Quote Originally Posted by dryst
look dude...if i get caught with a oz of pot im going to jail...why ? because im in possession an illegal substance...right?...ok so what if im caught with 100 marinol pills?....i going to jail because im in possession of an illegal substance (without a medical permit w/e...). last time i check, or at least accroding to u..theres no plant matter, there no plant fibers there no resin or bud in marinol...ok so whys it illegal to have then?...cause it has thc in it...
If you are caught with 100 marinol, you are guilty of possessing a controlled substance if you're not the rightful prescription holder. If it's your prescription then it's fine. If you're caught with pure THC powder which obviously isn't a prescription, you are guilty of possessing a controlled substance.

There are different laws controlling marijuana and controlled substances. The idea wasn't to ban THC in all forms when Marijuana laws were first being drafted. Aslinger aimed to eliminate Marijuana in plant form back in the reefer madness days. At that time it would have been legal to possess THC powder as long as it's not the plant marijuana (that's called a loophole). At that time however, I'm sure that nobody was walking around with pure THC powder--the thought probably didn't even cross the government's mind.

1970 comes around and the government impliments the new system of scheduling drugs. This aims to broaden the illegality of all drugs such as LSD... this is when THC became illegal, among other drugs. So in 1970 we have marijuana (in all forms) that is illegal, and then we have THC made specifically illegal in 1970.

Marijuana was made illegal before THC was made illegal. While it might be THC that gives people the high, it wasn't THC that was illegal necessarily, because prior to 1970 one could be in possession of THC as long as it wasn't marijuana. This is because marijuana was outlawed, but the law did not say anything specifically about THC until 1970.