The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a substance to be included in each. Two federal agencies, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, determine which substances are added to or removed from the various schedules...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act
PART B - AUTHORITY TO CONTROL; STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES
§ 811. Authority and criteria for classification of substances.
(a) Rules and regulations of Attorney General; hearing
The Attorney General shall apply the provisions of this subchapter to the controlled substances listed in the schedules established by section 812 of this title and to any other drug or other substance added to such schedules under this subchapter. Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, the Attorney General may by rule -
(1) add to such a schedule or transfer between such schedules any drug or other substance if he -
(A) finds that such drug or other substance has a potential for abuse, and
(B) makes with respect to such drug or other substance the findings prescribed by subsection (b) of section 812 of this title for the schedule in which such drug is to be placed; or
(2) remove any drug or other substance from the schedules if he finds that the drug or other substance does not meet the requirements for inclusion in any schedule.
you're stroking sumpin' alright
Now, read these sentences...
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.[1] The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated. The Act also served as the national implementing legislation for the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a substance to be included in each. Two federal agencies, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, determine which substances are added to or removed from the various schedules...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act
FROM THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT:
Sec. 811. Authority and criteria for classification of substances
-STATUTE-
(a) Rules and regulations of Attorney General; hearing
The Attorney General shall apply the provisions of this
subchapter to the controlled substances listed in the schedules
established by section 812 of this title and to any other drug or
other substance added to such schedules under this subchapter.
Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, the
Attorney General may by rule -
(1) add to such a schedule or transfer between such schedules
any drug or other substance if he -
(A) finds that such drug or other substance has a potential
for abuse, and
(B) makes with respect to such drug or other substance the
findings prescribed by subsection (b) of section 812 of this
title for the schedule in which such drug is to be placed; or
(2) remove any drug or other substance from the schedules if he
finds that the drug or other substance does not meet the
requirements for inclusion in any schedule.
Wikipedia:
Cannabis could be rescheduled either legislatively, through Congress, or through the executive branch....
The Controlled Substances Act also provides for a rulemaking process by which the United States Attorney General can reschedule cannabis administratively.
I went to the DEA homepage and dag is correct.. a stroke of the pen formed the DEA.. it's called an Executive Order, and Tricky Dick made it so. Apparently another Executive order could make it go away....
Man, you just don't get it. Tony Aroma tried to explain it to you in this post. He even quotes the relevant section of the Controlled Substances Act itself, not some wikipedia entry.
I tried to explain it to you in this post.
You keep pointing out that the Controlled Substances Act was an act of Congress. No one is disputing this. The law they passed empowers the Attorney General to reschedule substances. Here is the part of the law they passed that says so, its the same thing Tony Aroma posted:
You seem to like Wikipedia. Here is a quote from the "Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act" page at Wikipedia:
You've referenced documents that state AG determines scheduling. However, CSA states it's the DEA and FDA.
Shamelessly stealing a quote and twisting it to my own use,
If you want Obama's sympathy look in the dictionary between shit and syphilis that's where you will find your sympathy.
So the answer is fuck him grow,grow,grow your fucking asses off everyone biz as usual.
well he did manage to declare afg. a "combat zone" without congress..How did W get the power to invade a country that didn't threaten us? He got congress to give him the power before he acted. W might have started wheels turning before the fact but Congress went along with it.
I'd hate to think 4 decades of lobbying was directed at the wrong agency.
the executive has the power to direct the agencies/officials involved in the implementation/enforcement but chooses to allow the draconian policies to continue.
is this either from a lack of compassion for our plight or a fundamental belief that we deserve to be imprisoned?
Which position would you choose if your reelection was likely to be decided by less than 5% of the voters?
The fact that its taken 4 decades, without any results kinda shows that it was the wrong approach, don't you think?