DEA Is Moving Forward with Cannabis Grow Licensing to Expand Marijuana Research

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After four years of delays, the DEA will finally consider the applications of 35 institutions that are hoping to grow legal weed for research purposes.

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As the rest of the country grinds to a halt to slow the spread of coronavirus, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is actually advancing long-delayed plans to provide high-quality cannabis for research purposes.

In a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be published in the Federal Register next week, the DEA proposes to amend its regulations governing the production of federally-legal research-grade cannabis. "Specifically, this proposed rule would amend the provisions of the regulations governing applications by persons...

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