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Marijuana to Remain a Schedule 1 Drug

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onenerdykid
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Marijuana to Remain a Schedule 1 Drug

http://www.vox.com/2016/8/11/12434378/marijuana-schedule-1-dea




Now, I don't smoke pot and this doesn't affect me in the least, but that the government thinks that marijuana has the same addictive traits that heroin has and has no medicinal benefit strikes me as totally absurd. Especially when drugs like cocaine, PCP, and meth are considered Schedule 2, and therefore less likely to be abused and with more medicinal benefit. Seriously? Marijuana is "worse" than meth?
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Aug 12 2016 2:54PM
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Casey
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IsitWinterYet17This was disappointing when they made that statement. But your poll is flawed. For marijuana to ever be legalized for recreational use without a prescription, it needs to not be controlled at all.

However if they were to downgrade the scheduling, I'd vote it to be a III or IV based on the definitions for each schedule. What boggles my mind about that press release is that by keeping it at schedule I, they say it has no medical benefit, which is obviously false. They could have at least dropped it to increase ease of access for research.


Yeah, my main problem with the schedule 1 designation is that having a prescription from your doctor is basically not worth the paper it's printed on in terms of the law, employers, drug tests etc. I know a lot of people say oh medical is just a cover for people trying to get high, but I really don't believe that is the case. If you are sick and in need of relief the government should not be persecuting you.
Dec 4 2017 5:25PM
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Rparr
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CaseyYeah, my main problem with the schedule 1 designation is that having a prescription from your doctor is basically not worth the paper it's printed on in terms of the law, employers, drug tests etc. I know a lot of people say oh medical is just a cover for people trying to get high, but I really don't believe that is the case. If you are sick and in need of relief the government should not be persecuting you.


the medicinal benefits of marijuana are undeniable. There is a specific form of concentrate called rick simpson oil that has been attributed to sending various forms of cancer into remission. It is an alcohol extract that captures all of the cannabinoids in the plants, unlike traditional butane/propane extracts. It is believed that cannabinoids have a syngergistic effect, this is why drugs like marinol will never be nearly as effective as the real thing.

I personally know 2 people who have eviscerated their skin cancer with rick simpson oil. It's barbarically simple to make, too
Dec 4 2017 5:31PM
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PratedHazed
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weed must be legal everywhere,but the most important is to educate people about useful and harm features of marijuana
Dec 5 2017 6:45AM
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