Case Name: Carl Eric OLSEN, Petitioner, v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-08-26
Citations: 332 F. App'x 359
Docket Number: No. 09-1162
Parties: Carl Eric OLSEN, Petitioner, v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, Respondent.
Judges: Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 332
Pages: 359–360

Head Matter:
Carl Eric OLSEN, Petitioner, v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, Respondent.
No. 09-1162.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Aug. 25, 2009.
Filed: Aug. 26, 2009.
Carl E. Olsen, Des Moines, IA, pro se.
Melissa N. Patterson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Matthew G. Whitaker, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Des Moines, IA, for Respondent.
Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Carl Olsen petitions this court, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 877, for review of a final determination by the Drug Enforcement Administration denying his request for a rescheduling of marijuana based upon its medical usefulness. He maintains that he has been injured by his inability to use marijuana for religious purposes. Upon de novo review, we conclude that Olsen lacks standing under Article III of the United States Constitution. See Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560-61, 112 S.Ct. 2130, 119 L.Ed.2d 351 (1992) (Article III standing requires "injury in fact," causal connection between injury and conduct complained of, and likelihood that injury will be redressed by favorable decision); Young Am. Corp. v. Affiliated Computer Servs., Inc., 424 F.3d 840, 843 (8th Cir.2005) (Article III standing is question of subject matter jurisdiction which this court reviews de novo); Gettman v. DEA, 290 F.3d 430, 433 (D.C.Cir.2002) (§ 811(a)(2) does not provide "automatic standing" to petition federal court for review of DEA's denial of request; petitioner must have Article III standing). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.