On June 2, 2017, DEA filed a Response to the HIA suit. Everything Ive been saying about the case (just an administrative adjustment, no re-Scheduling, only for Licensees) was confirmed by DEAs Response.
The Response favorably acknowledges certain significant legal tenets, including that (1) the Rule does not place any new substance in Schedule I; (2) cannabinoids are not controlled substances per se.; and (3) the Rule is limited in scope.
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DEA confirmed that the Rule preserved, and did not alter, the legal landscape for hemp. Furthermore, congressional representatives and their staffs were privately assured by DEA officials that introducing a scheduling code for marijuana extracts was merely intended to better catalog and track substances in accordance with United Nations standards.
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DEA admitted its enjoined from enforcement of CSA against hemp products that derive solely from CSA-exempt parts of the cannabis plant (stalk and nonviable seed, flowers if you include Farm Bill protections), as such products do not contain a federally-controlled substance.
Ironically, DEA doesnt think hemp food is legal and I dont think its an oversight ...
