L.A. takes aim at phenibut, an unregulated ‘gas station drug’ that is growing in popularity

Los Angeles is looking to regulate another “gas station drug” on commercial shelves.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the L.A. City Council instructed the city attorney to draft new regulations for phenibut, a Cold War-era drug that is said to have been used by Soviet cosmonauts, but is abused now as a central nervous system depressant.

Regulations will include restricting sales to people under 21, banning sales near schools and daycare centers and labels warning against its use, according to the motion…

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