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
33 years ago... "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use."
President Jimmy Carter
Message to Congress
August 2, 1977