Pediatricians - Reschedule

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Pediatricians - Reschedule

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is requesting that the Drug Enforcement Administration reclassify marijuana as a less harmful substance in order to facilitate research of the substance for medical use, according to a policy statement released Monday.

“The AAP strongly supports research and development of pharmaceutical cannabinoids and supports a review of policies promoting research on the medical use of these compounds,” the AAP statement reads. To that end, the group recommends that the DEA reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule II.

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That is a very conservative position.

The CSA ask three questions
1. Medically useful? - That is not in doubt.
2. Potential for abuse? - Less addictive than coffee
3. Safety - LD50 THC is estimated to be 50 to 100 grams over 24 hours. Effective doses range from 10mg to 500 mg.
Compare that with alcohol where the effective dose is .08% BAC and the LD50 is on the order of .4% BAC.

http://edca.typepad.com/files/doc-378-- ... -brief.pdf

Cannabis should not be in any schedule. Either that or alcohol should be schedule 1.

http://reason.com/archives/2014/02/10/w ... -marijuana
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