Colorado to formally ask DEA to designate pot Schedule II controlled substance
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[quote]The Drug Enforcement Administration dubs marijuana a Schedule I controlled substance -- meaning it has no accepted medical use. Switching pot to Schedule II, like morphine and cocaine, among other drugs, would instantly change the dynamic between the feds and medical marijuana states. And a Colorado spokesman confirms that his agency will make such a request by year's end.
Not that the state has a choice. Hidden within the language of House Bill 1284, the 2010 measure that established the regulatory structure for medical marijuana in Colorado, is a passage that enumerates the powers and duties of the state licensing authority. Under the heading "The state licensing authority shall," the seventh of them reads:
[b]IN RECOGNITION OF THE POTENTIAL MEDICINAL VALUE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA, MAKE A REQUEST BY JANUARY 1, 2012, TO THE FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION TO CONSIDER RESCHEDULING, FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES, MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM A SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.[/b]
And who is the state licensing authority? An earlier section of the bill hands this role to "the executive director of the Department of Revenue or the deputy director of the Department of Revenue if the executive director so designates."
​That means Barbara Brohl, who was appointed executive director of the DOR on June 30 by Governor John Hickenlooper, is the person directed to make such a request. She hasn't designated this role to a deputy because, says Department of Revenue spokesman Mark Couch, there is not presently a deputy to whom she could do so.
Did the folks at the department remember this was on their state-mandated to-do list before receiving a call from Westword? That's unclear. But Couch emphasizes that Brohl will do so. "There's a 'shall' on this in 1284," he points out.
"It's on her radar," Couch adds. "She is aware of it. And I talked to the director of the Enforcement Division, George Thomson, and he's aware of it, too."
How and when will such a request be made? Will Brohl simply write a letter? Or will she pull together a more robust package featuring data demonstrating marijuana's medical qualities and Colorado's buy-in, as epitomized by a constitutional amendment and a regulatory scheme applied to hundreds of MMJ enterprises statewide? To whom at the DEA or the Justice Department will this material be addressed? And what kind of follow-up/lobbying will or will not accompany it?
All of that is "in development, at their discretion," Couch says. And while he doesn't have a timetable for the submission yet, he expects that it will "probably be sent closer to the deadline."
In other words, there's a lot up in the air. But what's not is Brohl's charge -- to formally request that the DEA move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II.[/quote]
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As far as the government is concerned, reefer madness is real.
[sp]bunch of old crybaby dumbfucks[/sp]
should be schedule III
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At least
In Laymen's terms, how will making it Schedule II make the situation better? I don't really understand this kind of stuff
[QUOTE=TheCloak;32893781]In Laymen's terms, how will making it Schedule II make the situation better? I don't really understand this kind of stuff[/QUOTE]
Right now only some states accept it's medical uses.
This would make Colarado* accept it's medical uses.
[QUOTE=TheCloak;32893781]In Laymen's terms, how will making it Schedule II make the situation better? I don't really understand this kind of stuff[/QUOTE]
Lighter sentences, I guess.
Schedule I stuff no one is supposed to have except for scientific purposes. Even though medical weed is legal in some states, it's still illegal on a federal level. That's why the DEA is going after the medicinal marijuana dispensers. So in essence in Cali if a state trooper catches you with weed and you've got a card and are within their specified amounts he can't do anything, but if a FBI agent or US Marshal did the same you would get arrested. Making it Schedule II would put it in the like with medical drugs like Vicodin and what not, thus federal agents couldn't arrest you.
How about we just legalize it for recreational usage, considering there's no reason not to.
inb4 they make some dumbshit "but what if they're high while driving" retort.
Instate the same laws that you would for people who are drunk driving holy shit.
quite beating around the bush and just fucking legalize it
[QUOTE=yuki;32894055]How about we just legalize it for recreational usage, considering there's no reason not to.[/QUOTE]because this is the US and marijuana = mexicans and mexicans = immoral
[QUOTE=Wilford Brimley;32894633]inb4 they make some dumbshit "but what if they're high while driving" retort.[/QUOTE]
Fast-food drive-through customers have increased by 33%
FUCK, I quit smoking weed literally a month ago
Why must my luck be so shitty
[editline]21st October 2011[/editline]
Also, not surprised considering many people in Colorado smoke weed
[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;32895942]because this is the US and marijuana = mexicans and mexicans = immoral[/QUOTE]
That was part of the driving force when it was BANNED, well before our times.
