Template:Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act

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Schedules of Controlled Substances
Schedule I
  • The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
  • The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  • There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.
Examples: heroin, LSD, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methaqualone (quaalude).
Schedule II
  • The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
  • The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions.
  • Abuse of the drug or other substances may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Examples: cocaine, methadone, methamphetamine, methylphenidate (Ritalin), morphine, hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (OxyContin), phencyclidine (PCP).
Schedule III
  • The drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II.
  • The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  • Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
Examples: anabolic steroids, ketamine (Special K), synthetic THC (Marinol).
Schedule IV
  • The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III.
  • The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  • Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III.
Examples: alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium).
Schedule V
  • The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV
  • The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States
  • Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV.
Examples: pyrovalerone, lacosamide (Vimpat)
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