A review of the present status of barbiturate regulation**Presented in summary to the Conference on the Regulation of Use and Distribution of Barbiturates called by the AMERICAPNE ARXACEUTICAASLS OCIATIOaNt Washington D. C., October 12, 1945. Elaboration of the original article to include the details of each state law dealing with barbiturates was completed by Dr. Joseph B. Burt, on leave from the University of Nebraska, under a grant from the George and Lillian Judisch Fund and the A. Pa. A. General Expense Budget.