Sure, I don't doubt that there may be a fair amount of racial stigma against it these days, but that statement is completely out of touch with today's date.
But, but, it's a gateway drug!
First it starts with pot, then your children will be taking meth and cocaine and crack.
Does anyone else imagine the sigh of relief and overwhelming happiness you'll get when the clueless lemons in the seat of power realize that Marijuana and other recreational drugs should be user choice and finally legalize it?
[QUOTE=Bredirish123;32896797]Does anyone else imagine the sigh of relief and overwhelming happiness you'll get when the clueless lemons in the seat of power realize that Marijuana and other recreational drugs should be user choice and finally legalize it?[/QUOTE]
The sigh of relief will have to be the last breath of said clueless lemons as their corpses are taken out of office at this rate.
[QUOTE=Frisk;32896780]But, but, it's a gateway drug!
First it starts with pot, then your children will be taking meth and cocaine and crack.[/QUOTE]
i hope this is sarcasm
It's a gateway drug..
To the fridge.
[QUOTE=wlzshroom;32897280]i hope this is sarcasm[/QUOTE]
I hope you're being sarcastic about not being able to realize it's sarcasm.
On a serious note though, smoking weed could lead you to try other drugs. If it wasn't for me smoking weed, I wouldn't have done shrooms and DXM. Weed leaves you curious about other drugs
[QUOTE=Glitch360;32897634]On a serious note though, smoking weed could lead you to try other drugs. If it wasn't for me smoking weed, I wouldn't have done shrooms and DXM. Weed leaves you curious about other drugs[/QUOTE]
And I wouldn't have done weed if not for alcohol
[QUOTE=Glitch360;32897634]On a serious note though, smoking weed could lead you to try other drugs. If it wasn't for me smoking weed, I wouldn't have done shrooms and DXM. Weed leaves you curious about other drugs[/QUOTE]
And? I was just talking about this in the Durgz Discussion. People need to know their own limitations and be responsible for themselves. Weed doesn't make you experiment, your own self does. Why else would you decide to even try Marijuana in the first place? Hmm...your own curiosity maybe. It's uninformed people and the media who make recreational drug users look like bums with addiction and self control problems.
[QUOTE=Glitch360;32897634]On a serious note though, smoking weed could lead you to try other drugs. If it wasn't for me smoking weed, I wouldn't have done shrooms and DXM. Weed leaves you curious about other drugs[/QUOTE]
I think most if not all of the gateway idea is bullshit.
I think most people who do marijuana and continue on to other drugs would have ended up harming themselves in some other stupid way in the chase for something different.
Marijuana is just so easy to get, and it can get you interested in different highs.
Most of, if any of the gateway issue lays with the person him/herself, not the drug.
[QUOTE=Bredirish123;32897727]And? I was just talking about this in the Durgz Discussion. People need to know their own limitations and be responsible for themselves. Weed doesn't make you experiment, your own self does. Why else would you decide to even try Marijuana in the first place? Hmm...your own curiosity maybe. It's uninformed people and the media who make recreational drug users look like bums with addiction and self control problems.[/QUOTE]Let's not bring this debate into this thread. In what thread were you talking about this?
[QUOTE=Glitch360;32897756]Let's not bring this debate into this thread. In what thread were you talking about this?[/QUOTE]
Addicts Lounge thread in the Durgz Discussion forum. It's full of wonderful information on recreational drug use and many threads clear up a ton of misconceptions. Plus that bunch of guys and girls are all pretty friendly and welcoming.
[QUOTE=Bredirish123;32897807]Addicts Lounge thread in the Durgz Discussion forum. It's full of wonderful information on recreational drug use and many threads clear up a ton of misconceptions. Plus that bunch of guys and girls are all pretty friendly and welcoming.[/QUOTE]I used to be a regular there :v:
[QUOTE=Glitch360;32897634]On a serious note though, smoking weed could lead you to try other drugs. If it wasn't for me smoking weed, I wouldn't have done shrooms and DXM. Weed leaves you curious about other drugs[/QUOTE]
i know one time i did milk and the next day i was doing vodka. milk leaves you curious about other fluids
[QUOTE=Collin665;32897898]i know one time i did milk and the next day i was doing vodka. milk leaves you curious about other fluids[/QUOTE]Milk isn't a drug though. Drugs can be life-changing, whether its for the good or bad. I don't see how milk has a part in this
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