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Is marijuana still a schedule I drug?
- Thread starter DirtDevil
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I believe drug scheduling is handled at the Federal Level..
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nveevo
Scheduling is not at that level, it comes from the top down. 2 of hearts always trumps anything else played in spades, so don't count on that ace of spades as a book. If that makes sense,,,,
Hear Spain and some tropical islands are nice this time of year.
Hear Spain and some tropical islands are nice this time of year.
on a Fed level...Still Schedule 1
same as 49 states. and then there is Oregon.....
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon Board of Pharmacy voted to change marijuana from what's known as a "Schedule I controlled substance" to a "Schedule II."
How will this affect pot in Oregon? And what does this mean?
"A schedule I drug means that it has no medicinal value that is recognized," said Lane County Chief Deputy District Attorney Patty Perlow. "A schedule II drug has recognized medicinal value but a high risk of abuse."
There are five classifications of controlled substances throughout the United States, Schedule I being the most dangerous and schedule V the least.
Some Schedule I drugs include LSD, heroin and psychedelic mushrooms. These have a "high abuse potential and no acceptable medical use in the United States," according to the State Board of Pharmacy.
Other Schedule II drugs include methamphetamine, oxycodone and cocaine. The board describes these as "high abuse potential with severe psychological or physical dependence liability.” But they are accepted for medical use in the U.S. by prescription.
"Cocaine is a drug that's abused a great deal," Perlow said, "but it's also used by plastic surgeons in surgery."
This reclassification, however, does not change the legality of the drug or the sentencing if you're caught with it.
"Changing it from Schedule I to Schedule II will not change the penalties," said Perlow. "It's more symbolic."
Symbolic for people like Jim Greig, a medical marijuana patient and a spearhead for Initiative 28 -- which would legalize medical marijuana dispensaries in the state.
"It's been stigmatized since the 30s and it's about time that people recognize it's medical value," he said.
But a Schedule II classification isn't what Greig was hoping for. He believes marijuana is not addictive, and says the Board of Pharmacy did not do enough scientific research.
Greig says the Drug Policy Forum of Oregon is planning an appeal, hoping to reclassify marijuana as an even less serious controlled substance.
He wants cannabis to fall under Schedule V. "That's where it properly would be placed," he says. "It's the safest herb known to man."
Less than an ounce of marijuana already falls into Schedule V.
Federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, but Perlow said Oregon follows state law. KVAL News asked Perlow if Oregon being the first state in the nation to classify marijuana as anything less than a Schedule I drug is a big deal.
"This is a big deal for the proponents of the medical use of marijuana," she says. "But for the criminal involvement with marijuana, there will be no effect.
same as 49 states. and then there is Oregon.....
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon Board of Pharmacy voted to change marijuana from what's known as a "Schedule I controlled substance" to a "Schedule II."
How will this affect pot in Oregon? And what does this mean?
"A schedule I drug means that it has no medicinal value that is recognized," said Lane County Chief Deputy District Attorney Patty Perlow. "A schedule II drug has recognized medicinal value but a high risk of abuse."
There are five classifications of controlled substances throughout the United States, Schedule I being the most dangerous and schedule V the least.
Some Schedule I drugs include LSD, heroin and psychedelic mushrooms. These have a "high abuse potential and no acceptable medical use in the United States," according to the State Board of Pharmacy.
Other Schedule II drugs include methamphetamine, oxycodone and cocaine. The board describes these as "high abuse potential with severe psychological or physical dependence liability.” But they are accepted for medical use in the U.S. by prescription.
"Cocaine is a drug that's abused a great deal," Perlow said, "but it's also used by plastic surgeons in surgery."
This reclassification, however, does not change the legality of the drug or the sentencing if you're caught with it.
"Changing it from Schedule I to Schedule II will not change the penalties," said Perlow. "It's more symbolic."
Symbolic for people like Jim Greig, a medical marijuana patient and a spearhead for Initiative 28 -- which would legalize medical marijuana dispensaries in the state.
"It's been stigmatized since the 30s and it's about time that people recognize it's medical value," he said.
But a Schedule II classification isn't what Greig was hoping for. He believes marijuana is not addictive, and says the Board of Pharmacy did not do enough scientific research.
Greig says the Drug Policy Forum of Oregon is planning an appeal, hoping to reclassify marijuana as an even less serious controlled substance.
He wants cannabis to fall under Schedule V. "That's where it properly would be placed," he says. "It's the safest herb known to man."
Less than an ounce of marijuana already falls into Schedule V.
Federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, but Perlow said Oregon follows state law. KVAL News asked Perlow if Oregon being the first state in the nation to classify marijuana as anything less than a Schedule I drug is a big deal.
"This is a big deal for the proponents of the medical use of marijuana," she says. "But for the criminal involvement with marijuana, there will be no effect.
straintester
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In our country it is a schedule II act.
it shouldnt even be on the damn list
Iowa's Board of Pharmacy voted 6-0 to move cannabis to schedule 2. The amusing thing about this vote is that it was requested by Carl Olsen, a State resident and cannabis law reform proponent, and the Board declined to do the study. Mr. Olsen sued the Board, and the Court ordered them to do the study. After studying the issue they went from haha we're not going to waste our time on that silliness to a unanimous vote in favor. I nearly dropped dead from shock when I heard that they had reversed themselves unanimously. I was expecting them to have a pro forma hearing and then vote no. Unfortunately in Iowa the board can't change the status without the approval of the Iowa lawmakers.
I sit here thinking that the evidence that cannabis is simply overwhelming in the extreme to cause them to do such a fast 180 degree turn in their opinion.
I sit here thinking that the evidence that cannabis is simply overwhelming in the extreme to cause them to do such a fast 180 degree turn in their opinion.
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rick shaw
Barney Frank D-Mass. has been working for over 10 years to get marijuana rescheduled.
