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The Single Convention is the main international treaty related to Cannabis sativa L. and its products.In its Article 1, the Single Convention defines "cannabis" as the "flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by the tops) from which the resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may be designated;" while "cannabis resin" is ...
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the Drug Enforcement Administration will propose moving marijuana from the list of Schedule I drugs, which includes heroin and cocaine, to Schedule III ...
It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The list is designated within the Controlled Substances Act [1] but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change. Although the list is controlled ...
In 1972 the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) petitioned the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) (now the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)) to transfer cannabis to Schedule II so that it could be legally prescribed by physicians. The BNDD declined to initiate proceedings on the basis of their ...
Marijuana has been considered a Schedule I drug since the Controlled Substances Act was signed in 1970, falling into the same category as substances like heroin, MDMA or Ecstasy.
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.-1st, is taking aim at federal efforts to lower the drug designation of marijuana as a schedule 1 substance to a schedule 3 on par with Tylenol with codeine.
The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. The complete list of Schedule I substances is as follows. [1]
Marijuana has been a Schedule I drug since the Controlled Substances Act was signed in 1970. This bureaucratic move is only a small step toward what advocates hope will be full legalization of the ...