Again, no. Biden can order a review (which he has), but he cannot tell them what or how to decide.
Right, I already said that. What you are ignoring is that he has the power or fire the person who makes the actual decision.
If your boss let it be known that he wanted a certain result, and your career depended on it… Even if he can’t by strict definition order you to do it so, they are still implicitly controlling the outcome.
There’s a legally-defined process they have to follow in reaching their determination, and that process was laid out by congress when they passed the Controlled Substances Act.
A legally defined process that’s already been carried out? The rescheduling process has virtually been complete, everything but the actual rule making and rescheduling that is.
The DEA can’t simply ignore that because the president tells them to. That would be against the law.
And what aspect of the law is conflicting with the DEAs ability to initiate rule making or rescheduling? They’ve e already received recommendations for rescheduling it to level 3 from HHS.
he fires the head of the DEA for refusing to break the law at his command, the president can be impeached for abuse of power
What law? Rescheduling is entirely within the scope of practice for the head of the DEA. Maybe if they hadn’t already received a letter from HHS, but that’s already completed. The next legitimate move would be for the DEA to announce new rules/rescheduling.