Sensual photos of teens smoking marijuana, taken for the U.S. government in 1973

[Mangochin]

I want to live in that universe!

[EpinardsCaramel]

if it’s a work of the US govt, doesn’t that mean that there’s no copyright on those?

Copyright status of work by the U.S. government

[CoyoteDen]

Schedule I vs. Schedule II is just whether the DEA will license medical professionals to obtain it. Methamphetamines are prescribed for some conditions. Cocaine is a very effective anesthetic. Schedule I substances are actually less harmful than Schedule II.

Marijuana is very effective for some things but the medical community hasn’t petitioned the DEA to get the schedule changed. A big part of this is because synthetic cannabinoids have been used in medicine for decades. There’s no reason for drug companies to cultivate the actual plant. There is a higher likelihood of marijuana being legalized as a recreational substance than seeing it go Schedule II.