On December 10, 2004, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, issued an Order to Show Cause to Lyle E. Craker, Ph.D. (Respondent), of Amherst, Massachusetts. The Show Cause Order proposed the denial of Respondent's pending application for a registration as a bulk manufacturer of marijuana on two grounds. Show Cause Order at 1.

First, the Show Cause Order alleged that Respondent's ``registration would not be consistent with the public interest as that term is used in 21 U.S.C. 823(a).'' Show Cause Order at 1. Second, the Show Cause Order alleged that the Respondent's registration would be inconsistent ``with the United States'
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obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Single Convention), March 30, 1961, 18 U.S.T. 1407.'' Id.

With respect to both of these contentions, noting that Respondent sought registration ``to supply analytical, preclinical and clinical researchers with marijuana,'' the Show Cause Order emphasized that the `` ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-01-14-E9-521 Wed, Jan 14 2009 11:00:00 GMT