Marijuana Rescheduling Not Included In New DEA Head’s ‘Strategic Priorities’ Despite Pledge During Confirmation Hearing

Marijuana Rescheduling Not Included In New DEA Head’s ‘Strategic Priorities’ Despite Pledge During Confirmation Hearing

Terrence Cole, who was sworn in last week as the new administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said during a confirmation hearing in April that examining the government’s pending marijuana rescheduling proposal would be “one of my first priorities” after taking office. But marijuana didn’t appear on a list of Cole’s “strategic priorities” in a Friday announcement from DEA that instead focused on anti-trafficking enforcement, Me…

DEA head releases list of priorites - is weed reform on it?

The cannabis community has been waiting with bated breath to see movement on the federal level about plant policy. The Biden administration kickstarted efforts to potentially reclassify marijuana, but things stalled as the Trump administration arrived in Washington earlier this year. Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Terrance Cole, pledged to make cannabis rescheduling one of his first orders of business, but a recent annou…

Marijuana Rescheduling Not Included In New DEA Head’s ‘Strategic Priorities’ Despite Pledge During Confirmation Hearing - Cannabis News World

Terrence Cole, who was sworn in last week as the new administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said during a confirmation hearing in April that examining the government’s pending marijuana rescheduling proposal would be “one of my first priorities” after taking office. But marijuana didn’t appear on a list of Cole’s “strategic priorities” in The post Marijuana Rescheduling Not Included In New DEA Head’s ‘Strategic Priorities’ D…