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The evidentiary record closed Wednesday in Arlington, and by Thursday everyone had filed something. Sens. Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden filed a descheduling bill. Smart Approaches to Marijuana and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association filed briefs arguing that licensed operators have no business defending the rule that governs them. The Missouri Hemp Trade Association went to federal court over a law that takes effect the same day as the federal one. Chief ALJ Derek Julius gave the parties until August 17th and told them the corrected transcript goes public. The hearing room is empty. The paper is where this lives now.
📜 Descheduling, refiled
⏱️ August 17th, fifty pages
🔀 Missouri's licenses that aren't
🚫 Trenton pulls a license
Delay is preferable to error.
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