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Senate passes marijuana medication bill
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3740009-senate-passes-marijuana-medication-bill/Senate passes marijuana medication bill
BY JOSEPH CHOI - 11/17/22 2:38 PM ET
The Senate passed a bill on Wednesday night that will expand research into the potential medical benefits of marijuana and CBD.
The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act was passed on Wednesday through unanimous consent by a voice vote and will now head to President Biden’s desk to be signed.
The bill, passed by the House in July, establishes a new registration process for researching marijuana and its derivatives. Under the provisions of this legislation, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be directed to register entities who conduct marijuana research and those who supply the marijuana.
The registered entities will be permitted to manufacture, distribute, dispense and possess marijuana or CBD for medical research purposes.
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BY JOSEPH CHOI - 11/17/22 2:38 PM ET
The Senate passed a bill on Wednesday night that will expand research into the potential medical benefits of marijuana and CBD.
The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act was passed on Wednesday through unanimous consent by a voice vote and will now head to President Biden’s desk to be signed.
The bill, passed by the House in July, establishes a new registration process for researching marijuana and its derivatives. Under the provisions of this legislation, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be directed to register entities who conduct marijuana research and those who supply the marijuana.
The registered entities will be permitted to manufacture, distribute, dispense and possess marijuana or CBD for medical research purposes.
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More studies. 🙄 Cannabis has to be the most studied plant in the universe, and it's still a schedule 1 "narcotic", on par with heroin. 
Color me not impressed.
Just make the stuff legal. Every state that has legalized did the whole thing or medical at least.
