A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has issued an initial order laying out basic rules for a hearing about the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process that is set to start later this month.
Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Derek Julius signed the 12-page order on Thursday, setting initial timelines for designated parties that will be participating—which under a separate announcement from DEA this week only includes opponents of cannabis reform.
Julius noted that the government, “as the proponent of the proposed rule, has the burden of proof” in defending moving marijuana to Schedule III. Officials will need to file notices of appearances for government representatives by no later than Monday, he said.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in April issued an order that immediately reclassified state-licensed medical cannabis, as well as marijuana products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III.
Under a separate order the acting attorning general signed, the upcoming hearing will consider more comprehensively moving marijuana to Schedule III.
“Importantly, the scope of this hearing is not to discuss the rescheduling of medical products approved by the Food and Drug Administration that contain marijuana and
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