These controlled substances were divided into five schedules or drug classifications with Marijuana being classified as a Schedule I drug because the drug was determined to have a high potential for abuse, no medical value, and was unsafe even under medical supervision (Bostwick, 2012). ... The State of New Mexico was the first state to re-acknowledge Marijuana having medical value; the federal government contracts with different universities to research the medical benefits of Marijuana; the federal government produces "Marinol" which is made from THC and is used as an anti-nausea ...

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