August 28, 2024 – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will announce today in the Federal Register that it will Scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on August 29, 2024 is the attached Notice of Hearing regarding the proposed rescheduling of marijuana from schedule I to schedule III at DEA Headquarters in Arlington Virginia, 700 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 at 9 a.m.
DEA received over 43,500 public comments in response to the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on May 21, 2024.
The notice indicates the hearing place may be moved and continued from day to day or recessed. Based on the number of comments received to the NPRM, DEA is likely to seek additional space to hold the hearing and may hold it at an alternate location.
“Interested persons,” that is “any person adversely affected or aggrieved by any rule or proposed rule issuable” under the Controlled Substances Act wishing to participate in the hearing must file a written notice of their intention to participate, which DEA will review.
Each notice of intention to participate must:
- State with particularity the interest of the person in the proceeding;
- State with particularity the objections or issues concerning which the person desires to be heard; and
- State briefly the position of the person regarding the objection or issues.
Interested persons can file electronically as a PDF attachment via email to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator at nprm@dea.gov or in writing to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152 within 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Requests for participation must be received within 30 days of the August 29th date.
Instructions to request attendance should be sent electronically to nprm@dea.gov. Paper requests may be sent via regulator or express mail to Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. Docket No. DEA-1362 should be referenced on the request.