# Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-29**: Scheduled DEA hearing on rescheduling — A DEA administrative hearing is set to take place, which CEO Duane Boise calls less significant than the appellate court action.
- **2026-06-19**: MMJ announces advancement of legal challenge — Company issues press release declaring that the D.C. Circuit challenge has advanced and that the operative legal event is the court review, not the upcoming DEA hearing.
- **2026-06-18**: Statement of Issues filed — MMJIH files a Statement of Issues in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking vacatur of the Final Order.
- **2026-04-22**: Acting Attorney General issues Final Order — Todd Blanche places marijuana into Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act via a Final Order.
- **2024**: Initial DEA hearing process begins — A hearing process on marijuana rescheduling begins under the Controlled Substances Act, later terminated by the government according to petitioners.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### DEA Rescheduling Hearing on June 29 Faces Pre-Emptive Legal Challenge—What It Means for Patients
2026-07-27 04:20:27 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

MMJ International Holdings' appeal to the D.C. Circuit exposes a procedural flaw in the DEA's marijuana rescheduling that could delay patient access to new cannabinoid medicines and create confusion for healthcare providers trying to navigate the shifting regulatory landscape.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/marijuana-rescheduling-legal-challenge-patient-access-cannabinoid-medicines

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