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Trump’s DEA Nominee Spurs Legal Debate on Marijuana Rescheduling
In our latest Trade to Black podcast, host Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome back attorney Shane Pennington to unpack the legal realities behind the week’s biggest cannabis headline: Donald Trump’s DEA nominee, Terry Cole, stating that marijuana rescheduling will be “one of [his] first priorities” if confirmed.But what does that actually mean?Pennington breaks it down in layman’s terms—clarifying where we are in the current rescheduling and appeals process. Is the ALJ hearing dead, or just paused? If it’s not over, can Cole pick up where things left off and move the process forward? And…
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