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Marijuana has a lower potential for abuse than other drugs that are subjected to the same restrictions, with scientific support for its use as a medical treatment, researchers from the US Food and Drug Administration say in documents supporting its reclassification as a Schedule III substance.

Marijuana is currently classified as Schedule I, reserved for the most dangerous controlled substances, including heroin and LSD. In 2022, President Joe Biden asked US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and the attorney general to begin the administrative process of reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Rachel Levine wrote a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration in August in which she supported the reclassification to Schedule III, a list that includes “drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence” such as ketamine, testosterone and Tylenol with codeine.

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Rescheduling marijuana could open up more avenues for research, allow cannabis businesses to bank more freely and openly, and have firms no longer subject to a 40-year-old tax code that disallows credits and deductions from income generated by sales of Schedule I and II substances.

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 123 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Even naming heroin and LSD in the same breath is laughably unhinged

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 9 months ago (3 children)

America, where opening your mind is considered just as dangerous as ruining your life and health.

[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 84 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behaviour and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.

Terence McKenna

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Fuck the drug war. Dropping acid was a profound turning point for me, a seminal experience. I make no apologies for it. More people should do acid. It should be sold over the counter."

George Carlin

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[–] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 12 points 9 months ago

Took me like fifteen years to do that without drugs. Could have saved me a lot of time.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 43 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I took acid once. I giggled a lot and led my friends on an “adventure” into my backyard where we played hacky sack until it got dark enough to watch the stars. It was awful! You don’t want no part of this shit, Dewey!

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I used to love acid when I was younger. I bought 30 hits of blotter just for my 18th birthday for me and my friends. Never hallucinated like some people claim but had tons of energy and it made everything feel so... real? and vibrant. Shrooms were cool but just not nearly on the same level.

You definitely want to plan ahead and make sure you're surrounded by good company and plenty to do beforehand though.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Of all the drugs I've done, which isn't too many, acid is my favorite. Haven't done it since I was in college over 20 years ago. If I knew how to get my hands on some, I'd consider doing it again occasionally. Best body high I've ever had.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I loved acid but I would never do it again at my age (50s). Even back in my youth I thought the experience lasted way too long - I was always ready to come back down and sleep and contemplate my experiences long before the drug started to wear off.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Apparently the dark/deep web is remarkably reliable. At least it used to be, not sure if that's still the case. I kinda want to get some Bitcoin or whatever they're using to get a drone delivery of acid, but that would be way too much acid.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No bitcoin, XMR now. Research tails and dread, you'll find your way from there. Stay in country, and never netherlands.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What's wrong with the Netherlands?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Customs really checks shipments from the netherlands, but you should really stay "in country" as in if you're from the US order from a US vendor. If you're going to chance customs though, never chance it with the netherlands.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

Research "tails" and "dread." You'll find your way from there, avoid customs and especially the netherlands.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tbf, this is hardly unique to the US, and a handful of states are actually decriminalizing some psychedelics now. Not sure where else in the world is doing that.

[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

The US is largely responsible for the 3 international treaties that semi standardized the prohibitions that have defined and driven drug policies across most of the western world since the 60s, though.

https://www.jtl.columbia.edu/bulletin-blog/international-drug-control-regime-and-reforms#:~:text=Currently%2C%20three%20major%20treaties%20make,)%2C%20and%20(3)%20United