DEA Considering Reclassifying Plant-Derived THC Under Federal Law

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Washington, DC:[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is considering reclassifying plant-derived THC, the primary psychoactive compound in marijuana, from schedule I to schedule III controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act, according to a report published last week in The Daily Caller.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The agency first announced its proposed action in the Federal Register on November 1, 2010, stating its intent to "expand the schedule III listing to include formulations having naturally-derived dronabinol and products encapsulated in hard gelatin capsules."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The DEA presently defines dronabinol as synthetic THC in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved product.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The November 1, 2010 DEA announcement states that the agency has received four petitions from companies wishing to potentially bring products to market containing "naturally-derived or synthetically produced dronabinol." Those products, if approved by the FDA, would be marketed as generic alternatives to Marinol, which has been legally available in the United States by prescription since 1985. In 1999, the DEA downgraded Marinol from a schedule II to a schedule III controlled substance.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Under the proposed change, both the marijuana plant and plant-derived THC that is not contained in a FDA-approved pharmaceutical drug would remain classified as schedule I illicit substances.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"THC, natural or synthetic, remains a schedule I controlled substance," DEA spokesman Rusty Payne told The Daily Caller in an e-mail. "Under the proposed rule, in those instances in the future where FDA might approve a generic version of Marinol, that version of the drug will be in the same schedule as the brand name version of the drug, regardless of whether the THC used in the generic version was synthesized by man or derived from the cannabis plant."[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Without changes in federal policy, pharmaceutical manufacturers wishing to develop products containing plant-derived THC would need to acquire it from the University of Mississippi at Oxford, the only federally-licensed marijuana production facility in America.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For more information, please contact Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: [email protected]. [/FONT][/FONT]
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I honestly don't give a fuck. This is bad news if any at all. I've lost too many friends to these DEA fucks, I was hoping that every POW would get a shortened sentence but this isn't good news at all.

Schedule 1 means its not even perscribable by a dr. (cause its to dangerous lol)
So the feds cant fuck with Medical users in there state or the Drs that help em an claim "we dont recognize medical marijuana".

WHOOOOOOT

Another oxymoron move by the ass-backwards government.

This isn't talking about bud though, I think. It said something about Derived thc. There for I'm sure it has no effect on weed laws.

"THC that is not contained in a FDA-approved pharmaceutical drug would remain classified as schedule I illicit substances."
Of course they will remain sched. I...It is all about $. As long as the FDA and big pharma are in bed together, they, along with their DEA henchmen, will fight tooth and nail to prevent people from helping themselves. How is it, in this day and age, that a member of the FDA can serve on the board of a pharma corp (too tired to dig up names atm)? And now that the FDA oversees big tob, they have a vested interest there too. Hmmm,: man gets lung cancer from FDA-overseen BT products (tax/profits); man gets treated with mega-expensive "kryponite" chemo (more tax/more profits); man dies anyway... one less sick person to be a burden under the new "health-care" plan... *insert evil chuckle here.*... after all, BP needs keep all the lovely "oids" to themselves... God forbid we feel better, or even possibly cure our own cancers.

marijuana is no longer a shed 1 drug, almost a year it ago it was re scheduled as a schedule 2 drug

mcpurple said:

marijuana is no longer a shed 1 drug, almost a year it ago it was re scheduled as a schedule 2 drug

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When did this happen? I havent heard anything about marijuana being taken off the Schedule 1

http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/scheduling.html

Marijuana is listed on the DEA site as schedule 1. It seems like a change in marijuana scheduling wouldn't slip through the IT department.

Girdweed said:

http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/scheduling.html

Marijuana is listed on the DEA site as schedule 1. It seems like a change in marijuana scheduling wouldn't slip through the IT department.

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Haha exactly. I think that would have been a pretty big deal.

my bad it is only a schedule 2 in oregon. sucks for every one else.

here is a link to read

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/oregon-ballot-dispensaries-reclassifies-marijuana-as-schedule-ii-drug

So there like its fine to prescribe from a plant as long as it is refined into a pill? That sounds like big pharm. action to me.

Did I miss something, its the same fucking thing with or without plant material. It's only on 1 now because of the plant material holding the thc? Ridiculous

ya its about money, they are scared its about to be over for them and its basically a latch ditch effort to hold on to profits they make from busting grows ( a deal with big pharma)

[video=youtube;3SI8t59jIEA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SI8t59jIEA[/video]

notice the gov. wants complete control of the sale of the natural thc they want to corner the market , its OK but you have to get it from us

This is a move on the market by the govt. and the large pharmaceutical companies. They will make marijuana more punishable and claim all medical use unneccessary once they produce a THC product they can prescribe. This will allow politicians to completeley denounce medicinal marijuana use.

If this passes you just wait and see.

Free country? Yup free to do exactly what they tell us to do. Constitution has been ventilated and violated by the supreme court and the patriot act. Sickening!!

mcpurple said:

sucks for every one else.

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It doesn't suck for Alaskans. We can have 25 plants indoors without a MMJ card. Less than an ounce is no problem for possession. You get the equivalent of a traffic ticket for possession of 1-4 z's if outside of your home.

the feds are going to eventually play this to try to stop us from growing our own shit, goodluck to them on that lol, this is one war they lost but they arent done raking in massive profits just yet.

deprave said:

the feds are going to eventually play this to try to stop us from growing our own shit, goodluck to them on that lol, this is one war they lost but they arent done raking in massive profits just yet.

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I'm sure a majority of you will agree when I say this..

The feds can try all they want.. to try and stop people from growing cannabis. But the fact is.. is its not going to stop. I mean sure, they can bust a few here and there.. but they cannot and will not stop us all. It would be impossible to try and stop every single grower.. not only would it be impossible.. but it would be very very expensive. Which would probably mean higher taxes for us.. to help pay for the 'war'.

But yeah, no matter what happens.. I'll never stop growing my own buds. I will ALWAYS have at least one plant growing somewhere.

peace.
!WinNiNg!