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Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug - something with "no accepted medical use" - means it is pretty tough to study. That can be frustrating to scientists who, regardless of their position on its legal status, almost uniformly agree that more rigorous scientific analyses of...

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act will be on the ballot this election year, potentially erasing barriers for marijuana research at the UofA. If passed by voters, the act will allow access to medical marijuana by obtaining a license from the Department of Health before buying from a Cannabis...

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act will be on the ballot this election year, potentially erasing barriers for marijuana research at the UofA. If passed by voters, the act will allow access to medical marijuana by obtaining a license from the Department of Health before buying from a Cannabis...

Langdon, N.D. - Sometimes the weather won't cooperate with farmers. Sometimes it refuses to cooperate with agricultural researchers, too. Heavy and frequent rains this summer devastated the industrial hemp research plot at the North Dakota State University Langdon Research Extension Center. The...

The decision last week by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to keep classifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, lacking medicinal value, was disappointing. That's especially true in Washington, a pioneer state for medical and recreational use of cannabis. Voters here and in a handful...

The reported levels of their "top shelf" herb is < 7%. One expects this to increase as research is expanded under new drug guidelines but still.........Potency of US Govt. Grown Marijuana - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org

There should be a lot more marijuana available for drug companies and researchers now that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has opened up cultivation of the drug to more than one facility. The agency didn't budge from its classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which puts the...

While pot advocates were disappointed by the federal government's decision to keep marijuana classified as a dangerous drug with no medical use, there are potential benefits in Thursday's news for Washington. Although the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced it wasn't changing...

A Nebraska state senator and others who have worked several years to legalize medical marijuana in the state say they are disappointed federal authorities won't lower the classification of the drug. The Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday it will not remove marijuana from the...

A Nebraska state senator and others who have worked several years to legalize medical marijuana in the state say they are disappointed federal authorities won't lower the classification of the drug. The Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday it will not remove marijuana from the...

As the DEA explains in a press release (which also notes its decision to deny petitions seeking rescheduling of marijuana under the CSA), the agency has "announced a policy change designed to foster research by expanding the number of DEA- registered marijuana manufacturers." The formal...

Lexington, Ky. — On Thursday, August 11, the UK Industrial Hemp Research Farm will open to the public for its industrial hemp research field day. The event is free, and will run from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The day will include tours of various research field plots, and feature speakers...

Lexington, Ky. — On Thursday, August 11, the UK Industrial Hemp Research Farm will open to the public for its industrial hemp research field day. The event is free, and will run from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The day will include tours of various research field plots, and feature speakers...

The news is gloomy for Connecticut's head-in-the-sand conservatives who scoffed at the 2012 legalization of marijuana for the treatment of debilitating ailments. That conjured image of a stoner paradise, with nodding-and-winking proprietors of state medical-cannabis dispensaries happily...

The news is gloomy for Connecticut's head-in-the-sand conservatives who scoffed at the 2012 legalization of marijuana for the treatment of debilitating ailments. That conjured image of a stoner paradise, with nodding-and-winking proprietors of state medical-cannabis dispensaries happily...

Institutions across the country soon will be looking to Colorado State University-Pueblo as a pioneer in marijuana research that will bring together state officials, local governments and others to search for answers in this complicated new field. The university is set to become the first...

Medicinal marijuana will be grown in New South Wales after authorisation was granted by the federal government to conduct medicinal cannabis cultivation research. NSW is the first state to be given approval to grow cannabis under licence from the federal government as part of research into...

Medicinal marijuana will be grown in New South Wales after authorisation was granted by the federal government to conduct medicinal cannabis cultivation research. NSW is the first state to be given approval to grow cannabis under licence from the federal government as part of research into...

In Salt Lake City, Senator Orrin Hatch has recently unveiled a bipartisan bill which will allow researchers to perform further study on the potential medical benefits of marijuana. Hatch introduced this regulation along with other senators from Delaware, Hawaii and North Carolina, making a...

In Salt Lake City, Senator Orrin Hatch has recently unveiled a bipartisan bill which will allow researchers to perform further study on the potential medical benefits of marijuana. Hatch introduced this regulation along with other senators from Delaware, Hawaii and North Carolina, making a...