Judge Mary A. Celeste (ret.): Has the Marijuana Classification Under the Controlled Substances Act Outlived Its Definition?
Under the Control Substances Act (“CSA”), marijuana is currently scheduled as an “I” drug.[1] In a classification of “V” schedules, “I” is considered the most dangerous because it is deemed to have a “high potential for abuse” and “no medical value.”[2] It ranks alongside other substances such as heroin and phencyclidine (“PCP”), thereby signifying that the federal government considers marijuana more dangerous than cocaine (Schedule II) and Xanax (Schedule IV).
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