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handle is hein.crs/govbbvv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ea~~ rc- %r\,\ e The Schedule I Status of Marijuana November 25, 2019 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) places various substances in one of five schedules based on their medical use, potential for abuse, and safety or risk for dependence. The five schedules are progressively ordered, with substances regarded as the least dangerous and addictive classified as Schedule V and those considered the most dangerous and addictive classified as Schedule I. By law, Schedule I substances have a high potential for abuse with no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States and cannot safely be dispensed under a prescription. The CSA prohibits the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, and possession of Schedule I substances except for bona fide, federal government-approved research studies. Marijuana is currently listed as a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA, and has been on Schedule I since the CSA was enacted in 1970 (P.L. 91-5 13). For background on how marijuana came to be placed on Schedule I, see Appendix B of CRS Report R44782, The Marijuana Policy Gap and the Path Forward. The CSA placed the control of marijuana under federal jurisdiction regardless of state regulations and laws. Over the last several decades, states and territories have established a range of laws and policies regarding marijuana's medical and recreational use. Most have deviated from an across-the-board prohibition of marijuana, and it is now more the rule than the exception that states and territories have laws and policies allowing for some cultivation, sale, distribution, and possession of marijuana. Select Issues Surrounding the Schedule I Status of Marijuana Differences between federal and state laws and policies have created a number of issues. Additionally, there are issues surrounding the Schedule I status of marijuana. Some of these are highlighted below. * Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs). Under the Higher Fducation Act of 1965, IHEs must adopt a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and alcohol and annually distribute standards of conduct that clearly prohibit the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol on the institution's property or as part of any of its activities, and that describe applicable legal sanctions. An IHE's policy prohibiting marijuana use on campus may affect students with medical marijuana prescriptions by disallowing its use. It has been reported that IHEs may refuse to permit research on marijuana, as they could be at risk of losing sources of federal funds should they do so. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11204 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and C om mritees o C onqgress ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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