Is marijuana a narcotic

According to the United States of America, it is considered an illegal narcotic.

However...

(Opinion, read with discretion!)

If you're a moderately intelligent person, you might notice how it has nowhere near as many side effect as the other 'narcotics' and given that it's a plant that has far more beneficial uses than detrimental. I'd hardly say that it has any stand against alchohol or cocaine, one being legal.