More Than Zero: Reclassifying Marijuana Could Have a Significant Impact on Drug Policy

Published February 7, 2014

More Than Zero: Reclassifying Marijuana Could Have A Significant Impact On Drug Policy
Ever since Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970, drug policy reformers have complained that marijuana does not belong on Schedule I, the statute’s most restrictive drug category. Schedule I ostensibly is reserved for drugs with a “high potential for abuse” that have “no currently accepted medical use” and are so dangerous that they cannot be used safely, even under medical … drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

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