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Radical Rant: Anti-Pot Senators Now Support CBD Research

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/23/2015 - 08:45

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have co-written a letter in TIMEcalling for the elimination of red tape and the expansion of federally approved research into medical marijuana.

The two senators co-chaired a hearing on medical marijuana research last month—joined by Senators Booker (D-NJ) and Gillibrand (D-NY), co-sponsors of The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which would (among other things) reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II. Even National Institute on Drug Abuse director Dr. Nora Volkow admitted in testimony that “there’s no scientific reason“ for marijuana to be in Schedule I alongside heroin, PCP and LSD.

“We learned that the research process is still overly burdensome,” Feinstein and Grassley wrote. “We need to cut red tape and streamline the licensing and regulatory processes so research can move ahead. In addition, we must also find ways to ensure that researchers...

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