The Drug Enforcement Agency Defines A Schedule 1 Substance

On August 14, 1970, the Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Roger O. Egeberg wrote a letter recommending the plant, marijuana, be classified as a schedule 1 substance, he succeeded and it has remained that way for nearly 45 years. The Drug enforcement agency defines a schedule 1 substance as â€Å"drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence. (Drug Schedules. DEA.gov.)† There was no science backing this claim, and when it comes to marijuana neither of those things are true. It does not have a high potential for abuse, leading to a dependance in around 9 to 10% of it’s users. By comparison cocaine, a schedule two substance with less abuse potential than schedule 1 drugs hooks 20% of those who use it. Around 25% of heroin users become addicted. The worst being tobacco which has an addiction rate of around 30%. 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