Quote Originally Posted by lnopia the great View Post
codeine is restricted in the usa?
Sort of; the scheduling system in the US doesn't mean anything. For example, Marijuana is schedule 1 (the highest schedule of "illegal" you can have for a drug) but getting busted with that usually just ends with a slap on the wrist (if you play your cards right). However, some lower scheduled pills (schedule 2-5) can warrant prison time. It all depends on whether the cop and the judge feel like being a particular dick on the day of your case or not.

Doctors who are tense about prescribing narcotics are usually a little bit more lenient with prescribing codeine though versus vicodin or something stronger.