Dea Ends Its Monopoly On Marijuana Growing For Medical Research

[westmich]

I caught the title to this article and thought maybe there was some good news/bad news going on with the DEA announcements.  While it is 'good' in a sense that it will allow more research, I think it is the next step in the Feds game to keep cannabis out of the hands of the masses.

 

 

The DEA will invite growers other than the University of Mississippi to apply for licenses, but warns the number of such licenses granted will be limited and the rules for qualifying will be strict. It implied that big growers who have been selling pot legally in the states may be boxed out of the market, as the DEA will favor manufacturers that have followed its rules and have a proven track record working with controlled substances.

 

Other potential growers might include big agricultural and pharmaceutical companies that have been pondering entering the pot market but have sat on the sidelines, waiting for the DEA to loosen its rules. The DEA says the new policy is designed to enable companies seeking to market particular strains of marijuana as prescription drugs to start developing products.

“Under the new approach, should the state of scientific knowledge advance in the future such that a marijuana-derived drug is shown to be safe and effective for medical use, pharmaceutical firms will have a legal means of producing such drugs in the United States — independent of the [federal government] contracting process,” the agency wrote. 

 

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-marijuana-dea-20160811-snap-story.html

Edited August 11, 2016 by westmich

[t-pain]

its only good news if you think privatizing medical marijuana growth , like canada's prarie plant systems, is a good idea.

[AmishRnot4ganja]

It is so obvious what their intent is. They want cannabis released to the general public ONLY as a prescription drug. What a bunch of idiots. They have their heads in the sand and they are inviting everyone else to stick their heads in and join them in collective ignorance.