By Editor in Chief on Friday, 01 September 2017
Category: Politics

Congressman proposes budget amendment to protect marijuana research from DOJ - Cannabis News

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz: "No one should be afraid to do research on medical cannabis."

A Republican congressman has proposed an appropriations amendment to provide safe harbor for medical cannabis research in the majority of U.S. states.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, a freshman lawmaker representing the western panhandle of Florida, this week sponsored an amendment to the upcoming Consolidated Appropriations Act that, if included and passed, would provide protections for researchers of Schedule I substances in states that have legalized some form of medical cannabis.

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Alicia Wallace ~ TheCannabist.co

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