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Controlled Substances Act

NameControlled Substances Act
AcronymCSA
Enacted By91st
Effective DateOctober 27, 1970
Cite Public Law 
Cite Statutes At Large 
SignedpresidentRichard Nixon
SigneddateOctober 27, 1970
AmendmentsHillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Prevention Act of 2000
SCOTUS CasesGonzales v. Raich
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative

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The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated. The Act also served as the national implementing legislation for the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a substance to be included in each. Two federal agencies, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, determine which substances are added to or removed from the various schedules, though the statute passed by Congress created the initial listing, and Congress has sometimes scheduled other substances through legislation such as the Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Prevention Act of 2000, which placed gamma hydroxybutyrate in Schedule I. Classification decisions are required to be made on criteria including potential for abuse (an undefined term), currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and international treaties.

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My question: With 15 states allowing some form of medicinal marijuana today, will you consider removing cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 Narcotics, within the Controlled Substance Act? -Coral Californian Legal Cannabis Patient
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16.23 min. | 4.92 user rating		 You ask, we answer. Many of our question submissions were in regards to marijuana's current position in the Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule I drug. Why is this so? Have there been efforts to reschedule? Is it effective? NORML Founder and Legal Counsel Keith Stroup has the answers.
4.10 min. | 2.84 user rating		 Legal indoor grow room for medical marijuana. Oakland, California. In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, which legalized medical cannabis. The Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, was created to "provide seriously ill patients with a safe and reliable source of medical cannabis, information and patient support" in accordance with Proposition 215. In January 1998, the US Government sued Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative for violating federal laws created as a result of Controlled Substances Act of 1970. On May 14, 2001, the United States Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Coop that federal anti-drug laws do not permit an exception for medical cannabis and rejected the common-law medical necessity defense to crimes enacted under the Controlled Substances Act because Congress concluded cannabis has "no currently accepted medical use" when the act was passed in 1970. Proposition 215 (or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) is a California law concerning the use of medical cannabis. It was enacted, on November 5, 1996, by means of the initiative process, and passed with 5382915 (55.6%) votes in favor and 4301960 (44.4%) against. The proposition was a state-wide voter initiative authored by Dennis Peron, Anna Boyce [RN], Valerie Corral , Dale Gieringer, William Panzer, Scott Imler, and psychiatrist Tod H. Mikuriya, and approved by California voters. It allows patients with a valid doctor's recommendation, and the patient's designated <b>...</b>
1.08 min. | 3.66 user rating		 Crystals on this strain have turned cloudy. Medical marijuana; ready for harvest.R Legal indoor grow room for medical marijuana. Oakland, California. In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, which legalized medical cannabis. The Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, was created to "provide seriously ill patients with a safe and reliable source of medical cannabis, information and patient support" in accordance with Proposition 215. In January 1998, the US Government sued Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative for violating federal laws created as a result of Controlled Substances Act of 1970. On May 14, 2001, the United States Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Coop that federal anti-drug laws do not permit an exception for medical cannabis and rejected the common-law medical necessity defense to crimes enacted under the Controlled Substances Act because Congress concluded cannabis has "no currently accepted medical use" when the act was passed in 1970. Proposition 215 (or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) is a California law concerning the use of medical cannabis. It was enacted, on November 5, 1996, by means of the initiative process, and passed with 5382915 (55.6%) votes in favor and 4301960 (44.4%) against. The proposition was a state-wide voter initiative authored by Dennis Peron, Anna Boyce [RN], Valerie Corral , Dale Gieringer, William Panzer, Scott Imler, and psychiatrist Tod H. Mikuriya, and approved by California voters. It <b>...</b>
