U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is backing bipartisan legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research that he hopes will be a big positive for Colorado.
“Our medical community continues to find new ways medical marijuana can help patients, but currently there are too many barriers that are holding back even further advancements and research,” the Colorado Republican said in a written statement. “This legislation is simple. It will make it easier for our universities, hospitals and scientists to look at new ways that medical marijuana can be used for treatment.”
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The bill’s lead sponsors are U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, and Brian Schatz, a Hawaii Democrat.
Specifically, the measure announced Wednesday seeks to encourage more medical marijuana research by streamlining the registration process and make more cannabis available for the commercial production of any cannabis-derived Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs.
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