Bill to separate regulatory supervision for psychotropic drugs will likely stall

A bill to exclude psychotropic drugs from the existing list of narcotics that are subject to the government supervision and control will hit a snag.

According to a report of the Korea Legislation Research Institute, the bill covering the use and management of psychotropic drugs lacks impartiality as it aims chiefly to alleviate the punishment of doctors or pharmacists who violate the current...