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It's moving to schedule III, though the new company it's in really highlights how it should be descheduled instead: > It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside k
by morley 2y ago
It's moving to schedule III, though the new company it's in really highlights how it should be descheduled instead:
> It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids
Hopefully the first step but not the last.
- Liquix 2y agosure, marijuana shouldn't be considered 100% harmless, but it's ludicrous to argue it does the same amount of damage to people's bodies as ketamine (abuse can lead to kidney failure, bladder cystectomy) or even some sched. IV substances such as alprazolam (seizures from withdrawal can be fatal).
- cflewis 2y agoAs someone who has taken ketamine for medical purposes and marijuana for not, it is utterly off-the-charts bonkers that they are classified identically. A large dose of ketamine literally disconnects yourself from reality. Weed makes you tired.
- ulrikrasmussen 2y agoWhy should subjective effects direct the scheduling of these drugs?
- chucksta 2y agoWhat should they be based on?
- ulrikrasmussen 2y agoActual harm, I think. I know that Ketamine has harm potential, but it's my impression that the physical harm only occurs with long term binge use, and that immediate physical harm due to overdose is unlikely. That the subjective effects during use are very powerful and overwhelming is not and should not be relevant, I think.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoYou think a large dose of weed to someone who's not used to it just makes them tired?
- coolhand2120 2y agoIt might make you high, but it won't kill you. It won't even harm you.
- coffeebeqn 2y agoBenzo addiction is very dangerous. Withdrawal can lead to life threatening or altering outcomes. I have a hard time understanding what property the scheduling is based on
- RobotToaster 2y agoAt least according to one study, cannabis does slightly more harm than both of those, although that harm is still tiny compared to that done by alcohol. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285843262_Drug_harms_in_the_UK_A_multi-criterion_decision_analysis https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285843262_Drug_harm...
- lamp_book 2y agoThey do score ketamine higher than cannabis in "harm to user", but cannabis has a much higher "harm to others" score.
- RankingMember 2y agoAh, good catch. Yeah, I'll take the progress even if it's not exactly where I'd like policy to be ultimately.
- aidenn0 2y agoSo now it is de-jure easier to get than ADHD meds instead of just de-facto easier.
- seattle_spring 2y agoSeems reasonable, considering the abuse potential is worse with things like Adderall than cannabis.
- 7jjjjjjj 2y agoNaturally occurring human hormones should not be scheduled at all, they should be available over the counter to anyone over 18.