Inside STAT: U.S. fails, again, to approve new suppliers of marijuana for research

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Just as we did in 2017 and 2018, we’re here with what seems to be an annual tradition of sharing that, once again, the DEA has not approved more applications for marijuana research, despite saying it would be open to doing so. As consumer products with CBD become ever more popular, the lack of research to support many of the claims being made by manufacturers is frustrating scientists and advocates for more marijuana research. In one instance, one of the applicants hoping to grow marijuana for research — Arizona-based Scottsdale Research Institute — is asking a federal court to get the DEA to review applications. Read more here from STAT’s Andrew Joseph.