22 years ago...
Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man.
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The judge recommends that the Administrator transfer marijuana from Schedule I to
Schedule II.

Francis L. Young
Administrative Law Judge
September 6, 1988
Docket No. 86-22
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration

President Jimmy Carter
Message to Congress
August 2, 1977