What’s left between marijuana and Schedule III? In this TDR Cannabis in 5, brought to you by FRE, Shadd Dales breaks down the final briefs in the DEA’s rescheduling hearing and what comes next now that the judge’s pause has ended.
The DEA and the groups opposing rescheduling filed their final replies on November 5. The fight centers on a Government Accountability Office report that found gaps in the written procedures used to evaluate controlled substances. Opponents argue those gaps undermine the proposal to move marijuana to Schedule III. The DEA says the report should carry no weight in the judge’s recommendation.
The DEA’s newest argument is the one to watch. In a six-page reply, the agency points out that the same lack of internal written protocols existed during the 2016 review, the one that left marijuana in Schedule I. So why, it asks, do opponents call the earlier review valid but this one flawed? The DEA also says the GAO report found no problem with the science presented during the hearing.
Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius had already refused to reopen the hearing for more testimony and discovery. The scheduled stay expired when briefing closed, so his recommendation could come at any time, with no deadline. It would then go to DEA Administrator Terry Cole for a final decision.
The video also separates this hearing, which covers the broader proposal, from the April order that moved qualifying state-licensed medical marijuana into Schedule III.
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00:00:00 – DEA Pushes Schedule III
00:00:54 – Final Rescheduling Arguments
00:01:47 – DEA Challenges Opposition Claims
00:02:14 – Scientific Evidence Supports Rescheduling
00:02:54 – Judge Julius Rejects Reopening
00:03:17 – Schedule III Order Explained
00:03:58 – HHS Medical Review Defended
00:04:42 – Massachusetts Rejects Cannabis Repeal
00:05:49 – What’s Next for Rescheduling?
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