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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

Cannabis Law Report

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. In 2016, Dr. Sue Sisley first applied to grow cannabis for research purposes when the Obama administration announced a plan to allow other growers to provide cannabis to researchers. The DEA dragged their feet on this plan for years, so lawsuits were filed.

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Legislation To Produce And Research Cannabis Introduced

NORML

As the result of a lawsuit, DEA Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner in 2007 ruled that expanding the pool of federally licensed providers would be “in the public interest.” The agency ultimately rejected her decision.

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The Top Cannabis Reform Groups to Follow (and Join)

PrestoDoctor

Since 2016 the Cannabis Cultural Association (CCA) has helped marginalized and underrepresented communities engage in the legal cannabis industry, emphasizing criminal justice reform, access to medical cannabis, and adult use legalization. The case now remains in the DEA’s hands until further notice.

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The Top Cannabis Reform Groups to Follow (and Join)

PrestoDoctor

Since 2016 the Cannabis Cultural Association (CCA) has helped marginalized and underrepresented communities engage in the legal cannabis industry, emphasizing criminal justice reform, access to medical cannabis, and adult use legalization. The case now remains in the DEA’s hands until further notice.

Policy 40
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Canna Law Blog Cited by U.S. Senators in Letter to the Attorney General

Canna Law Blog

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Warren has written a few of these high-profile letters on cannabis over the years, going back to 2016. That said, relentless advocacy is critical.

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Harris Bricken Are Excited… Their Canna Law Blog Quoted By US Senators In Letter To AG

Cannabis Law Report

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Warren has written a few of these high-profile letters on cannabis over the years, going back to 2016. That said, relentless advocacy is critical.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

6 Despite the changing landscape of marijuana regulations nationwide, past year use of marijuana reached and maintained its lowest levels in more than two decades in 2016 among 8 th and 10 th graders. www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/2016/205525Orig1s000TOC.cfm (www.accessdata.fda.gov). and 2.3%, respectively.