Colorado shut out of marijuana rescheduling hearings by ‘biased’ DEA, filing alleges

Colorado shut out of marijuana rescheduling hearings by ‘biased’ DEA, filing alleges

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration rejected a September request from Colorado officials to participate in the United States’ historic marijuana rescheduling process. That’s one example of the “bias” that should disqualify the agency from overseeing the hearings, according to claims made in a filing submitted Monday to the DEA’s chief administrative law judge, John Mulrooney II. […]

DEA hints more marijuana rescheduling participants possible

DEA hints more marijuana rescheduling participants possible

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration could allow more participants to testify at upcoming hearings concerning marijuana rescheduling in addition to the initial 25 who were designated in October. That’s according to a footnote in a Nov. 15 order, in which DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney II rejected a veterans advocacy group’s attempt to […]

DEA rescheduling hearing gets pushed back over witness list

DEA rescheduling hearing gets pushed back over witness list

A hearing including the testimony of witnesses won’t happen until January or February 2025. The much-anticipated hearing for the rescheduling of cannabis has been delayed after the Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) John Mulrooney issued a preliminary order on Thursday finding fault with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) list of witnesses. First reported by Marijuana […]

25 participants tapped for DEA’s marijuana rescheduling hearing

25 participants tapped for DEA’s marijuana rescheduling hearing

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has contacted 25 “designated participants” to testify at a Dec. 2 hearing about marijuana rescheduling, according to documents obtained by MJBizDaily. Before marijuana can be moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram ordered that the matter go before an administrative law judge. […]

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