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Marihuana prensada ('pressed marijuana') is a cannabis-derived product widespread among the lower classes of South America, [189] especially from the 90s. Locally it is known as "paraguayo" or "paragua", since its main producer is Paraguay. [190] Marijuana is dried and mixed with binding agents that make it toxic and highly harmful to health. [191]
Amphetamine [note 2] (contracted from alpha-methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity; it is also used to treat binge eating disorder in the form of its inactive prodrug lisdexamfetamine.
Critics of drug prohibition point to laws against marijuana as a cause for the popularity of synthetic products, and argue that cannabis legalization reduces demand for substitutes. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] [ 58 ] The drug is most commonly used in populations that cannot easily acquire or consume marijuana, such as teenagers, inmates, [ 59 ] [ 60 ] people ...
The FDA issued a 2006 advisory against smoked medical cannabis stating: "marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and has a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision." [72]
Consuming any drug is illegal and requires juridical process. Possessing, purchasing, or receiving any illegal drug is punishable by 1–2 years of prison, treatment, or probation. [274] Sale and supply is punishable by a prison term of 5–10 years, and production or trafficking by a minimum term of 10 years. [274] Turkmenistan: Illegal: Illegal
It smells like weed, it tastes like weed and it smokes like weed. ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Delta-8 THC and similar compounds present serious health risks because they are not ...
The 1961 Convention seeks to control over 116 drugs that it classifies as narcotic. These include: plant-based products such as opium and its derivatives morphine, codeine, and heroin (the primary category of drug listed in the convention); synthetic narcotics such as methadone and pethidine; and; cannabis, coca, and cocaine.
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]