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RIPE BUDS: Legal indoor grow room for medical marijuana. Oakland, California. In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, which legalized medical cannabis. The Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, was created to "provide seriously ill patients with a safe and reliable source of medical cannabis, information and patient support" in accordance with Proposition 215. In January 1998, the US Government sued Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative for violating federal laws created as a result of Controlled Substances Act of 1970. On May 14, 2001, the United States Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Coop that federal anti-drug laws do not permit an exception for medical cannabis and rejected the common-law medical necessity defense to crimes enacted under the Controlled Substances Act because Congress concluded cannabis has "no currently accepted medical use" when the act was passed in 1970. Proposition 215 (or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) is a California law concerning the use of medical cannabis. It was enacted, on November 5, 1996, by means of the initiative process, and passed with 5382915 (55.6%) votes in favor and 4301960 (44.4%) against. The proposition was a state-wide voter initiative authored by Dennis Peron, Anna Boyce [RN], Valerie Corral , Dale Gieringer, William Panzer, Scott Imler, and psychiatrist Tod H. Mikuriya, and approved by California voters. It allows patients with a valid doctor's recommendation, and the patient's <b>...</b>
0.53 min. | 5.0 user rating		 delicious dose gelato Proposition 215 (or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) is a California law concerning the medical use of marijuana (cannabis). Enacted November 5, 1996, by initiative process, passed with 5382915 (55.6%) votes in favor and 4301960 (44.4%) against, the proposition was a state-wide voter initiative authored by Dennis Peron, Anna Boyce [RN], Valerie Corral, Dale Gieringer, William Panzer, Scott Imler, and psychiatrist Tod H. Mikuriya, and approved by California voters. It allows patients with a valid doctor's recommendation, and the patient's designated Primary Caregivers, to possess and cultivate marijuana for personal medical use, and has since been expanded to protect a growing system of collective and cooperative distribution. The Act added Section 11362.5 to the California Health and Safety Code. Select Oakland Medical Marijuana Dispensaries 2010: Ananda Collective Blue Samaritan Blue Sky Coffee Shop California Collective Alliance CARE EBAC Harborside Health Center Mrs Herbs Oakland Compassionate Caregivers Purple Heart Center Purple Trees Cannabis Co-Op Town And Country Cooperative In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, which legalized medical cannabis. The Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, was created to "provide seriously ill patients with a safe and reliable source of medical cannabis, information and patient support" in accordance with Proposition 215. In January 1998, the US Government sued Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative <b>...</b>
1.18 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Sunil Aggarwal, PhD, of Health Professionals for Responsible Drug Scheduling, speaks about the need for the medical community to stand up and have their voice heard regarding cannabis reform. According to their website, the group is examining irresponsible drug scheduling that the government has continually maintained for naturally occurring drugs or substances. These schedules will be challenged on scientific and humanitarian grounds, drawing on the accumulated wealth of knowledge about these drugs and their uses gathered from all fields. Regarding the schedule designations for substances which are judged to be unscientific and unjust, an advocacy and public education for their responsible rescheduling will be undertaken. The group envisions future scenarios of health and social development that would be possible with responsible drug scheduling. This activism group is open to all health professionals and health scientists, including those retired and in-training. Non-health professionals can also join as supporters. Get involved in the growing online group to bring awareness to this matter. Join Health Professionals for Responsible Drug Scheduling: Website: responsibledrugscheduling.yolasite.com Facebook www.facebook.com Footage: OMCA 2010 World Famous Cannabis Cafe December 18, 2010 Website: ornorml.org Courtesy Hemp News
2.72 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Federal agencies continue to obstruct medical marijuana research by refusing to fund inquiries into its potential beneficial effects. Since Nixon demonized marijuana in the 1970 Controlled Substances Act , the government has refused to fund good science to study its risk/benefit profile and its abuse potential. This Nixonian marijuana madness must end.
4.45 min. | 5.0 user rating		 MSNBC host Cenk Uygur explains how the National Cancer Institute has longl last recognized several possible medical benefits from marijuana use. This could lead to having cannabis rescheduled, which via the Controlled Substances Act, places is it in a category that cannot have medicinal value. A definition almost 40 years old and outdated now. By rescheduling the drug, the government could not crack down on medical marijuana shops with the safe force as the war on drugs would have a big spotlight on it and all of its ineffective and wasteful policies.
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