According to our "intelligent" US government, marijuana is classified as a schedule 1 drug.....the worst of the worst, right up there with heroin. HOWEVER, cocaine is a schedule 2 drug, apparently not so bad for you compared to weed...according to our "intelligent" government.
Two things.
A schedule 1 drug with no medical uses.
And a medicine.
Yes, it's a contradiction.
a drug, but the government doesn't want you to know that, that's why marijuana is 'classified' as a drugits classified as the "best stuff ever"
marijuana has been officially classified in the United States as a controlled substance in the same category as:
stimulant
marijuana is classified as a woody grass.
stimulant
marijuana
It depends on the legislation of the country.
No, marijuana is not an opiate. Opiates are derived from the opium poppy. Marijuana is it's own plant species and is classified as a cannabinoid, based on the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (aka: THC).
Cocaine is a stimulant. Heroin is an opioid narcotic and painkiller. Marijuana does a little bit of everything, but it is classified as a hallucinogen even though most who use it do not hallucinate.
By the plant it is regulated by the strain of marijuana and the growing conditions of each plant. By the government it is not regulated, it is illegal.
Yes, "weed", aka cannabis and marijuana, are illegal drugs. In most of the world they are classified as "Class B". Meaning you can be sent to jail just for possessing it.
There are hundreds of controlled substances. They are classified into different classes ranging from 1-7. Substances in classes 2-7 have medical use but substances in class 1 (known as a C-I) are street drugs. Marijuana has medical use but is mistakenly classified as a C-I. This sends the image that Marijuana is as harmful as Cocaine or Heroin. This is definitely not true!