Government Protection and the War on Drugs

[Deleted member]

what exactly would be the difference between cat. I and cat. IV law wise?

 

[Cyn]

what exactly would be the difference between cat. I and cat. IV law wise?

First off here is the different schedules and their definitions:

• Schedule I,
  a category of drugs not considered legitimate for medical use. Included are heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and marijuana.
• Schedule II,
  a category of drugs considered to have a strong potential for abuse or addiction but that also have legitimate medical use. Included are opium, morphine, and cocaine.
• Schedule III,
  a category of drugs that have less potential for abuse or addiction than Schedule I or II drugs and have a useful medical purpose. Included are short-acting barbiturates and amphetamines.
• Schedule IV,
  a medically useful category of drugs that have less potential for abuse or addiction than those of Schedules I, II, and III. Included are diazepam and chloral hydrate.
• Schedule V,
  a medically useful catiegory of drugs that have less potential for abuse or addiction than those of Schedules I through IV. Included are antidiarrheals and antitussives with opioid derivatives.

Anything but a schedule I, IV, and V rating would be permissable. My personal opinion is it should be listed as a schedule II. Schedule I drugs are not prescribable since they are viewed as not having any medical benefits. Marijuana obviously does in a few instances which many states are starting to acknowledge. Even cocaine has a medical use as a topical anesthetic.