Medical Cannabis Case Study

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Despite the CSA and the Recommending Medical Cannabis law having seemingly inconsistent provisions, the CSA remains the preeminent regulatory law and the Recommending Medical Cannabis law cannot conflict with it. The CSA stands for the Controlled Substances Act and is a federal law that was passed in 1970 which provides the legal structure by which the federal government regulates the ownership, distribution, and possession of controlled substances. The primary step in this process is determining the capabilities of a substance. Marijuana was found to be easily abused by its users and created severe physiological dependence. Next, the CSA designates these substances into one of five schedules based on the aforementioned qualities of the substance.