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Federal Government To Increase Its Supply Of Marijuana For Clinical Research

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014.

By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

Federal agencies are moving forward with plans to increase the US government’s production of research-grade cannabis.

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Last week, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) publicly announced in the Federal Register that it is increasing its marijuana production quota from 21 kilograms to 650 kilograms (about 1,443 pounds) in order to meet increasing demand for the plant from clinical investigators.

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