Marijuana Schedule facts

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Angel dust (PCP) is still a Schedule 2 drug, while marijuana is still Schedule 1, lawfully making pot worse than angel dust and as bad as heroin in the eyes of the law.

MARIJUANA wasn't supposed to stay a Schedule 1 substance when it was temporarily put there while while the government waited on a Commission report studying marijuana abuse. The report said to remove it from Schedule 1. This was in the 70's.

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1. Marijuana is schedule 1 because Nixon believed in the myth that it caused "immorality" even though the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse found no evidence of damaging effects from cannabis use.

2. Marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I drug (reserved for the most dangerous, addictive drugs, with no medical value) since 1973, restricting research into its medical benefits, above Schedule II drugs like cocaine and meth.

3. According to US law Marijuana is considered a "Schedule 1" substance, meaning it's considered worse than heroin and prescription meth, which are both one level down in "Schedule 2"

4. In the US, Marijuana is a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance , putting it on the same level as drugs like DMT, Heroin, MDMA, LSD, and Peyote. According to the law, "The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States."

5. Cocaine and Methamphetamine are Federal Schedule II drugs meaning they have medical use, while marijuana is a schedule I drug meaning there are no medical uses. WTF?

6. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug. This means that the DEA considers marijuana to be more easily abused than cocaine, a Schedule II drug.

7. Marijuana is a schedule 1 drug in the US because of an international treaty in 1961.

8. The United States Government, under the Controlled Substances Act, considers Cocaine a Schedule II drug because it has "a currently accepted medical use," while Marijuana is a Schedule I drug because it has "no accepted medical use."

9. Carfentanil, a potent synthetic opioid lethal enough to be a WMD, is DEA Schedule II whereas Marijuana is DEA Schedule I

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Sarin gas, mustard gas, and Ricin are considered Schedule 1 chemicals, meaning that hold no medical benefit. Coincidentally, Marijuana shares this designation.