Rescheduling Letter Reaction / AGs' DEA Letter / NY's Latest Licensing Suit / Day Pitney's Cannabis Practice Leaders
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided a "treasure trove of data" last week when it released the documents behind its decision to recommend that marijuana be rescheduled under the Controlled Substances Act.
January 18, 2024 at 03:45 PM
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Higher Law
Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento.
This week we're looking at:
- The documents behind the feds' rescheduling proposal.
- 12 AGs' pitch for rescheduling cannabis.
- NY's response to the latest licensing lawsuit.
- New cannabis practice leaders at Day Pitney.
Thanks as always for reading. Got a story idea or feedback? You can send it all to me at [email protected]. You can also call me at 916.448.2935. Follow me on Twitter: @capitalaccounts
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra ,left, and Anne Milgram, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration administrator. Photos: ALM 'Very Meaningful': What Lawyers Are Saying About the Cannabis Rescheduling Documents
Late last Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Services released a flood of documents explaining why its scientists think cannabis should be rescheduled from a highly restrictive Schedule 1 classification under the Controlled Substances Act to a lower tier Schedule III.
For months, federal officials had shown no interest in making public the rescheduling letter and accompanying documents sent by U.S. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration leader Anne Milgram. Whether the change of heart was due to the Freedom of information Act lawsuit filed by Yetter Coleman partner Matt Zorn or the Biden administration's desire for a 252-page public shove to get the DEA to act — or some combination of the two — the public document dump has given cannabis industry attorneys a lot to chew on over the last week.
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