Controlled Substances Act
Schedule I
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* [[Ibogaine]], a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in plants in the family Apocynaceae. Some countries in North America use ibogaine as an alternative medicine treatment for opioid drug addiction. Ibogaine is also used for medicinal and ritual purposes within [[Africa]]n spiritual traditions of the [[Bwiti]]. |
* [[Ibogaine]], a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in plants in the family Apocynaceae. Some countries in North America use ibogaine as an alternative medicine treatment for opioid drug addiction. Ibogaine is also used for medicinal and ritual purposes within [[Africa]]n spiritual traditions of the [[Bwiti]]. |
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* [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]] (lysergic acid diethylamide), a [[semi-synthetic]] [[psychedelic drug]] famous for its involvement in the [[counterculture of the 1960s]]. |
* [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]] (lysergic acid diethylamide), a [[semi-synthetic]] [[psychedelic drug]] famous for its involvement in the [[counterculture of the 1960s]]. |
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* [[Cannabis (drug)|Marijuana]] and its [[cannabinoid]]s. Pure (–)-trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol is also listed in Schedule III for limited uses, under the trademark [[Marinol]]. As a result of ballot initiatives, [[Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction|many states]] have made recreational and medical use of marijuana legal, while other states have decriminalized possession of small amounts. Such measures operate only on state laws, and have no effect on federal law.See ''United States v. Angelos'', 433 F.3d 738 ([[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit|10th Cir.]] 2006) (55 years for three sales of marijuana). Whether such users would actually be prosecuted under federal law is a separate question with no definitive answer. Given the widespread medicinal use of cannabis, the maintenance of its Schedule I classification has been controversial, with many calling for a reclassification or holistic federal decriminalization. As of April 30, 2024, cannabis was set to be reclassified by the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] as a Schedule III controlled substance.{{Cite web |title=Biden administration plans to drastically change federal rules on marijuana |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/30/dea-reclassifies-marijuana-reports/72865632007/ |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2024 |title=US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say |url=https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}} |
* [[Cannabis (drug)|Marijuana]] and its [[cannabinoid]]s. Pure (–)-trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol is also listed in Schedule III for limited uses, under the trademark [[Marinol]]. As a result of ballot initiatives, [[Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction|many states]] have made recreational and medical use of marijuana legal, while other states have decriminalized possession of small amounts. Such measures operate only on state laws, and have no effect on federal law.See ''United States v. Angelos'', 433 F.3d 738 ([[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit|10th Cir.]] 2006) (55 years for three sales of marijuana). Whether such users would actually be prosecuted under federal law is a separate question with no definitive answer. Given the widespread medicinal use of cannabis, the maintenance of its Schedule I classification has been controversial, with many calling for a reclassification or holistic federal decriminalization. As of April 30, 2024, cannabis was set to be reclassified by the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] as a Schedule III controlled substance.{{Cite web |title=Biden administration plans to drastically change federal rules on marijuana |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/30/dea-reclassifies-marijuana-reports/72865632007/ |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2024 |title=US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say |url=https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}On April 23rd, 2026, FDA approved products containing cannabis and products regulated by a state medical marijuana license were moved to schedule III.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marijuana-products-justice-department-reclassification-schedule-3/https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437441/dl?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery |
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* [[MDMA]] ("ecstasy" or "molly"), a [[stimulant]], [[psychedelic drug|psychedelic]], and [[Empathogen-entactogen|entactogenic]] drug which initially garnered attention in [[psychedelic therapy]] as a treatment for [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD). The medical community originally agreed upon placing it as a Schedule III substance, but the government denied this suggestion, despite two court rulings by the DEA's administrative law judge that placing MDMA in Schedule I was illegal. It was temporarily unscheduled after the first administrative hearing from December 22, 1987 – July 1, 1988.{{cite web|url=http://maps.org/dea-mdma/|title=MAPS Legal History of MDMA|access-date=October 30, 2014|archive-date=August 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805015508/http://maps.org/dea-mdma/|url-status=dead}} |
* [[MDMA]] ("ecstasy" or "molly"), a [[stimulant]], [[psychedelic drug|psychedelic]], and [[Empathogen-entactogen|entactogenic]] drug which initially garnered attention in [[psychedelic therapy]] as a treatment for [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD). The medical community originally agreed upon placing it as a Schedule III substance, but the government denied this suggestion, despite two court rulings by the DEA's administrative law judge that placing MDMA in Schedule I was illegal. It was temporarily unscheduled after the first administrative hearing from December 22, 1987 – July 1, 1988.{{cite web|url=http://maps.org/dea-mdma/|title=MAPS Legal History of MDMA|access-date=October 30, 2014|archive-date=August 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805015508/http://maps.org/dea-mdma/|url-status=dead}} |
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* [[Mescaline]], a naturally occurring [[psychedelic drug]] and the main psychoactive constituent of [[peyote]] (''Lophophora williamsii''), [[Echinopsis pachanoi|San Pedro cactus]] (''Echinopsis pachanoi''), and [[Echinopsis peruviana|Peruvian torch cactus]] (''Echinopsis peruviana''). |
* [[Mescaline]], a naturally occurring [[psychedelic drug]] and the main psychoactive constituent of [[peyote]] (''Lophophora williamsii''), [[Echinopsis pachanoi|San Pedro cactus]] (''Echinopsis pachanoi''), and [[Echinopsis peruviana|Peruvian torch cactus]] (''Echinopsis peruviana''). |
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