DEA solicited applications to grow marijuana for research. It hasn’t approved one
The DEA solicited applications to grow marijuana for research nearly a year ago. Since then, the agency has yet to greenlight any of the applicants.
Almost a year after the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it would consider granting additional licenses to cultivate cannabis for research purposes — and despite drawing 25 applicants so far — the agency has yet to greenlight a new grow operation.
The DEA says it does not have a timeline to approve or deny and noted that it is dealing with a new review process. All applicants remain under review and none has been rejected, said Katherine Pfaff, a
