http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/rpac_ucletters_doj/rss Recent eScholarship items from U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Thu, 3 Sep 2026 04:17:07 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/93g1s074 This comment letter responds to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed rule governing the cultivation of marijuana for research in the United States. UC supports expanding the lawful supply of cannabis for research but urges faster approval of additional growers, access to a wider variety of research materials—including products legally available under state law—and clearer requirements concerning DEA possession, product testing and quality, costs, and the regulatory status of CBD. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/93g1s074 Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UC Office of President https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7f05k19f This comment letter responds to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)'s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Controlled Substance Destruction Alternatives to Incinceration, issued on October 31, 2023. UC explains that it currently uses reverse distributors to destroy controlled substances used in research and clinical care, but that limited reverse-distributor capacity can force institutions to store expired or unusable substances longer than intended. UC asks DEA to allow or clarify that controlled substances purchased or used for research or clinical care may be rendered non-retrievable on-site, including through hardening agents or activated carbon under documented chain-of-custody, two-witness handling, and DEA Form 41 recordkeeping procedures. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7f05k19f Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UC Office of the President https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6815j3dq This comment letter responds to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)'s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking "Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Marijuana", published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2024. UC supports DEA’s proposal to move marijuana, marijuana extracts, and naturally derived delta-9-THC from schedule I to schedule III as a step toward reducing research barriers, but argues that rescheduling alone will not let researchers study the real-world cannabis products available in state-regulated markets. UC urges DEA to allow universities to access state-legal cannabis products and fresh plant material for research, classify naturally and synthetically derived delta-9-THC consistently, assess THC isomers and derivatives through the eight-factor analysis, and issue updated guidance explaining the regulatory requirements for cannabis research. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6815j3dq Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UC Office of the President https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6546b70g This comment letter responds the DOJ's proposed rule on provisions pertaining to preventing access to U.S. sensitive personal data and government-related data by countries of concern or covered persons. UC supports DOJ’s goal of protecting sensitive personal and government-related data, but urges the agency to avoid impairing academic research, especially by adding an exemption for covered data transactions in non-federally funded research. UC also endorses COGR’s recommendations for clearer definitions, more detailed compliance guidance, practical tools, and sufficient implementation time so universities can comply consistently without undermining global research collaboration. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6546b70g Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UC Office of the President