The DEA Is Finally About to End the Federal Monopoly on Research Cannabis Cultivators

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Scientists have been begging the feds to provide them with research-quality cannabis for decades now, and it looks like their wishes might finally be granted.

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After years of delays, legal challenges, and obfuscation, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) finally announced that it would begin evaluating applications for federally-licensed research cannabis cultivators. 

Last week, several organizations, including Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI), Biopharmaceutical Research Company (BRC), and Groff NA Hemplex LLC received notifications from the DEA that their applications to become federally-licensed weed growers were being evaluated. Each of these companies submitted...

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