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The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) places substances into various schedules (1-5) based on their potential for causing addiction and medical usefulness. Marijuana (as THC, or dronabinol) is classified as schedule- 4, meaning its addiction potential is less than morphine, in schedule-2.

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