HHS - Why Did The Deptartment Of Health And Human Services Redact Its Marijuana Recommendation Letter To The DEA? | Benzinga
The Department of Health and Human Services disclosed a heavily redacted letter sent to the DEA concerning its recommendations for marijuana rescheduling. The exact contents of the message, including the actual scheduling recommendation and an attached scientific review, were withheld.
The HHS letter, sent to DEA administrator Anne Milgram at the end of August, was obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Law360 reporter Sam Reisman, according to Marijuana Moment, which also filed a FOIA request for a copy of the letter and has yet to receive a response.
The HHS is meant to be advising the DEA ...