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"What is the standard set at then?"

That is also in the Controlled Substances Act:

"c) Factors determinative of control or removal from schedules. In making any finding under subsection (a) of this section or under subsection (b) of section 202 [21 USCS Section 812(b)], the Attorney General shall consider the following factors with respect to each drug or other substance proposed to be controlled or removed from the schedules:

(1) Its actual or relative potential for abuse.
(2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known.
(3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.
(4) Its history and current pattern of abuse.
(5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.
(6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health.
(7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.
(8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this title.

Now, doesn't that help explain everything?

"""1) Its actual or relative potential for abuse.
(2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known.
(3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.
(4) Its history and current pattern of abuse.
(5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.
(6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health.
(7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.
(8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this title. """"

Ok I'll bite.
How does marijuana and alcohol fit into this list.
And why is one illegal and the other not.

Mr. Paulsen
You were very fast at replying to my other post. But you seem to be a little slow with this one.

I'll repeat for you again in case you didn't get it before.

"""1) Its actual or relative potential for abuse.
(2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known.
(3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.
(4) Its history and current pattern of abuse.
(5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.
(6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health.
(7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.
(8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this title. """"

Ok I'll bite.
How does marijuana and alcohol fit into this list.
And why is one illegal and the other not.

Come on Mr. Paulsen.

It was getting good.

I like that list you gave me. Going over it step by step and using alcohol as a legal drug for a reference, you'll lose the argument.

Thank for the list. The problem with it is that the government doesn't follow it's own criteria. The government either manipulates or ignores data that doesn't support its desires, in order to maintain the status quo.

I will post that list and question again because I want to fair in getting your answer.

1) Its actual or relative potential for abuse.
(2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known.
(3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.
(4) Its history and current pattern of abuse.
(5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.
(6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health.
(7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.
(8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this title. """"

Ok I'll bite.
How does marijuana and alcohol fit into this list.
And why is one illegal and the other not.