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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2352384" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>heroin just like pot is a schedule 1 controlled substance according to department of justice definitions below.</p><p></p><p>when in fact pot doesn't meet any the three criteria to be included with rest of schedule 1 drugs like heroin and cocaine with a high probability of abuse. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/" target="_blank">Schedule I Controlled Substances</a></p><p></p><p> Substances in this schedule have no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.</p><p></p><p> Some examples of substances listed in Schedule I are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), peyote, methaqualone, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("Ecstasy").</p><p></p><p>---------</p><p></p><p>Schedule I is the only category of controlled substances that may not be prescribed by a physician. Under 21 U.S.C. § 812b, drugs must meet three criteria in order to be placed in Schedule I:</p><p></p><p>1. The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.</p><p> </p><p>2. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.</p><p> </p><p>3. There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.</p><p></p><p>In 1970, Congress placed cannabis into Schedule I on the advice of Assistant Secretary of Health Roger O. Egeberg. His letter to Harley O. Staggers, Chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, indicates that the classification was intended to be provisional:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2352384, member: 7629"] heroin just like pot is a schedule 1 controlled substance according to department of justice definitions below. when in fact pot doesn't meet any the three criteria to be included with rest of schedule 1 drugs like heroin and cocaine with a high probability of abuse. [URL="http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/"]Schedule I Controlled Substances[/URL] Substances in this schedule have no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of substances listed in Schedule I are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), peyote, methaqualone, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("Ecstasy"). --------- Schedule I is the only category of controlled substances that may not be prescribed by a physician. Under 21 U.S.C. § 812b, drugs must meet three criteria in order to be placed in Schedule I: 1. The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. 2. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. 3. There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. In 1970, Congress placed cannabis into Schedule I on the advice of Assistant Secretary of Health Roger O. Egeberg. His letter to Harley O. Staggers, Chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, indicates that the classification was intended to be provisional: [/QUOTE]
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