As an update to the January 10, 2014, blog regarding the Sentencing Commission's proposal to lower the drug quantity table, a hearing has has been scheduled for March 13, 2014. They will vote in early April and submit it to Congress in May. If passed, the effective date would be November 1, 2014. (For details on this proposal, please see our 1/10/14 blog entitled "Sentencing Commission Proposes to Lower Drug Quantity Table by Two Levels." )