Olsen v. Holder

ORDER

ROBERT W. PRATT, Chief Judge.

On September 15, 2008, Plaintiff, Carl Olsen, filed an “Original Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief.” Clerk’s No. 1. Plaintiffs action asserts that the current scheduling of marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance is unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (“CSA”). Specifically, Plaintiff contends that marijuana “no longer meets the statutory requirement for inclusion in Schedule I of the CSA” because several states have determined that marijuana has a legitimate medical use, in contradiction to the CSA’s requirement that a…