I shall be ensuring that I keep a close eye on Hemp For Victory from now on. I don’t go with booting people when they are down
Judge John J. Mulrooney, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) chief administrative law judge tasked with presiding over a fair and transparent rescheduling hearing to debate the merits of reclassifying cannabis to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, granted Perkins Coie’s motion on March 17.
“The motion represents that the firm currently representing Designated Participant Hemp for Victory (HFV) seeks to withdraw as counsel for HFV because ‘HFV wishes to retain another law firm to represent its interests in these proceedings,’” Mulrooney wrote in Monday’s order.
As they aren’t transparent about who the management of this non profit are on their website – here’s what i found at Linked. I’m sure Perkins Coie aren’t perfect but this sort of behavior needs to be noted..
It is duly noted and i’ll be keeping an eye on Curativo from now on too.
Cannabis Business Times reports
One of the two designated participants who spearheaded an interlocutory appeal that derailed the cannabis rescheduling process has removed Perkins Coie LLP as its legal counsel for the administrative law judge proceedings.
Perkins Coie—the Seattle-based law firm that President Donald Trump targeted in a March 6 executive order for “dishonest and dangerous activity” over diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices—filed a motion after business hours on March 14 to withdraw itself as legal representation for Hemp for Victory, a nonprofit veterans group.
Judge John J. Mulrooney, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) chief administrative law judge tasked with presiding over a fair and transparent rescheduling hearing to debate the merits of reclassifying cannabis to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, granted Perkins Coie’s motion on March 17.
“The motion represents that the firm currently representing Designated Participant Hemp for Victory (HFV) seeks to withdraw as counsel for HFV because ‘HFV wishes to retain another law firm to represent its interests in these proceedings,’” Mulrooney wrote in Monday’s order.
The administrative law judge provided Hemp for Victory 30 days—or until the existing stay from the pending interlocutory appeal is terminated, whichever is shorter—to retain new counsel for the rescheduling hearing.
Cannabis Business Times reached out to Hemp for Victory Board Chair Robert Head and Perkins Coie Partner Abdul Kallon, who represented HFV, for comment on March 18, specifically asking if the breakup had anything to do with the executive order and/or former Perkins Coie attorney Andrew Kline, who also represented HFV, leaving the firm to take on a new role as Colorado’s Deputy Secretary of State.
Perkins Coie, which represented presidential candidate Hilary Clinton in 2016, has been dragged through the national spotlight since Trump’s executive order that also accused the law firm of undermining democratic elections. The order aims to incapacitate the law firm.
Perkins Coie filed a legal action on March 11 in response to the executive order.
