Regular Membership

Any agency of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States with controlled substances responsibility is eligible for membership. Controlled substances responsibility-includes the scheduling of controlled substances; the issuance of controlled substances registrations (or approval for such issuance by another agency); enforcement of state controlled substances acts; responsibility for the administrative modification of controlled substances registrations by means of suspension, revocation, cancellation, probational or conditional issuance or continuance of registration, or the responsibility for issuance of any professional license which gives the agency authority to issue, modify, suspend, revoke, or otherwise affect the controlled substances activity of the person or entity licensed. Each member state, regardless of the number of agencies having membership, is entitled to one vote for the state. Representatives of Regular Member agencies may hold office in the organization.

Associate Membership

Any government agency (state or federal) or organization of government agencies with a stated interest in drug control, but which is not eligible for membership as a Regular Member, my become an Associate Member upon payment of the same fee as a Regular Member, but shall not be able to vote, or the representatives thereof hold office.

Associate Individual Membership

Any individual with a stated interest in drug control may become an Associate Individual Member upon application and subsequent majority vote of the Executive Committee of NASCSA, and the payment of a fee not to exceed that for regular membership (currently, two-thirds of the Regular fee). An Associate Individual Member may not vote or hold office, but may be appointed as ad hoc members of Association committees when requested to do so by the president of the Association.

Current Dues

• Regular or Associate Members – $300
• Associate Individual Members – $300