What is the term for a drug regulated by federal or District of Columbia law?

• A. Court
• B. Controlled Substance
• C. Complainant
• D. Conspiracy

Answer: (B)

The term for a drug regulated by federal or District of Columbia law is a controlled substance. This label applies to drugs whose sale, possession, or use is restricted because they have potential for abuse and/or a defined medical use. The federal government uses the Controlled Substances Act to classify these drugs into schedules and to regulate who can manufacture, prescribe, or dispense them, with penalties for illicit handling. So a prescription opioid, cocaine, or methamphetamine, for example, fall under this category. The other terms refer to different legal concepts: a court is a judicial body, a complainant is the person who files a complaint, and conspiracy is an agreement to commit a crime.