The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to release documents related to its recommendation to federally reschedule cannabis “in their entirety” amid litigation over a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was filed by a lawyer last year.
“Good afternoon, and thank you for your patience,” a Department of Justice attorney handling the case said in an email to attorney Matt Zorn on Thursday. “The agency has advised that it will release the letter and its enclosures in their entirety.”
Zorn posted a screenshot of the email on his blog, noting that the release could mean that “rescheduling is imminent—or not.” When the government announces a cannabis rescheduling through a Federal Register notice, he pointed out, it would “attach the letter and its enclosures” to that posting.
Zorn last month obtained more than 250 pages of the rescheduling advisory letter and supporting documents sent by HHS to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last year, though the vast majority were released only in highly redacted form.
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