Why U.S. Cannabis Researchers Have Had to Resort to Importing Pot From Canada and the Netherlands | Cannabis Culture

Progress on cannabis medical research has stalled in the U.S.

One of the top advocates for allowing U.S. companies to grow cannabis for research purposes has imported a batch from the Netherlands, saying he had no choice because of the lack of progress at home.

California-based Biopharmaceutical Research Co., founded by former Navy SEAL George Hodgin, legally imported a small quantity of marijuana from Bedrocan International last month to use for scientific analysis with the goal of better understanding the plant.

– Read the entire article at Financial Post.