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The federal government is overwhelmed and rushing to respond to a torrent of cannabis research applications that started pouring in when legalization came into force last October.
As of last month, there were 251 applicants waiting in the queue for approval, and scientists are becoming increasingly irritated with the stagnancy of the process, which is currently subject to waits lasting months at a time.
Although Health Canada, which is in charge of issuing the research permits, has claimed to be committed to increasing the efficiency of the application process, researchers are complaining that the wait times are unacceptable and have worsened since the drug became legal.
