DOJ just filed a brief telling the D.C. Circuit to deny the anti-rescheduling stay motion — and the argument is brutal: the drug-testing lobby and cannabinoid pharma challengers are not protecting public health, they are protecting “pocketbook interests.”
This week on Cannabis Legalization News, Tom and Miggy break down the DOJ’s new marijuana rescheduling brief, the live DEA hearing where the government is now arguing FOR Schedule III, Illinois’ new SB 3222 cannabis and hemp law, and the latest legalization battles across Arizona, Pennsylvania, and beyond.
Today’s stories:
00:00 DOJ says deny the stay in marijuana rescheduling lawsuit
00:00 DEA hearing: government argues cannabis has accepted medical use
00:00 Illinois SB 3222: hemp-to-minors ban and CRTA expansion
00:00 Schedule III and the future of pharmaceutical-grade medical marijuana
00:00 Arizona repeal campaign collapses
00:00 Phoenix sheriff sued after “illegal grow” raid allegedly hit legal growers
00:00 New back-pain study shows opioid-sparing cannabis results
00:00 Pennsylvania Democrats force legalization vote pressure
00:00 Cannabis companies intervene to defend rescheduling
00:00 Coast Guard finds 50 pounds of marijuana in the Gulf
Sources discussed in this episode:
DOJ marijuana rescheduling stay brief
Marijuana Moment coverage of DOJ filing
The Marijuana Herald coverage of DOJ filing
Federal Register rescheduling rule
DEA marijuana rescheduling hearing materials
Illinois SB 3222 / CRTA updates
Gov. Pritzker cannabis bill signing
MJBizDaily Schedule III analysis
Arizona repeal campaign coverage
Phoenix raid lawsuit coverage
NORML cannabis back-pain study summary
Pennsylvania legalization discharge resolution coverage
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