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                 A r u b a ’ s   O N L Y   E n g l i s h   n e w s p a p e r
            Top U.S. drug agency a notable holdout in Biden’s push to


            loosen federal marijuana restrictions


            By JoSHUA G0oDMAn and
            JiM MUSTiAn
            Associated Press
            In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug
            Enforcement  Administration  head-
            quarters  known  as  the  12th-floor
            “bubble,”  chief  Anne  Milgram
            made  an  unusual  request  of  top
            deputies  summoned  in  March  for
            what  she  called  the  “Marijuana
            Meeting”:  Nobody  could  take
            notes.
            Over the next half hour, she broke
            the news that the Biden administra-
            tion would soon be issuing a long-
            awaited  order  reclassifying  pot  as
            a less-dangerous drug, a major hur-
            dle toward federal legalization that
            DEA has long resisted.
            And Milgram went on to reveal an-
            other twist, according to two peo-
            ple familiar with the private meet-
            ing  who  spoke  to  The  Associated
            Press  on  condition  of  anonymity,
            that  the  process  normally  steered
            by  the  DEA  had  been  taken  over
            by the U.S. Justice Department and
            the action would not be signed by
            her  but  by  Attorney  General  Mer-
            rick Garland.

                            Continued on Page 2   An indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif., is seen, Aug. 15, 2019.                                Associated Press
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