Bleh. Misinformation/Disinformation?

I heard the Public Affairs person for AZ Health Department state today (on the radio) that Marijuana and Oxycontin were both Schedule 1 Narcotics, thus attempting to draw a comparison between the two as to why Medical Marijuana is being so heavily regulated. NOT! 1st of all, Oxycontin is a Schedule 2. 2nd,the average non-medical person does not know that Schedule 1 doesn't mean it's more dangerous. Schedule 1's are thusly nominated because they don't usually have applications in a medical setting, and are illegal such as LSD, Peyote, Marijuana, etc.  Schedule 2's are thusly denominated because they are a) highly addictive, b) often abused, and c) have a high street value. It's not even apples and oranges people. It's comparing apples and orangutans.