Crakers Lawyers File Fourteenth Update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
On June 8, 2011, Prof. Craker’s lawyers filed their fourteenth update with the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
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Crakers Lawyers File Thirteenth Update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
On April 11, 2011, Prof. Craker’s lawyers filed their thirteenth update with the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
DEA Asks Administrator to Reject Judges Recommendation in Response to Final Brief
On April 1, 2011, the DEA filed its response to the final brief in Professor Lyle Craker’s nearly decade-long lawsuit against the agency to end the federal government’s monopoly on the supply …
LA Times Editorial Supports Craker, Says DEA Needs Enlightenment
The Los Angeles Times editorialized in favor of DEA licensing of Prof. Craker’s medical marijuana production facility, citing as support President Obama’s March 9, 2009 statement about scientific …
Crakers Lawyers File Final Brief in DEA Lawsuit to Grow Marijuana for Research
On March 7, 2011, Professor Lyle Craker, Director of the Medicinal Plant Program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and his lawyers at the American Civil Liberties Union and Washington, D.C., law …
Crakers Lawyers File Twelfth Update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
On February 10, 2011, Prof. Craker’s lawyers filed their twelfth update with the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
The US Senate Unanimously Confirmed Michele Leonhart as New DEA Administrator
On December 22, 2010, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Michele Leonhart as new DEA Administrator. The implications for DEA licensing of Prof. Craker are obvious and disappointing since Leonhart rejected …
Crakers lawyers file eleventh update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
On December 13, 2010, Craker’s lawyers file eleventh update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. The update reports to the court: “DEA issued an order amending its original order in minor …
DEA Administrator Explains Denial of Request to Reopen Craker Case
Professor Lyle Craker, Ph.D., of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with assistance from MAPS, continues to pursue his lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for rejecting his …
DEA responds to Motion to Reconsider, denies re-opening trial, requests brief in support of Motion
On December 2, 2010, DEA Acting Deputy Administrator Michelle Leonhart responded to our Jan. 30 2009 Motion to Reconsider. Leonhart rejected re-opening the trial, but she requested the submission of a …
Crakers lawyers file tenth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
On October 15, 2010, Prof. Craker’s lawyers filed a tenth update with the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. …
Crakers lawyers file ninth update with U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
On August 16, 2010, Prof. Craker’s lawyers filed a ninth update with the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. We never imagined that the DEA would postpone a decision more than 18 months! We hope …