According to a post on the NORML.com blog, "A three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition filed by the Hemp Industries Association challenging the DEA’s authority to establish a new administrative drug code specifically for marijuana extracts. The DEA first announced the proposed rule change in 2011, but did not enact the new policy until January 13, 2017."
Get the whole story here: http://blog.norml.org/2018/05/02/ninth-circuit-court-rejects-challenge-to-deas-classification-of-marijuana-extracts/