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Why is nicotine not considered a controlled substance?
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Political historical: Alcohol and nicotine are addictive chemical, both can be abused and both have no accepted fda approved use in medicine, thus if they were a controlled substance they would seem to fit the criteria of a schedule i drug. But they are both legal and were legal before the controlled substance act came into being. For nicotine especially many feel it should be a controlled substance.
Answered 8/9/2019
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