"Narcotic" has shifted, at least in American vernacular, from meaning drugs that induce sleep to meaning any illegal or Schedule-I drug. Merriam-Webster: http

"Narcotic" has shifted, at least in American vernacular, from meaning drugs that induce sleep to meaning any illegal or Schedule-I drug. Merriam-Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narcotic https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narcotic Collin's Dictionary: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/narcotic https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/narcoti... Edit, regarding "no one calls marijuana a narcotic": Not sure why I was downvoted, considering that we are discussing angel dust rather than marijuana. The United States Government calls marijuana a narcotic: [1]: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/29/2019-18714/international-drug-scheduling-convention-on-psychotropic-substances-single-convention-on-narcotic https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/29/2019-18... [2]: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/narcotic-drugs/index.html https://www.incb.org/incb/en/narcotic-drugs/index.html As do The UN and the World Health Organization (in process of amendment): [1]: https://www.healthpolicy-watch.org/who-recommends-cannabis-should-be-reclassified-in-un-convention-on-narcotic-drugs/ https://www.healthpolicy-watch.org/who-recommends-cannabis-s... [2]: https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/UNSG_letter_ECDD41_recommendations_cannabis_24Jan19.pdf?ua=1 https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/U... And the Australian Government: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L00106 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L00106 As well as the Swiss Government: https://www.ch.ch/en/cannabis/ https://www.ch.ch/en/cannabis/ And the Government of Singapore: https://www.cnb.gov.sg/ https://www.cnb.gov.sg/ And the European Union: http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/topic-overviews/classification-of-controlled-drugs/html_en http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/topic-overviews/cla... It's important to note the apparent legal definition of "narcotic" when discussing drugs, as it drastically differs from the traditional use, and includes a much longer list of substances.