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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 2 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.469s | source
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RankingMember ◴[30 Apr 24 17:59 UTC] No.40214000[source]▶
While it being moved to Schedule ~II~ (Correction: III) rather than removed altogether is a bit disappointing, I'm not gonna miss the forest for the trees on this one: this is a big deal after all this time.
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morley ◴[30 Apr 24 18:03 UTC] No.40214061[source]▶
It's moving to schedule III, though the new company it's in really highlights how it should be descheduled instead:

> It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids

Hopefully the first step but not the last.

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Liquix ◴[30 Apr 24 18:10 UTC] No.40214164[source]▶
sure, marijuana shouldn't be considered 100% harmless, but it's ludicrous to argue it does the same amount of damage to people's bodies as ketamine (abuse can lead to kidney failure, bladder cystectomy) or even some sched. IV substances such as alprazolam (seizures from withdrawal can be fatal).
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cflewis ◴[30 Apr 24 18:23 UTC] No.40214358[source]▶
As someone who has taken ketamine for medical purposes and marijuana for not, it is utterly off-the-charts bonkers that they are classified identically.

A large dose of ketamine literally disconnects yourself from reality. Weed makes you tired.

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ulrikrasmussen ◴[30 Apr 24 18:44 UTC] No.40214633[source]▶
Why should subjective effects direct the scheduling of these drugs?
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1. chucksta ◴[30 Apr 24 19:07 UTC] No.40214941[source]▶
What should they be based on?
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2. ulrikrasmussen ◴[01 May 24 03:45 UTC] No.40219289[source]▶
Actual harm, I think. I know that Ketamine has harm potential, but it's my impression that the physical harm only occurs with long term binge use, and that immediate physical harm due to overdose is unlikely. That the subjective effects during use are very powerful and overwhelming is not and should not be relevant, I think.