DEA And Anti-Marijuana Groups File Final Briefs In Hearing On Trump Administration Rescheduling Proposal

Governments Ill-Fated Marijuana Decision Now Collides With the Street, the Science and the Courtroom

As advocates celebrate DEA's ALJ Schedule III brief, police warn of marijuana trade violence and MMJ asks whether the Government can defend a policy contradicted by its own scientists, enforcement intelligence and public statements.

DEA And Anti-Marijuana Groups File Final Briefs In Hearing On Trump Administration Rescheduling Proposal

Participants in a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal have filed their final briefs in the proceedings—setting up the judge overseeing the matter to issue his recommendation on the reform. DEA, which is charged with defending the proposed move of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III, said in its brief that “marijuana no longer fits …

DEA Makes Final Push To Move Marijuana To Schedule III — What It Means For Michigan And Ohio Cannabis

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s long-running effort to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III has entered another critical stage — potentially opening the door to major federal tax relief for cannabis businesses in Michigan and Ohio without legalizing recreational marijuana nationwide. The Drug Enforcement Administration is urging Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius to recommend moving marijuana to Schedule III, arguing in …

Final briefs filed in cannabis rescheduling hearing (Newsletter: August 19, 2026)

DOJ rule eases marijuana user gun rights restoration; MA legalization rollback poll; Alcohol industry op-ed on hemp drinks Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Mariju…

Full cannabis rescheduling process hits key milestone

The federal government has been considering whether to move all cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. The Department of Justice already rescheduled state-legal medical marijuana, but adult-use remains in question. Now, the process is one step closer to a final decision. RELATED: Hemp fight sparks GOP ‘blowup’ as Trump pushes to delay ban According to Marijuana Moment, participants in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cannabis resched…

DEA Pushes to Move Marijuana to Schedule III as Federal Cannabis Decision Nears

For decades, one of the central contradictions in American cannabis policy has been difficult to ignore. Millions of people participate in state-regulated medical marijuana programs. Tens of thousands of healthcare… The post DEA Pushes to Move Marijuana to Schedule III as Federal Cannabis Decision Nears appeared first on stupidDOPE