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In July , Young ruled that MDMA should be placed in Schedule III, allowing medical use. The DEA ignored his decision, placing MDMA into Schedule I. In summer 1986 , the DEA began hearings on the National Organization For The Reform Of Marijuana Laws petition to reschedule marijuana to Schedule II. The hearings lasted two years, involving numerous witnesses and thousands of pages of documentation. On September 6, 1988 , Young issued a 69-page ruling in favor of NORML, finding: "Based upon the facts established in this record and set out above one must reasonably conclude that there is accepted safety for use of marijuana under medical supervision. To conclude otherwise, on this record, would be unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious." DEA Administrator John Lawn subsequently overruled Young's ruling. NORML filed suit, but the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the legality of Lawn's action. Although marijuana remains in Schedule I, Young's decision has been quoted countless times by activists seeking to legalize Medical Marijuana . SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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