Administration To Remove Roadblock To Marijuana Research.

In a front-page story, the New York Times (8/10, A1, Louis, Apuzzo, Subscription Publication) reports that officials said Wednesday that the Administration “is planning to remove a major roadblock to marijuana research,” a move that could prompt “broad scientific study of a drug that is being used to treat dozens of diseases in states across the nation despite little rigorous evidence of its effectiveness,” and “sharply increase the supply of marijuana available to researchers.” While the University of Mississippi has for years “been the only institution authorized to grow the drug for use in medical studies,” the DEA will soon “allow other universities to apply to grow marijuana, three government officials said.” The Times casts the move as a further relaxation of “the nation’s stance on marijuana” by the Administration. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/science/obama-administration-set-to-remove-barrier-to-marijuana-research.html?_r=0