Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
On October 9, 2002, the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis filed another petition.[38] The new organization consisted of medical cannabis patients and other petitioners who would be more directly affected by the DEA's decision. On April 3, 2003, the DEA accepted the filing of that petition. According to Jon Gettman, "In accepting the petition the DEA has acknowledged that the Coalition has established a legally significant argument in support of the recognition of the accepted medical use of cannabis in the United States."
Gettman speculates that if cannabis is removed from Schedule I, three possible outcomes are that cannabis could be:[39]
- Regulated as a Schedule III or IV prescription drug, similarly to ketamine or anabolic steroids;
- Regulated as a Schedule V over-the-counter substance; or
- Removed from the Schedules and regulated similarly to alcoholic beverages or tobacco.
In a footnote to the majority decision in Gonzales v. Raich, Justice John Paul Stevens said that if the scientific evidence offered by medical cannabis supporters is true, it would "cast serious doubt" on the Schedule I classification.[40]
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- ^ Accepted Medical Use of Cannabis: State Laws. The 2002 Petition to Reschedule Cannabis (Marijuana). DrugScience.org. Accessed 2007-04-18.
- ^ Active State Medical Marijuana Programs. NORML (December 1, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Accepted Medical Use: Medical Professionals. The 2002 Petition to Reschedule Cannabis (Marijuana). DrugScience.org. Accessed 2007-04-18.
- ^ Accepted Medical Use: Route of Administration. The 2002 Petition to Reschedule Cannabis (Marijuana). DrugScience.org. Accessed 2007-04-18.
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- ^ American College of Physicians (January 2008). Supporting Research into the Therapeutic Role of Marijuana. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. DEA History Book, 1990 – 1994. Medical Use of Marijuana Denied (1992). United States Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ a b c d e Donnie R. Marshall (March 28, 2001). "Notice of Denial of Petition". In: Office of the Federal Register (April 18, 2001). 66 F.R. 20037. Government Printing Office. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Pub.L. 106-172. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ United States Department of Justice (March 13, 2000). "GHB ADDED TO THE LIST OF SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ a b . Retrieved on 2007-04-28 from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.
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- ^ a b Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Article 2. Also available directly from Wikisource in HTML format.
- ^ Neier, Aryeh. "U.S. ideologues put millions at risk", International Herald Tribune, March 5, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. Op-ed piece.
- ^ Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Article 46. Also available directly from Wikisource in HTML format.
- ^ Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Article 47. Also available directly from Wikisource in HTML format.
- ^ Fazey, Cindy (April 2003). The UN Drug Policies and the Prospect for Change. Fuoriluogo.it. Forum Droghe. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ 1998 Congressional Record, Vol. 144 Page H7719 through H7726 (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Marijuana Policy Project (November 13, 1995). "Rep. Barney Frank Re-Introduces Medicinal Marijuana Bill Previously Co-Sponsored by Rep. Newt Gingrich". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-28 through Archive.org.
- ^ Kuipers, Dean (June 25, 2003). Burnt: Medical use of marijuana has been legal in California since 1996. Americans for Safe Access. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Jon Gettman. The Distinction Between Marinol, Dronabinol, and Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform. DrugScience.org. Accessed 2007-05-03.
- ^ Carl Olsen. Sacramental Cannabis Lawsuit Challenges Marijuana Prohibition On Establishment and Free Exercise of Religion. The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform. DrugScience.org. Accessed 2007-05-03.
- ^ Young, Francis L. (September 6, 1998). In The Matter Of MARIJUANA RESCHEDULING PETITION, Docket No. 86-22: OPINION AND RECOMMENDED RULING, FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE. Schaffer Library of Drug Policy. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Doblin, Rick (1994). "The Medicinal Use Of Marijuana - A Progress Report On Dr. Donald Abrams' Pilot Study Comparing Smoked Marijuana And The Oral THC Capsule For The Promotion Of Weight Gain In Patients Suffering from the AIDS Wasting Syndrome". Newsletter of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies 5 (1).
- ^ Medicinal marijuana: the struggle for legalization. CNN (1997). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Herkenham M (1992). "Cannabinoid receptor localization in brain: relationship to motor and reward systems". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 654: 19–32. doi:. PMID 1385932.
- ^ NIDA for Teens: Facts on Drugs – Marijuana. U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (June 10, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
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- ^ Jon Gettman (July 27, 1999). Jon Gettman Comments On The Rescheduling of Marinol. MarijuanaNews.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
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- ^ Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (October 9, 2002). "NATIONAL COALITION SEEKS RECOGNITION OF THE ACCEPTED MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS IN THE UNITED STATES; Petition Provides Scientific Argument For Rescheduling". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. Text of petition available at The Cannabis Rescheduling Petition: An Introduction. The 2002 Petition to Reschedule Cannabis (Marijuana). DrugScience.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
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- Basis for the Recommendation for Maintaining Marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, 20037–20076, Department of Health and Human Services, Volume 66, Number 75, Federal Register, 18 April 2001. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- Coalition Files Federal Administrative Petition To Legalize Medical Marijuana, NORML News, 10 October 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- DEA Accepts Rescheduling Petition, American Alliance for Medical Cannabis, 15 April 2003. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- Drugs of Abuse: Chapter 1, The Controlled Substances Act, Drug Enforcement Administration, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- Gettman Petition For Hearings On Marinol Rescheduling Uses DEA’s Own Arguments Against It. Why Marinol Is Not Medical Marijuana. Wonderfully Brilliant!, MarijuanaNews, 24 February 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- Gettman v. DEA Government Response, The Rescheduling of Marijuana Under Federal Law Government’s Reply Brief, 14 January 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- Gieringer D.: The Acceptance of Medicinal Marijuana in the U.S., J Cannabis Ther 2002;3(1): in press.
- Grinspoon, Lester; James B. Bakalar. "The History of Cannabis". In: Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine, Yale University, 1993. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- High Court Upholds Marijuana as Dangerous Drug, Drug Enforcement Administration, June 6, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
- Marijuana Myths: Ten Most Common Concerns About Cannabis, Patients Out of Time. Retrieved on 2007-04-28
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- Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Drug Policy Alliance
- Food and Drug Administration
- High Times
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
- Marijuana Policy Project
- Backgrounder: Marijuana Rescheduling, Americans for Safe Access
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