Marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance in the US (the most restricted set), while cocaine is a Schedule II controlled substance. The US government consi

Marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance in the US (the most restricted set), while cocaine is a Schedule II controlled substance. The US government considers marijuana to be a harder drug than cocaine. There is no logic to this stuff other than: - Drugs Are Bad Mmkay(tm) - I don't need no 'scientists' to do 'studies,' because everyone knows that Drugs Are Bad Mmkay(tm). - Since Drugs Are Bad Mmkay(tm), I can't allow a drug to go down in the rankings, only up! - If a drug were to go down in the rankings, it would be political suicide. Political/religious/etc opportunists would come out of the wood-work to ply their silver tongues and attempt to get the general public to tar-and-feather those responsible (while benefiting the opportunists immensely, of course). - Even if I wanted to allow a drug to go down in the rankings, it would be political suicide