Is The Federal Government finally serious about marijuana research?
A long-gestating back-and-forth between scientists, cannabis advocates, and legislators has been the paucity of marijuana research. Lawmakers at the state and federal level have both referenced a lack of scientific literature around medical cannabis as reason not to push through reform.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Legislators failed to mention just why there isn’t enough medical marijuana research in America.
- Now, the U.S. government is at least responding to one of those requests. The National Institute of Drug Abuse announced plans to grow the largest crop of research marijuana in five years.
- Whether the new increases in available cannabis to research is a sign the federal government is finally serious about the issue remains to be seen.
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