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This is the list of Schedule II controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act. [ 1] The following findings are required for substances to be placed in this schedule: [ 2] The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in ...
On November 30, 2011, Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire announced the filing of a petition [70] [71] with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 2 drug, which will allow its use for treatment – prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists. Gov.
[2] [3] On May 1, 2024, the Associated Press reported on plans by the Drug Enforcement Administration to move cannabis to the less-restrictive Schedule III. [4] The medical use of cannabis is legal with a medical recommendation in 38 states, four out of five permanently inhabited U.S. territories, [a] and the federal District of Columbia (D.C ...
The Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to approve an opinion by the Department of Health and Human Services that marijuana should be reclassified from the most strict Schedule I to the ...
The rescheduling of marijuana to a Schedule III drug would allow for further studies to be done. In a leaked HHS document , officials wrote to the DEA in support of rescheduling the drug.
In 1994, Senate Bill 1364 was approved by state legislators, to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule II drug at the state level. [66] And Assembly Bill 1529 was approved in 1995, to create a medical necessity defense for patients using cannabis with a physician's recommendation, for treatment of AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis. [66]
Cannabis has been listed as a Schedule I drug - with no medicinal value and a high potential for addiction - for over 50 years, and that status served as the basis for decades of the War on Drugs.
The Controlled Substances Act ( CSA) is the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances is regulated. It was passed by the 91st United States Congress as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and signed into ...