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    Researching Medical Marijuana May Soon Get Easier

    Current federal law limits scientists trying to study the health effects of marijuana to plants from one farm in Mississippi. The DEA says it will begin moving on applications for new growers.
    by Will Stone Aug 27, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Ian Philip Miller

    Researchers hoping to study marijuana for scientific and medical purposes are one step closer to expanding their limited supply of the plant.

    This week, the federal government announced it would begin processing dozens of pending applications for permission to cultivate the plant for scientific research.

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's decision comes after several years of delay for some applicants and a lawsuit filed against the agency by one cannabis researcher.

    "I am pleased that DEA is moving forward with its review of applications for those who seek

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