AGs Challenge Federal Marijuana Rescheduling

Three Republican state attorneys general from Indiana, Nebraska and Louisiana filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit challenging the DOJ’s move to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, arguing improper rulemaking and overreach of authority. The suits were consolidated with a SAM/NDASA case, naming the DOJ, the DEA, and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as defendants. A broader administrative hearing on rescheduling is expected, while SAM warns the order could harm public health and safety.