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Cannabis Rescheduling

What to Expect From the DEA’s Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Transcripts, Final Briefs

A law judge’s recommendation may not come down to whether anti-rescheduling parties proved a Schedule I listing, but whether they disproved the government’s Schedule III evidence.

August 5, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

DOJ Head Sidesteps Questions on Schedule III Order, Adult-Use Cannabis

Todd Blanche, Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. attorney general, answered questions for the record about his stances on rescheduling, 280E and enforcement.

July 21, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

Anti-Rescheduling Groups Attempting to Stay Schedule III Order Call Government’s Response ‘Meritless’

A drug testing group and pharmaceutical company asked a federal court to stay the order, claiming the DOJ has no defense other than diversions.

July 17, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

Cannabis Prohibition Interests Don’t ‘Systemically Align’ With American Public, DOJ Says

The Department of Justice argued that anti-rescheduling groups attempting to stay a Schedule III order have ‘pocketbook interests’ in prohibition.

July 8, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

Prohibitionists Punch Back at Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing

Anti-rescheduling participants who oppose the Schedule III proposal attempt to expose flaws in a scientific and medical evaluation and discredit DEA witnesses.

July 1, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Comes Out Swinging in Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing

The government argued in support of currently accepted medical use; anti-rescheduling parties attempted to poke holes in the Schedule III recommendation.

June 30, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Plans to Call Pain Management Doctor, FDA Official to Testify at Cannabis Reschedule Hearing

The Drug Enforcement Administration filed a prehearing statement summarizing its two proposed witnesses’ testimony.

June 26, 2026

Massachusetts

MariMed Submits DEA Registration Applications for State-Licensed Medicreschedal Cannabis Businesses

The registration aligns with the federal Schedule III classification, which grants safe harbor to licensed operators and removes Section 280E tax restrictions.

June 25, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Judge Sets Cannabis Hearing Schedule, Won’t Consider More Participants

The administrative law judge declined to consider pleas from non-parties to participate in the rescheduling hearing for the proposed Schedule III rule.

June 25, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

Should DEA’s One-Sided Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Be Reason for Concern?

The government may lack a sufficient administrative record to defend a Schedule III decision in judicial review without any pro-rescheduling participants.

June 24, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Names 7 Anti-Rescheduling Parties for Cannabis Hearing, Zero Pro Parties

Derek C. Julius will be the DEA’s chief administrative law judge to oversee the hearing of a proposed rule to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug.

June 19, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

Feds Haven’t Provided ‘Clear Guidance, Feedback’ to Ohio on Cannabis Rescheduling

The state’s Division of Cannabis Control ‘doesn’t have a lot of great answers’ for its dual-licensed operators, the department’s legal counsel says.

June 18, 2026