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[–] 63 points 2 years ago (3 children)

tl;dr: DEA moving cannabis, ketamine, and some other stuff to schedule III; first it goes to OMB for approval, then they have a comment period, then they issue their final ruling.

Better a couple decades late than never, I suppose, but they should really just take it off entirely. Psilocybin too.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The idea that something you can just grow yourself like a plant of a fungus is illegal is ridiculous on the face of it.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What about Japanese barberry?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sorry, I have no idea what that is.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Apparently an invasive species that affects soil PH, not many animals eat it, it attracts ticks, etc

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Invasive species are covered by an entirely different set of laws and agency of enforcement.

    I'm ok with putting jurisdiction over all drugs under the DNR.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I realize the post is about controlled substances, but the comment thread started with

    The idea that something you can just grow yourself like a plant of a fungus is illegal is ridiculous on the face of it.

    The idea that not being able to grow any plant you want is ridiculous is not well thought out. Something being natural doesn't mean it should be available to anyone.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I genuinely think the only legal restriction on growing plants should be if there is credible evidence that it harms the local ecology, and then a ban can be bypassed if the harmful plant is grown in an environment that would prevent that harm (eg in an indoor lab setting where seeds/spores/etc wouldn’t be able to escape).

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    ketamine

    wasn't ketamine schedule III already?

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