The much-anticipated December 2 hearing scheduled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for expert testimony regarding the rescheduling of cannabis under federal law has been delayed until January or February of next year, Marijuana Moment reports.
DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney ruled Thursday to delay the hearing, saying officials needed more background info about the experts who were set to testify. Earlier this week, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram approved over two dozen witnesses for the hearing. Mulrooney asked for additional details on the speakers, writing in his order that there was “no indication … as to whether the ‘participants’ support or oppose the [proposed rulemaking] or how the ‘participants’ satisfy the ‘interested person’ definition set forth in the regulations.”
“Indeed, the [Participant Letter] contains only a list of persons and organizations accompanied by one or more email addresses, without the benefit of notices of appearance, addresses, or even phone numbers.” — Mulrooney, in the ruling, via Marijuana Moment
Mulrooney also asked in the order for the participants’ potential availability for January or February 2025, the report said, and gave until November 12 to submit the requested information.
The December 2 hearing will still happen but without expert
