It is now one of the most widely used illicit drugs in the world. ... The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed all illicit and prescription drugs into five "schedules" (categories). ... That perception led to an increase in Brown 6 overall drug use by young people, according to the "National Household Survey on Drug Abuse." Among those 12 to 17 years old, 11.4 percent reported using some illicit drug within the past month when they were surveyed last year, compared with 9 percent in 1996. ... Marijuana is popular because many teens don't see it as a dangerous drug. ...

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In Section 6 of The Drugs Misuse Act (1986) (QLD), it states that a person who unlawfully supplies a dangerous drug to another, whether or not such other person is in Queensland, is guilty of a crime [ CITATION Aus86 l 3081 ]. Within the Drugs Misuse Regulation (1987), the legislation is categorised under two types of dangerous drugs: Schedule 1 and Schedule 2. ... If the dangerous drug is specified in Schedule 1, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment whereas for Schedule 2 drugs, the maximum penalty is twenty-five years imprisonment. ... Methadone is an example of a Schedule 2 dangerous d...

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