Sean Casten voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Medical Marijuana Research Act
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research.
Establishes new separate registration processes to facilitate medical marijuana research (Sec. 3).
Authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register (Sec. 3):
Practitioners to conduct medical marijuana research; and
Manufacturers and distributors supply marijuana for medical marijuana research.
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services continue to produce marijuana through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Drug Supply Program, and implement a specialized process for supplying marijuana produces available through state-authorized marijuana programs to researchers until manufacturers and distributors can provide a sufficient supply of marijuana for medical research (Sec. 3).
Title: Medical Marijuana Research Act