketamine clinics have been popping up across the country in recent years, and researchers claim infusing or injecting the drug has the potential to treat a wide range of conditions that have been difficult to manage in the past.

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