Pot isn't a narcotic?
Marijuana is not a narcotic within the definition of narcotics controlling the application of 21 U.S.C. 174.
Marijuana is not a narcotic. Although California law calls it a narcotic, it is
pharmacologically distinct from the family of opium derivatives and synthetic narcotics.
(Wolstenholme, 1965; Watt, 1965; Garattini, 1965; 1 Crim 5351 Calif. District Court of
Appeal, 1st Appel. Dist.)