> v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative that a federal law
> classifying marijuana as illegal has no exception for ill
> patients. Writing for the court, Justice Clarence Thomas
> wrote, "It is clear from the text of the [Controlled
> Substances Act] that Congress has made a determination that
> marijuana has no medical benefits worthy of an exception."
> Justice Thomas continued,
I wanted to ask the lawyers if this is actually true. I am familliar with the DEA "Scheduling" system and I understand the difference between a Sched I and Sched II drug. But who actually does the scheduling, Congress or the DEA? IOW, were marijuana and heroin specifically named S-I by Congress, or by the DEA under COngress's legislation?
In more recent history, when Ecstacy was scheduled, did Congress do it or the DEA?
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Joseph Noonan Houston, TX jfn1 at msc.com