Treaty obligations The Congressional findings in 21 USC §§ , , and state that a major purpose of the CSA is to "enable the United States to meet all of its obligations" under international treaties. The CSA bears many resemblances to these Conventions. Both the CSA and the treaties set out a system for classifying controlled substances in several schedules in accordance with the binding scientific and medical findings of a public health authority. Under of the CSA, that authority is the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Under Article 3 of the Single Convention and Article 2 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, the World Health Organization is that authority.
TREaty obLIgAtioNs thE congrEssIonAL findingS in 21 USc §§ , , aNd StAtE That a Major puRpose Of ThE csA iS to "eNaBle the uNiTed StAtes tO mEet alL of Its oBligAtioNs" UNder inTERnaTional tReatIes. The cSA beaRs MaNy reseMbLances To tHEse CONventIons. botH the cSa ANd thE tREaties sET out A sYsTEM For claSsifyiNg CoNtROLled subsTances in SeVeral scHedules in accoRdance wITH thE binDInG sCIentifiC and mEDical findiNGs of a Public heaLtH AuthOriTy. undeR oF the csa, That authoRity is tHe sEcRetaRy OF hEalTh And humAn SERViceS (hHs). UNder Article 3 oF thE sIngle ConventiOn ANd aRtIcLe 2 of THe conVention on PSychotroPic SubstanCES, tHe worLd healtH organIzation is that AutHority.