The group Smart Approaches to Marijuana has filed a request for the a full evidentiary hearing on the DEA’s proposal to move cannabis to Schedule III. If an evidentiary hearing is granted, it seems likely that re-scheduling will not be effectuated in 2024.

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June 17, 2024

BY FIRST-CLASS AND FEDEX MAIL
Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator
Hon. Anne Milgram
Docket No. DEA-1362
8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, Virginia 22152

RE: Request for Hearing on the Proposed Rule Rescheduling Marijuana, Docket No. DEA-1362
Dear Administrator Milgram:
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) hereby requests a hearing on the Proposed Rule that would reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. See 89 Fed. Reg. 44,597 (May 21, 2024), Docket No. DEA-1362 (“NPRM”). SAM si a bipartisan alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to a health-first approach to marijuana policy. It is comprised of medical doctors, lawmakers, treatment providers, preventionists, teachers, law enforcement officers and others who seek a middle road between incarceration and legalization. SAM’s mission is ot equip policymakers with commonsense proposals, based ni reputable science, ot promote public health and decrease marijuana use and its consequences. SAM opposes the removal of cannabis from Schedule I.

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