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Controlled Drug Classifications: Schedule I, II, III, IV, V

• Posted on May 8, 2025

Since the early 1900s, the federal government has attempted to regulate narcotics and other drugs with a potential for abuse or dependence  (whether for medical or recreational use), by employing a hodgepodge of tariffs, import and export laws, and criminal prosecution. (The 19th century saw little to no effective regulation of dangerous drugs in the U.S.) In ... Read More