Rescheduling Proceedings Postponed At Least Three Months
January 14, 2025Late yesterday, administrative law judge John Mulrooney postponed the start of hearings on federal cannabis rescheduling by at least three months, with reform-minded participants alleging bias on the part of DEA officials involved in the process.
Florida-based Village Farms International and Texas-based Hemp for Victory had petitioned Mulrooney to remove DEA administrator Anne Milgram and the agency itself from the hearings over alleged improper communications with witnesses. He rejected that request, but allowed them to file a so-called “interlocutory appeal” that will stay the proceedings for at least three months.
While saying he could not remove the DEA from the hearings, Mulrooney did note that Milgram is likely to be replaced as DEA administrator with the inauguration of the second Trump administration. Trump initially selected Florida sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the DEA during his second term, but Chronister withdrew his nomination last month, and Trump has yet to name a replacement.—Daniel Marsteller
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