Which Schedule includes heroin, LSD, and marijuana?

Which Schedule includes heroin, LSD, and marijuana?

• A. Schedule II
• B. Schedule I
• C. Schedule III
• D. Schedule IV

Answer: (B)

Substances are grouped by how likely they are to be abused, whether they have a currently accepted medical use, and safety under supervision. Schedule I is for drugs with high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use in the United States, and no accepted safety for use. Heroin fits this: it has a high abuse potential and is not accepted for medical use. LSD also falls into Schedule I for the same reasons. Marijuana is federally classified as Schedule I as well, even though some states permit medical or recreational use; the federal standard sees it as having no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The other schedules describe drugs with medical use and progressively lower abuse potential, so they don’t apply here. Therefore, the correct schedule is Schedule I.

Substances are grouped by how likely they are to be abused, whether they have a currently accepted medical use, and safety under supervision. Schedule I is for drugs with high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use in the United States, and no accepted safety for use. Heroin fits this: it has a high abuse potential and is not accepted for medical use. LSD also falls into Schedule I for the same reasons. Marijuana is federally classified as Schedule I as well, even though some states permit medical or recreational use; the federal standard sees it as having no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The other schedules describe drugs with medical use and progressively lower abuse potential, so they don’t apply here. Therefore, the correct schedule is Schedule I.