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Aug. 1, 2017

Challenge to cannabis’ Schedule I status will fail, again

Five plaintiffs that use medical cannabis to treat their ailments, recently filed suit to remove marijuana from its Schedule I status under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

Hilary Bricken

Attorney
Harris Bricken McVay, LLP

10250 Constellation Blvd Suite 100
Los Angeles , CA 90067

Phone: (424) 273-5500

Fax: (206) 224-5659

Email: hilary@harrisbricken.com

Univ of Miami School of Law

Hilary is chair of the firm's Canna Law Group. Hilary is also lead editor of the Canna Law Blog.

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Challenge to cannabis’ Schedule I status will fail, again
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 13, 2017. (New York Times News Service)

Five plaintiffs that use medical cannabis to treat their ailments, recently filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Department of Justice, and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) acting administrator Charles Rosenberg to remove marijuana from its Schedule I status under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Wasington v. Sessions, 17-05625 (S.D.N.Y. July 24, 2017).

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