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Although there may be more nefarious reasons behind why crack is penalized more harshly under the law than cocaine, that scheduling is at least technically corr
by wk_end 5y ago
Although there may be more nefarious reasons behind why crack is penalized more harshly under the law than cocaine, that scheduling is at least technically correct: powdered cocaine is indeed used as a medical anesthetic, whereas crack isn’t used for anything medically.
The classification of marijuana as not having any medical use despite being used to treat all sorts of ailments all over the country is, of course, ridiculous.
Now that I think about it - regardless of your stance on recreational drug prohibition - it does seem strange to tie penalties for illicit use or sale of a drug with whether or not the drug has so-called legitimate uses.
- cletus 5y agoIt's worth adding that the DEA scheduling classification is a little weird. Example: fentanyl is a Schedule 1 drug but it's an extremely potent opiate that is prescribed typically to end-stage cancer patients and others in extreme pain.
- seattle_spring 5y agoFentanyl is schedule 2, as is methamphetamine [1]. I'm not sure why certain users repeatedly claim they are schedule 1 despite being able to easily verify that they are not. This isn't the first time I've had this back and forth on HN. [1] https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/Drugs%20of%20Abuse%202020-Web%20Version-508%20compliant-4-24-20_0.pdf https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/Drugs%20of%2...