Statement of the grounds

Exhibit B: A statement of the grounds on which the petitioner relies for the repeal of the rules.

This exhibit consists of 8 abstracts, each followed by a list of sources cited in the corresponding sections of Exhibit C which summarize the evidence supporting these assertions and additional evidence in support of the repeal of the rules in question.

Section 1) Actual or Real Potential for Abuse

Section 2) Pharmacology.

Section 3) Scientific knowledge on marijuana’s mechanism of action.

Section 4) History and current pattern of abuse.

Section 5) Scope, Duration, and Significance of Use.

Section 6) Public Health.

Section 7) Psychic or physiological dependence liability.

Section 8) Related or Precursor Chemicals.