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I mistakenly believed the Drug Enforcement Agency listed marijuana as a schedule 1 substance because of sound scientific proof. Surely, they must have quality reasoning as to why marijuana is in the category of the most dangerous drugs that have "no accepted medicinal use and a high potential for abuse."

They didn't have the science to support that claim, and I now know that when it comes to marijuana neither of those things are true. It doesn't have a high potential for abuse, and there are very legitimate medical applications. In fact, sometimes marijuana is the only thing that works.

Pointedstick wrote: Celebrity doctor Sanjay Gupta agrees: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/0 ... 25380.html

I mistakenly believed the Drug Enforcement Agency listed marijuana as a schedule 1 substance because of sound scientific proof. Surely, they must have quality reasoning as to why marijuana is in the category of the most dangerous drugs that have "no accepted medicinal use and a high potential for abuse."

They didn't have the science to support that claim, and I now know that when it comes to marijuana neither of those things are true. It doesn't have a high potential for abuse, and there are very legitimate medical applications. In fact, sometimes marijuana is the only thing that works.

Libertarian666 wrote: Their actual reasoning is: if weed were legal, the DEA would pretty much be out of business.

Pointedstick wrote: The private prison industry would certainly take a hit, too. Not to mention local law enforcement and prosecutors flush with federal cash.

MediumTex wrote:

Pointedstick wrote: The private prison industry would certainly take a hit, too. Not to mention local law enforcement and prosecutors flush with federal cash.

Judges
Prosecutors
Defense Attorneys
Probation Officers
Bailbond Companies
Prison Guards
Prison Contractors
Police Officers

It's sort like the military-industrial complex, except rather than bombs, it's bongs jails.

I mistakenly believed the Drug Enforcement Agency listed marijuana as a schedule 1 substance because of sound scientific proof. Surely, they must have quality reasoning as to why marijuana is in the category of the most dangerous drugs that have "no accepted medicinal use and a high potential for abuse.
They didn't have the science to support that claim, and I now know that when it comes to marijuana neither of those things are true. It doesn't have a high potential for abuse, and there are very legitimate medical applications.

Pointedstick wrote: I agree, RE. The big question in my mind is whether we're going to have real, actual federal legalization like we did for alcohol after prohibition, or license-and-regulate-it-to-death "legalization".