Legal Opinion

Hemp Industries Association v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 3, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2020-2921Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEMP INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 20-2921 (JEB) UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION While the debate over marijuana legalization and enforcement consumes officials both in Washington and in various state capitals, this case focuses on its cousin: hemp. It principally involves a Drug Enforcement Administration rule issued in response to a recent round of statutory amendments to the Controlled Substances Act,

21 U.S.C. § 801

et seq. As relevant here, the…

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Victor Herbert v. National Academy of SciencesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
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