{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/schedule-1/","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_11337-markdown","title":"Why did the DEA decide not to move marijuana from Schedule 1? ","slug":"why-did-the-dea-decide-not-to-move-marijuana-from-schedule-1","content":"\n_____________________\nIn my opinion, and mine alone, I believe the Feds are waiting for big Pharma to take over the cannabis industry before they will make a schedule change.  I heard a big Pharma research doctor lecture to other doctors about the evils of the cannabis as we know it and she told the doctors that the cannabis this out today is an evil weed and only hard-core drug addicts want it but that when big Pharma takes over we will be able to trust the new cannabis that's coming. We must learn to follow the money. If big Pharma is not making money off individuals growing cannabis and legal dispensaries selling cannabis, eventually it very likely will be taken over by big Pharma. In case you haven't noticed, the citizens overwhelmingly want cannabis available so in order to keep control in place until big Pharma is ready to take over they must continue to keep it illegal.\nAll citizens must wake up and recognize it's up to each and everyone of us to insist on using the medication of our choice for our own personal well-being and that we don't live and work just to make profit for the insurance industry and big Pharma. Contact your senators and representatives immediately to protest their control over our personal rights.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11082-markdown","title":"What will de-scheduling (removal from all schedules) mean to the marijuana industry? ","slug":"what-will-de-scheduling-removal-from-all-schedules-mean-to-the-marijuana-industry","content":"\"In this case, cannabis will be like alcohol and cigarettes. How will the thriving medical / recreational marijuana industry be effected by this change, both positive and negative?\"\n_____________________\nIt's not exactly clear how descheduling would impact the cannabis industry precisely, but it would likely be a big positive. There are many challenges associated with being a Scheduled drug for this plant, including lack of banking access, onerous taxation (280E) and lack of regulatory oversight by the EPA, among others.  All of these would presumably go away.\n\nWhat's not clear is how the industry would evolve.  Would there be federal oversight and taxation, or would it be left to the states? Will there be restrictions on types of products that can be sold and where they can be sold?  It could mean the end of \"dispensaries\" as we know them.  It could also wipe out small producers who are unable to cope with the regulatory oversight and its cost.\n\nOne thing for sure is that descheduling would open the doors to pharmaceutical research, a major positive. It would also likely mean that possession of non-commercial amounts would no longer be punishable, a huge victory for social justice.\n\nalanbrochstein","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10642-markdown","title":"When is the federal government going to de regulate marijuana from being a Schedule 1 drug?","slug":"when-is-the-federal-government-going-to-de-regulate-marijuana-from-being-a-schedule-1-drug","content":"\"I hear so many different  things about federal deregulation. Some people say it may be a year and other people say 10 years. You guys are in the industry. What do you think? If the government does not deregulate marijuana and most states legalize, does it even matter??\"\n_____________________\nSince I'm not in the FDA nor privy to their conversations, any answer I give is purely speculation. There is thought that the FDA is loosening up a bit in terms of approving more studies then ever to let researchers perform clinical trials to scientifically evaluate cannabis as it relates to certain medical conditions. They have recently done this for a study regarding cannabis and PTSD in veterans. \nThere have been Senators from many states writing letters to the FDA asking them to do the same thing. Quite frankly, with the Presidential election coming this year, I very much doubt that anything will happen until then. And even then it will depend on who gets elected and what guidance they give to the FDA. While it supposedly a independent agency the reality is that they take their lead from 'The Boss\".\nIf in fact the FDA does not change the status of cannabis, I think it matters only in terms of clinical trials being done in the United States. Studies are continuing in other countries all the time and patients can obtain information about them from Web based searches. I also believe that more and more states will be passing laws that will allow medical cannabis to be recommended by physicians despite the Schedule 1 classification. \n\nPerry Solomon, MD\n_____________________\nI actually have it on video recording from a physician who is employed by the pharmaceutical industry doing R&D that they are rapidly working on making pharmaceutical cannabis that they feel will meet all the patient's needs because they intend to keep 'The Weed' illegal and force all doctors to write for pharmaceutical grade cannabis. This should be an interesting and entertaining challenge to watch in the future because the millennial's are the first generation that have been brainwashed to believe drugs are good. In 1986 our government gave corporations the right to direct market people so it was approximately 1990 that all the pharmaceutical drug ads hit the TV, prior to that time it was not legal for drug companies to direct advertise to patients. But now many of the millennial's are angry because they were placed on Ritalin when they were seven years old and change to Adderall as adults and they have never had a chance to know who they are or their mission in life. This is just one reason that Bernie Sanders is popular with the millennial's. Cannabis is a beneficial medication that has been around for 5000 years and was used in ancient China so we must all question how can they make this drug deal illegal when it is a weed and by law no one is supposed to be able to have a patent on this drug. The rumors are rampant and as Dr. Solomon mentions, everything is speculation. \n\ndrolson","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":0,"numPages":1,"currentPage":1,"id":5719,"name":"Schedule 1","slug":"schedule-1","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}