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California
Medical
Association
Calls
for
Rescheduling
of
Marijuana
5/28/98
Citing "the lack of scientific justification for Schedule I classification of marijuana," the California Medical Association voted this week (5/26) to call for a rescheduling of marijuana to Schedule II. Schedule I is the classification for substances which have no medical utility and a high probability of abuse. Substances so classified are illegal under all circumstances (other than highly limited federal licensing systems, primarily for drug abuse research). Schedule II is reserved for substances of medical utility which have a high probability of abuse. These are generally tightly controlled, with triplicate prescription forms and specific record-keeping procedures.
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Issue #44, 5/28/98
Drug Crazy Hits the Stores! | Final Week for Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts Offer! | Colombian Soldiers Being Trained by US Special Forces | Helicopter Manufacturers Battle over Which Will Arm Colombians | Washington: Conference on Latin American and the Drug War | Medical Marijuana Summit in California | California Medical Association Calls for Rescheduling of Marijuana | Speaking at Medical Marijuana Conference Lands Patient in Jail | Geriatric Prison Approved for Construction in Oklahoma | Romania's Secret Service Implicated in Cigarette Smuggling | Web Site News | Quote and Link of the Week | Editorial: Medicinal Marijuana, Summits and Balloons
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