Cannabis prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) responded to claims on Nov. 25 that it improperly communicated with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) leading up to next week’s cannabis rescheduling hearing.
The hearing, to determine the proper schedule for cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), will commence with preliminary proceedings on Dec. 2 and resume with witness testimonies tentatively scheduled for January or February.
DEA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) John J. Mulrooney—whom DEA Administrator Anne Milgram authorized to conduct a fair and transparent hearing process—issued a pair of orders last week to allow the DEA and SAM to reply to a legal motion claiming the two conspired.
The DEA had already taken the opportunity to respond earlier in the day on Monday.
SAM is one of 25 participants the DEA designated for inclusion in the hearings.
Specifically, in a joint motion filed on Nov. 18, two other designated participants advocating in favor of cannabis rescheduling (the “movants”) asked Mulrooney to disqualify and remove the DEA and SAM from the hearing process.
H/T: www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com
