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US House passes bill to expedite, expand medical cannabis research

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a groundbreaking bill to reduce barriers and expand scientific research…

News December 9
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DEA asks court to toss marijuana rescheduling appeal

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reiterated that a lawsuit challenging marijuana’s classification as a Schedule 1 drug under…

News December 3
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Court refuses to reject suit challenging marijuana’s listing as Schedule 1 drug

A lawsuit challenging marijuana’s federal classification as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act remains alive…

News August 19
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Marijuana legalization plaintiffs make final plea to US Supreme Court

The federal statute criminalizing cannabis should be declared unconstitutional, according to a petition filed with the U.S. Supreme…

News August 14
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DEA wants to expand cannabis grown for research by 31%

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing an increase in the amount of marijuana that would be…

News September 11
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DEA supports expanding cannabis research, but timing uncertain

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Monday that it will expand scientific and medical research of marijuana,…

News August 26
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US touts bigger medical cannabis research crop while applications linger

The U.S. government is growing the largest marijuana research crop in five years but still hasn’t acted on…

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Slideshow: 2018 US Cannabis Business Year in Review

2018 marked the historic legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada, the end of hemp prohibition in the United…

News December 28
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DEA to up amount of medical cannabis grown for federal research

The Drug Enforcement Administration took steps to dramatically increase the amount of cannabis that can legally be grown in…

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