According to the Controlled Substances Act, What Is a Schedule I Drug? Why Is Marijuana Labeled as Schedule I?
Question by Q: According to the Controlled Substances Act, what is a Schedule I drug? Why is marijuana labeled as Schedule I?
Best answer:
Answer by Once Upon A Spliff
Because marijuana is addictive.
Answer by halsca
The system of scheduling controlled substances was created by none other than J. Edgar Hoover during the Nixon Administration back during the Viet Nam war era. Remember this was the height of the 1960’s counter cultural revolution and those in power were not pleased. Something had to be done about all those long haired draft dodging dope smoking hippies and other misfit types shouting in the streets.
It was noted that most of the prominent anti war protesters were into the drug scene. So Hoover and came up with a quick system that made it much easier to ban a substance. His system bypassed congress altogether. Instead of having congress vote on whether or not to outlaw a certain substance all that’s needed is a small committee meeting behind closed doors. Scheduling a substance is much faster and the outcome is also more predictable.
Remember while you can’t legally deny someones right to free speech you can certainly toss them into jail for illegal drug use.
To qualify as a schedule one substance:
The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.
Why is marijuana a schedule 1 while many more dangerous and addictive substances are schedule 2? Simple when Nixon and Hoover created the system marijuana didn’t have any legitimate medical use.
Remember at one time even dangerous drugs cocaine and opium (both schedule 2) had legitimate medical uses. Also remember far more people abuse “legal” drugs than the illegal ones.
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