The U.S. House of Representatives passed a revised bipartisan bill that would make it easier for researchers to study marijuana.
The bill passed Tuesday by a resounding vote of 325-95.
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The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Act or H.R. 8454, now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass.
If it does, then the measure is expected to become the first stand-alone marijuana bill signed into law.
Both the House and Senate passed marijuana research bills in the lame duck session in 2020, but the measures stalled over a provision that would have allowed researchers to study marijuana from state-legal medical cannabis dispensaries.
The newest version of the bill eliminated that provision.
But the measure does streamline the research application process and removes barriers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Depending on what researchers find, the measure could lead to more business opportunities in current state-legal
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