Why does the ghost of christmas present say, when speaking of tiny tim, "if he be like to die, then he had better do it, and decrease the population"?

What federal law makes marijuana illegal i know it's a schedule 1 drug but what law specifically gives the federal government the ability to arrest or fine you over marijuana i have only been able to find info on the scheduling of the drug but it never says this or that is illegal it just says that it's a schedule 1 drug i need the wording exactly my english teacher says that if i don't have it my paper is null and void