This was ~10 years after the UK banning MDMA (class A) and its funny as fuck. I just wanted an excuse to post it. This thread is relevant enough.
From Wikipedia:
In the U.S., MDMA was legal and unregulated until 31 May 1985, at which time it was emergency scheduled to DEA Schedule I, for drugs deemed to have no medical uses and a high potential for abuse. During DEA hearings to schedule MDMA, most experts recommended DEA Schedule III prescription status for the drug, due to beneficial usage of MDMA in psychotherapy. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) overseeing the hearings, Francis Young, also recommended that MDMA be placed in Schedule III. The DEA however classified MDMA as Schedule I, with a DEA official having been quoting as saying "Fuck that" to regard of the grade III scheduling suggestion.
ROFL