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Constitutionality of Cannabis: Federal Lawsuit Against DEA, DOJ Proceeds

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

As our Los Angeles marijuana patient attorneys can explain, the crux of the argument by plaintiffs of the claim, first filed in 2017, is that the designation ignores the merits of the drug for medicinal purposes. Defendants are acting-Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the acting director of the DEA and the federal government.

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Further Consideration of the STATES Act

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA has made previous requests–in 2001 and 2006–to the FDA for an evaluation of marijuana. But DEA regulators determined after both of those reviews that marijuana should remain a Schedule I substance. 2050 , 2051, 2075; Pub. 2050 , 2051, 2075; Pub. 301(a), Nov. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 3777 ; Pub.

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