Most schedule 1 substances are much safer than substantially similar alternatives in their pure forms. The real reason they remain in schedule 1 is because the

Most schedule 1 substances are much safer than substantially similar alternatives in their pure forms. The real reason they remain in schedule 1 is because they've been around too long for any major pharma company to have a monopoly on them. Cannabis isn't even a drug, it's a whole class of plants of a handful of related species. So it's the exception here.