DEA Picks Participants For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing This Month, And Only Opponents Are Invited
The DEA has excluded pro-rescheduling participants from an upcoming hearing, sparking legal challenges from industry stakeholders.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration has finalized the list of participants for its scheduled marijuana rescheduling hearing. Reports indicate that all selected parties are currently positioned against the proposed rule, with no organizations favoring rescheduling receiving an invitation to participate.
Coverage from Marijuana Moment and Cannabis Business Times highlights the exclusion of industry advocates from the proceedings. Meanwhile, outlets including the Eagle-Tribune and the Eagle-Tribune note that legal entities such as MMJ International Holdings are actively pursuing a challenge to the DEA’s order in the D.C.
Observers are looking toward the hearing date of June 29 for further procedural developments. It remains unclear how the legal challenges brought by MMJ International Holdings will influence the federal government's administrative timeline.
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Quick answers
When is the DEA hearing scheduled?
The hearing is set for June 29, 2026.
Who has been selected to participate in the hearing?
The DEA has selected seven parties, all of whom are reported to be opponents of the rescheduling rule.
What legal action is MMJ International Holdings taking?
The company has advanced a challenge to the DEA's marijuana rescheduling order in the D.C. Circuit Court.
Coverage (7)
- MMJ International Holdings Advances D.C. Circuit Challenge to DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Order guardonline.com · 46d ago
- MMJ International Holdings Advances D.C. Circuit Challenge to DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Order News-Press NOW · 46d ago
- MMJ International Holdings Advances D.C. Circuit Challenge to DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Order dailyadvance.com · 46d ago
- June 29th DEA Hearing: The Marijuana Industry That Stole the Word "Medical" Is Now Choking on It Eagle-Tribune · 46d ago
- DEA Names 7 Anti-Rescheduling Parties for Cannabis Hearing, Zero Pro Parties Cannabis Business Times · 46d ago
- The Motion to Stay DEA’s Schedule III Rule: Strong Enough to Stick? Harris Sliwoski LLP · 46d ago
- DEA Picks Participants For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing This Month, And Only Opponents Are Invited Marijuana Moment · 46d ago
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