It’s administered by the DEA but the HHS actually makes recommendations and has recently recommended it be rescheduled to schedule III. There is no history of the DEA rejecting a rescheduling recommendation so things look good for this to change fairly soon!

+1 for Loop. They have a variety of dB levels and fit super well. I have Eargasm also and they work great but don't fit in my ears as well and hurt after wearing them for hours. No issues at all with Loop.