THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - National Archives and Records Administration 1984-02-01 - ARC Identifier 37991 / Local Identifier 170.151 - Department of Justice. Drug Enforcement Administration. (07/01/1973 - ). Association of professional and legal responsibilities in pharmacy practice. DVD copied by IASL Master Scanner Timothy Vollmer.

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This film from 1984 brings back lots of memories.

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"Classifying magic mushrooms as Schedule I defied the findings of psychedelic research from the 1950s through the 1970s, showing that mushrooms carried promise as a potential treatment for alcoholism, schizophrenia, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and other conditions. "

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declaration of independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

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The good old days when you could fill phony scripts with ease. Now it’s all electronic and every controlled script is verified. It was like taking candy from a baby. 💊 💉

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"[T]he criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior, a step which our society takes only with the greatest reluctance." It shouldn't strip people's freedoms away.