DEA will allow more research institutions to grow their own marijuana
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Thursday, Aug. 11, that the executive agency will allow marijuana researchers to use “a more varied and robust supply” of the drug by allowing more institutions to conduct scientific experiments and grow their own cannabis plants.
Acting DEA administrator, Chuck Rosenberg, however, formally rejected a 2011 petition from the states of Rhode Island and Washington, which sought to remove marijuana from the Schedule I federal list of banned substances under the Controlled Substances Act (1970).
In a letter addressed to both states, Rosenberg wrote:
“If the scientific understanding about marijuana changes — and it could change — then the decision could change. But we will remain tethered to science, as we must, and as the statute demands.”
Mr. Rosenberg went on to cite a “lack of accepted safety for (marijuana’s) use under medical supervision” and its “high potential for abuse,” both prerequisites for Schedule I drugs....
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