So Crack is Sch II, and Cannabis, which is not even really addictive and has no real physical w/d symptoms (besides wishing you had it lol) is Sch I. The priorities of the DEA are really, really messed up.

Can someone please explain what the difference and some examples of Class/Schedule??? 1, 2, and 3 drugs? What is Hydro? Class/Schedule II???

I think that it is yourfriendlydoc.com from reading other posts also I think madisonpainclinic compounds meds.

No, crack is not a schedule 2. Cocaine, in its powder form is. Crack is altered to be smoked, abused. Crack is a illegal narcotic which serves no medical purpose.

Cocaine is used commonly in surgery for its vasoconstrictive properties (i.e. to stop bleeding) in low doses in specially prepared solutions (i.e. diluted in a fluid preparation). I've heard cocaine is even used in extreme cases of epistasis (nose bleeds) in ERs. So, yes it does serve a medical purpose.

THC, in some cases, is sch. 3, such in the case of Marinol, a medication made for nausea. A new medication, called Sativex (I believe that's the name) will hit the market soon. It's made of THC for cancer patients and pain management. Its active ingredient is THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Not sure of its schedule. I think we will see THC used more and more in research and in medications, as it has medicinal use. Some people (a handful) even receive government grown and rolled joints. I saw it in a documentary called, "In Pot We Trust." What a good film.

Any medication or drug that is altered and used in a way that is not intended is illegal.

From the DEA own website "crack cocaine" is schedule II. However, we have special "crack laws" (separate from it's scheduling) which I think are being changed/overturned because the laws are essentially racist.

[quote=temple] Some people (a handful) even receive government grown and rolled joints. I saw it in a documentary called, "In Pot We Trust." What a good film.

Any medication or drug that is altered and used in a way that is not intended is illegal.

ty amy for posting that link cause I had soemoen disagreeing with me that coke was in fact a sch 2

From the DEA own website "crack cocaine" is schedule II. However, we have special "crack laws" (separate from it's scheduling) which I think are being changed/overturned because the laws are essentially racist.

Let's get a couple of things straight here. This is an INTERNATIONAL forum, not only for USA residents, therefore you are going to get different meds in different categories according to the laws of your home country.
'Schedule II' meds are more or less the same the world over, except that certain analgesics are rated differently in the US than elsewhere. Also, there are some which are available ONLY in the USA, like hydrocodone and meperidine, both of which I would dearly love to be able to access but not a single American supplier will ship either to the UK or Ireland. Which is a great pity, because SWIM has used hydro for breakthrough pain thanks to friends in the US, and found it to be just the job, in a dosage of around 40-50mg, for the 4 hours or so where the OxyContin stops working (it lasts around 8 hours, NOT 12!). If anyone knows of a site which ships hydro at a decent price over the pond, PLEASE let us know - it would fill the 'gap' we have here in analgesia. Same goes for meperidine.
As for benzodiazepines, they are all Class 'C' here and in Schedule IV, except for two which have been recently 'upgraded' to Schedule III - temazepam and flunitrazepam (Restoril/Normison and Rohypnol/Rohydorm).
There are also some meds which in the USA are classed as Schedule I, meaning that a doctor can not even prescribe them, yet are used frequently and effectively in the UK. The better known ones would be Diconal (dipipanone) and Heroin Hydrochloride (diacetylmorphine). I don't think a British doctor could operate without the option of prescribing these meds. I mean, a Road Traffic accident frequently requires the fastest-acting and most powerful pain relief for those involved, and Heroin is certainly the drug of choice in those situations. How, then, can the US FDA say that there is 'no medical use' for these? And I have just been told that Rohypnol, far from being classed along with diazepam and lorazepam as it is here, is also non-prescribable in the USA. WHY? It is one of the most useful and effective benzodiazepine sleeping aids on the market, and has the added benefit of a longer half-life than most benzo hypnotics, which means I can do without a morning dose of Xanax! That is the silliest one I have heard of. Rohypnol is probably, along with Flormidal (midazolam), the most effective and useful sleeper available on prescription. Yet what Americans call 'Ambien', Stilnoct or Stilnox to everybody else, is marketed aggressively without any mention of the dreadful side-effects that drug (zolpidem) can produce, some of the worst of which are hallucinations, night panics, and next-day hangover which can include confusion and ataxia. You wouldn't want to drive to work the day after taking one of those! They also lose their effect after only about 4 or 5 nights' use. Zopiclone (Zimovane) would be a better choice, though the fast tolerance build-up remains, as with all of the 'Z' drugs.
On the whole, though, the scheduling of medicines is pretty much the same the world over, with the major exceptions being those I have outlined above. And please, if anybody knows of anywhere that will ship hydro or meperidine to the UK, please let us know! SWIM has tried three brands of hydrocodone; Watson, Vintage/Qualitest and Mallinckrodt, and far and away the best and most effective of these are the 10/325mg 'M367' Mallinckrodt pills. They are much higher quality than the others, which are yellow, not white. First-class analgesic, though pricey. Worth my finding a transatlantic supplier, though...

Can someone please explain what the difference and some examples of Class/Schedule??? 1, 2, and 3 drugs? What is Hydro? Class/Schedule II???

Yes, I don't understand about these "Schedule" drugs either...

Randolf Hearst...He was rich and had control of a large media empire. He along with Ansliger were against MJ for moral reasons. This may be true for Ansliger but I really dont think Hearst was that concerned about the drug itself, rather the loss of profit.

Can someone please explain what the difference and some examples of Class/Schedule??? 1, 2, and 3 drugs? What is Hydro? Class/Schedule II???

You have to understand there are a myrad of circumstances that bring people here, and to order meds online. For many of us we don't have insurance,

I agree cll medication, if needed should be easy enough to get from pain management or your regular doctor if you have a legitimate pain condition. I have had 2 lumbar spinal surgeries, and I have never had a problem in getting my cll medication from my regular doctor which I have had for the past 4-5 years. My doctor understands that i need the medication and he does not want me off of it because I need to be able to function, I can not when I am in severe pain. Now I have lowered my meds by at least 50%, I just did not want my tolerance to get to high, even though the doc is willing to prescribe more. I understand that in some areas it is hard to find a doctor that will treat pain proporly. For you guys with legitimate conditions hang in there and just keep looking for a pm doc that will treat even if you have to drive an hour one way! Please do not order cll's over the net it is illegal and not worth it!

As for Sch II, I've only heard about ppl getting them online.

"They list the synonyms for drugs (for all of the controlled substances), and crack is a synonym used for cocaine. Cocaine, in "crack" form is not addressed specifically as a CII med. Cocaine is. But WE know it is illegal to alter controlled substances. So crack, my friend, is illegal."

in the USA, being caught with C2 pills such as Oxycontin or adderal without a prescription is essentially the same as getting caught with cocaine.

there are schedule II things other than traditional "narcotics".

most injectable steroids (and btw, they're actually SAFER than the pills) are class II and they're done online from a number of sources.

but they're mainly shipping from countries where they're not restricted at all, they're OTC!! so they're not breaking the law where they are.

but...

they're all Western Union / Moneygram type pay places...