Some of the least harmful drugs are in Schedule I while meth, coke, killer opiates and amphetamines are Schedule II or III. Schedule I criteria are that a drug is harmful and has no potential for medical use, which is not true of MDMA and certainly not of cannabis, which is useful for every medical condition under the sun.
My theory is that so-called "youth" drugs like MDMA, LSD, pot and psilocybin--the ones that promote independent thinking and questioning of societal norms--are feared by the government for just these reasons. The last thing they want is another period like the 1960s (mass war protests, civil rights marches, sexual revolution, Woodstock and other public demonstrations of freedom) to which these drugs are inextricably linked. There's even a name for it--"Vietnam Syndrome".
Heroin, booze and other addictive drugs tranquilize the people into a state of complacency while psychedelics galvanize them into action, which is why covert government experiments with psychedelics were abruptly terminated in the 1950s and early '60s. These drugs may not be as widely used today if not for those studies and people like Ken Kesey, who made off with government supplies of mescaline and other drugs and shared them with friends. Way to go, CIA
That's my perspective anyway. We all know MDMA is not in Schedule I because of any real risk to health or safety, especially compared to lesser controlled drugs like nicotine, alcohol and painkillers. The medical and scientific evidence supports the safety of responsible MDMA use, so this is not the issue.
Some of the least harmful drugs are in Schedule I while meth, coke, killer opiates and amphetamines are Schedule II or III. Schedule I criteria are that a drug is harmful and has no potential for medical use, which is not true of MDMA and certainly not of cannabis, which is useful for every medical condition under the sun.
My theory is that so-called "youth" drugs like MDMA, LSD, pot and psilocybin--the ones that promote independent thinking and questioning of societal norms--are feared by the government for just these reasons. The last thing they want is another period like the 1960s (mass war protests, civil rights marches, sexual revolution, Woodstock and other public demonstrations of freedom) to which these drugs are inextricably linked. There's even a name for it--"Vietnam Syndrome".
Heroin, booze and other addictive drugs tranquilize the people into a state of complacency while psychedelics galvanize them into action, which is why covert government experiments with psychedelics were abruptly terminated in the 1950s and early '60s. These drugs may not be as widely used today if not for those studies and people like Ken Kesey, who made off with government supplies of mescaline and other drugs and shared them with friends. Way to go, CIA
That's my perspective anyway. We all know MDMA is not in Schedule I because of any real risk to health or safety, especially compared to lesser controlled drugs like nicotine, alcohol and painkillers. The medical and scientific evidence supports the safety of responsible MDMA use, so this is not the issue.
