I dont know how to quote from other threads, so I am simply copying and pasting, if someone cares to show me, Ill do it that way in future.
Here's a quick excerpt from the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) - s.12A The Poisons List:
Here's a quick excerpt from the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) - s.12A The Poisons List:
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TABLE Schedule No.
1. Poisons of plant, animal or mineral origin that in the public interest should be available only from a person registered under the Chinese Medicine Registration Act 2000 or authorised under another Act.
2. Poisons for therapeutic use that should be available to the public only from pharmacies; or where there is no pharmacy service available, from persons licensed to sell or supply Schedule 2 poisons.
3. Poisons for therapeutic use that are dangerous or are so liable to abuse as to warrant their availability to the public being restricted to supply by pharmacists or registered medical practitioners, dentists or veterinary surgeons.
4. Poisons that should, in the public interest, be restricted to medical, dental or veterinary prescription or supply, together with substances or preparations intended for therapeutic use, the safety or efficacy of which requires further evaluation.
5. Poisons of a hazardous nature that must be readily available to the public but require caution in handling, storage and use.
6. Poisons that must be available to the public but are of a more hazardous or poisonous nature than those classified in Schedule 5.
7. Poisons which require special precautions in manufacture, handling, storage or use, or special individual regulations regarding labelling or availability.
8. Poisons to which the restrictions recommended for drugs of dependence by the 1980 Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drugs should apply.
9. Poisons which are drugs of abuse, the manufacture, possession, sale or use of which
should be prohibited by law except for amounts which may be necessary for medical or scientific research conducted with the approval of the Secretary.
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maybe I got it right.. anyway
So under the aussie system, Drugs such as MDMA, Ampetamine, heroin etc (as far as legal eyes view them, not in terms of levels of danger) are all schedule 9 (rather than 8, as there are studies done on many illicits) and drugs which have some legitimate medical use, such as ketamine or morphine (morphine was my lifesaver after my accident last year) would be schedule 4, and prescription drugs such as antibitotics, would be schedule 3? Your panadols and disprins are schedule 2 I would suppose...