Lion Heart 15,041 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 The government currently places marijuana in the same category as heroin and LSD. The Drug Enforcement Administration says it will make a decision in the coming months that could prove to be a watershed moment for the burgeoning legal marijuana industry. In a memo to lawmakers this week, the DEA announced plans to decide “in the first half of 2016” whether or not it will reschedule marijuana, according to The Washington Post. Cannabis is now listed under the Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule 1 drug, a categorization it shares with other drugs, such as heroin and LSD, which the U.S. government defines as “the most dangerous drugs” that have “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” Advocates for marijuana legalization have long argued that the drug should be rescheduled, considering marijuana’s relative safety when compared to a drug like heroin, which caused roughly 11,000 overdose deaths in 2014, according to the National Institutes of Health. The argument for rescheduling marijuana also revolves largely around the drug’s potential for medical use, as 23 states have already legalized medical pot to treat a variety of maladies—from cancer to chronic pain—and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy even admitted last year that “marijuana can be helpful” for certain medical conditions. http://fortune.com/2016/04/06/dea-decision-marijuana-reschedule/ ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,986 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 They should've done this AGES ago. Anyone who thinks weed is as dangerous as cocaine and heroine is an idiot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 4 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: They should've done this AGES ago. Anyone who thinks weed is as dangerous as cocaine and heroine is an idiot. Agreed!! Hopefully they'll decide by April 20th... ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 79,307 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 11 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: They should've done this AGES ago. Anyone who thinks weed is as dangerous as cocaine and heroine is an idiot. They have cocaine listed as less dangerous than weed lmao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,986 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 3 minutes ago, neptugne said: They have cocaine listed as less dangerous than weed lmao Oh **** you're right lmao. Even worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 20 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: The government currently places marijuana in the same category as heroin and LSD. What? My country starts selling it on pharmacies late this year or the beginning of the following one, another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusian 4,686 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 9 minutes ago, malazam said: What? My country starts selling it on pharmacies late this year or the beginning of the following one, i am so jealous WELCOME TO THE TRAGIC KINGDOM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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