Petition’s Denial Maintains Status Quo, But Gives Advocates Chance to Appeal and Argue Marijuana’s Therapeutic Value
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2011. Less than two months after patient advocates filed a lawsuit compelling the federal government to answer a 9-year-old petition to reschedule medical marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today made official its denial of the petition in the Federal Register. The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC), which includes patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access…
