- March 22, 2012: DEA Files Opposition Brief in Federal Lawsuit for Blocking Medical Marijuana Research
- March 14, 2012: DEA Requests Third Extension for Filing Federal Lawsuit Opposition Brief
- February 22, 2012: DEA Requests Second Extension for Filing Opposition Brief in Federal Lawsuit
- January 13, 2012: DEA Requests Extension for Filing Opposition Brief in Federal Lawsuit
- December 15, 2011: Craker’s Legal Team Submits Opening Brief in Federal Lawsuit against the DEA
- September 21, 2011: MAPS Receives Pro-Bono Representation to Appeal Craker Case in First Circuit Court of Appeals
- August 15, 2011: DEA Rejects Judge’s Recommendation, Upholding Federal Marijuana Monopoly
- August 5, 2011: Craker’s Lawyers File Fifteenth Update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- June 8, 2011: Craker’s Lawyers File Fourteenth Update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- April 11, 2011: Craker’s Lawyers File Thirteenth Update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- April 1, 2011: DEA Asks Administrator to Reject Judge’s Recommendation in Response to Final Brief
- March 7, 2011: Craker’s Lawyers File Final Brief in DEA Lawsuit to Grow Marijuana for Research
- February 10, 2011: Craker’s Lawyers File Twelfth Update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- December 22, 2010: The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Michele Leonhart as new DEA Administrator
- December 13, 2010: Craker’s lawyers file eleventh update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- December 6, 2010: DEA Administrator Explains Denial of Request to Reopen Craker Case
- December 2, 2010: DEA responds to Motion to Reconsider, denies re-opening trial, requests brief in support of Motion by March 7, 2011
- October 15, 2010: Craker’s lawyers file tenth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- August 16, 2010: Craker’s lawyers file ninth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- June 18, 2010: Craker’s lawyers file eighth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- April 22, 2010: Craker’s lawyers file seventh update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- February 25, 2010: Craker’s lawyers file sixth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- December 28, 2009: Craker’s lawyers file fifth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- November 2, 2009: Craker’s lawyers file fourth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- September 4, 2009: Craker’s lawyers file third update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- July 2, 2009: Craker’s lawyers file second update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- June 5, 2009: Craker’s lawyers filed potential witness and document lists regarding our pending Motion to Reconsider
- May 18, 2009: DEA filed an Interim Order requesting that Craker submit list of potential witness by June 5, 2009
- May 11, 2009: Craker’s Lawyers file update in First Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
- May 1, 2009: Final Order goes into effect, but DEA review of Motions to Reconsider still Pending
- April 29, 2009: Senators Kennedy and Kerry sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General David Ogden
- April 15, 2009: Congressmen John Olver and Sam Farr send letter requesting that Ogden intervene on behalf of Prof. Craker
- April 13, 2009: DEA lawyers file their final document post motions
- March 25, 2009: DEA Lawyers Extend to April 13 their reply to Prof. Craker’s Supplemental Motion to Reconsider
- March 11, 2009: Lawyers for Prof. Craker Submit Supplemental Motion to Reconsider to the DEA
- March 9, 2009: LA Times Editorial Supports Craker, Says DEA Needs Enlightenment
- February 10, 2009: Request to DEA to Vacate Final Order of January 14, 2009
- February 9, 2009: DEA Extends Deadline to March 11 for Response to Final Order Rejecting Craker Marijuana License
- February 6, 2009: ASA gets 16 Members of the United States Congress to Sign a Letter to the Attorney General
- January 30, 2009: A Motion of Reconsideration was Filed in Response to the DEA’s Final Ruling
- January 18, 2009: ACLU Collection of Legal Submissions
- January 14, 2009: DEA refuses to end the government monopoly over the supply of marijuana available for Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-sanctioned research
- October 10, 2007: Massachusetts Senators Kerry and Kennedy Commit to Send New Letter to DEA in Support of Prof. Craker
- September 18, 2007: Forty-Five U.S. Representatives Send Letter to DEA in Support of Medical Marijuana Research
- July 12, 2007: ONDCP and DEA Officials Grilled on MAPS/Craker Case at Congressional Hearing on “DEA’s Regulation of Medicine”
- May 12, 2007: Organizations Writing to DEA Supporting Prof. Craker
- May 4, 2007: Final Legal Brief filed in the Craker vs. DEA case
- April 15, 2007. The Sacramento Bee published an excellent op-ed about MAPS DEA Lawsuit
- March 26, 2007 DEA Attorney Submits “Exceptions” to ALJ Opinion
- February 22, 2007: DEA Lawyers to File Objections March 26
- February 21, 2007: Media Coverage of Judge’s Decision in Favor of Prof. Craker
- February 13, 2007: MAPS Press Release Following Favorable Recommendation from Judge Bittner
- May 8, 2006: MAPS and DEA file final briefs for DEA Lawsuit
- April 28, 2006: Letter from Members of Congress to FDA
- April 22 – May 25, 2006:The FDA’s statement on the medicinal marijuana generates op-ed criticisms
- April 21, 2006: FDA statement on medical marijuana, New York Times reports on responses to statement
- April 6, 2006. The Drugs and the Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York sends a tremendous letter to DEA Administrator Karen Tandy.
- March 22, 2006 Report by Rick Doblin, Ph.D., MAPS
- January 6, 2006: DEA Hearing Report, by Rick Doblin, Ph.D., MAPS
- December 20, 2005: DEA Hearing Repor
t, by Rick Doblin
- Sign-on Letter with list of signatories
- December 12, 2005: The Washington Post publishes an article about the DEA Lawsuit.
- November 22, 2005: Grover Norquist letter to DEA
- Case For A Sign-On Letter to DEA Administrator Karen Tandy supporting Proposed UMASS Amherst Marijuana Production Facility
- Background on the University of Massachusetts Amherst Marijuana Production Facility Project
- Statement Of Frederic M. Scherer, professor emeritus at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
- August 27, 2005: New York Times Op-Ed, “Marijuana Pipe Dreams,” by John Tierney.
- MAPS/Craker/DEA hearing transcripts
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