More Than Zero: Reclassifying Marijuana Could Have a Significant Impact on Drug Policy

More Than Zero: Reclassifying Marijuana Could Have A Significant Impact On Drug Policy
Ever since Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970, drug policy reformers have complained that marijuana does not belong on Schedule I, the statute’s most restrictive drug category. Schedule I ostensibly is reserved for drugs with a “high potential for abuse” that have “no currently accepted medical use” and are so dangerous that they cannot be used safely, even under medical … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Vt. gov. to substance abuse treatment program
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Peter Shumlin will be holding a press conference in Burlington on the expansion of an early intervention and treatment program for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse.         Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results