President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will wield a heavier hand than expected over the ongoing marijuana rescheduling saga after the agency’s chief administrative law judge canceled hearings scheduled for next week.
DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney II issued a ruling late Monday that included the cancellation of a hearing scheduled for Jan. 21 pending the outcome of a yet-to-be-filed “interlocutory appeal” to the agency’s eventual administrator.
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Anne Milligram currently holds the role of DEA administrator, but she’s likely to be replaced once Trump takes office and appoints a new leader for the drug-enforcement agency.
Trump’s initial nominee to head the DEA, Chad Chronister, abruptly backed out, and the president-elect hasn’t identified another choice.
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