I have to disagree;
The criteria for schedule 1 are;


  1. The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.


Cannabis is not addictive, or harmful.

2. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.

The medical benefits of Cannabis have been known for literally, thousand of years.
It now has "no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States", simply because it is listed as schedule 1.
Round and round, yah?

3. There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.

Absolute bullshit!
There is no possible LD 50 with Marijuana!
There have been many deaths attributable to OTC aspirin.
Not one actually attributable to cannabis!

The fact sheets on most pharmaceuticals would scare the shit out of any sane person that bothers to read them.
Fer instance; "Can't sleep through the night?
Take this! (May cause sudden death). WTF!

Alas, most of the prescribing doctors do not actually read them!
They do not have the time, and seem to get their "facts from attractive Pharma reps.
Those reps are a part of the industry's "costs".
As are lobbyists, and large political "donations.
Oh, and no forget the massive, unjustified, salaries and bonuses of their bigwigs.

And the only way to legally obtain Cannabis for research is through the very folk that placed this "roadblock".
Any study that admits to testing for positive attributes is denied.
Those looking for harmful attributes are approved.
Until they find otherwise, then, they are shut down!

Yes we have factual information to support that.
Many, many examples.
I suggest that you do a little more open-minded investigating.
Why?
Because I shared your impressions of the industry, until I actually dug into it.

And just a hint.
Crying poor, beats paying enormous taxes.
Don't believe every press release that you read.
Especially financial reports.

Aloha,
Weezard