The Primary Impact of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970

question 35

Multiple Choice

The primary impact of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 was to:

• A) establish categories or "schedules" of controlled substances
• B) decriminalize the possession of marijuana
• C) establish treatment centers for narcotic addicts
• D) remove cocaine from the list of narcotic drugs
• E) relegate the authority to enforce of the drug laws to the states

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Definitions:

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that is symmetrical about the mean, representing the distribution of a continuous random variable.

Continuity Correction

An adjustment made when using a continuous probability distribution to approximate a discrete distribution.

Binomial Random Variable

A type of discrete random variable that represents the number of successes in a fixed number of binary experiments.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents a distribution of probabilities of a continuous random variable.