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Cannabis Rescheduling

Trump’s New DEA Administrator Omits Cannabis Rescheduling From Top Priorities

Terrance Cole did not include rescheduling among his eight strategic priorities upon being sworn in, a U-turn from his confirmation hearing.

July 28, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

Cannabis Industry Stakeholders React to DEA Head Terrance Cole’s Confirmation

Proponents of cannabis rescheduling, and more broadly descheduling, are hoping Cole ‘listens to the experts’ and ‘follows the science.’

July 22, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

UPDATE: US Senate Confirms Trump’s DEA Administrator Pick

After the Senate invoked cloture, Terrance Cole was confirmed as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s next leader.

July 18, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Provides No Cannabis Rescheduling Update After 180 Days

The Drug Enforcement Administration still has yet to fix a briefing schedule for an interlocutory appeal as Trump’s nominee awaits Senate confirmation.

July 8, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

Doctors Group Left Out of DEA’s Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Drops Lawsuit

Doctors for Drug Policy Reform preserves the right to refile the case should the Drug Enforcement Administration opt to keep cannabis a Schedule I drug.

April 21, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

Increases in Number of States That Have Legalized Marijuana Obscures Fact That Cannabis Remains Federally Illegal in 2025

Even those who use medical marijuana in jurisdictions that have legalized medical marijuana are at risk of federal prosecution.

February 27, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Judge’s Orders, Trump’s DEA Pick, Doctors’ Rescheduling Appeal Lead CBT’s Top Stories in February

The administrative law judge’s orders regarding a trio of pro-rescheduling participants led Cannabis Business Times’ most-read articles this month.

February 26, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

Doctors Ask US Appellate Court for Redo in DEA’s Selections for Cannabis Rescheduling Participants

Doctors for Drug Policy Reform argues the DEA’s selections were arbitrary and capricious, providing ‘cure letters’ as evidence of ex parte communications.

February 18, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

NCIA Files Motion With DEA Judge to Consolidate With Rescheduling Participant Absent of Standing

Veteran and medical cannabis advocate Ellen Brown hopes to partner with the National Cannabis Industry Association for the hearing process.

February 13, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Judge Grants Requests From 3 Pro-Cannabis Rescheduling Participants, Says Hearing Up to DEA

Connecticut Office of the Cannabis Ombudsman and The Doc App dropped out, Ellen Brown is on the clock, and attorney Matt Zorn is no longer involved.

February 12, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

Cannabis Rescheduling Participant Never Consented to Interlocutory Appeal Motion

Cannabis attorney says an ‘inadvertent error’ led to Ellen Brown’s inclusion on the motion for an appeal that she ‘vehemently’ opposes.

January 27, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Judge Sends Interlocutory Appeal to Administrator; Recommends All Participants Be Included

The judge asked DEA Administrator Anne Milgram to include all designated participants for the cannabis rescheduling hearing to be part of a briefing schedule.

January 16, 2025