Colorado Marijuana Growers Vying For DEA Research Approval
Two Colorado facilities believe they're on track to become the first cultivators in the state to receive Drug Enforcement Administration approval for medical marijuana research purposes. After waiting for years, NuVue Pharma and MedPharm Holdings are still chasing DEA approval to grow cannabis for federally sanctioned medical studies. MedPharm, already licensed by the City of Denver and State of Colorado to grow medical marijuana for research purposes, has been waiting since 2016 for a decision on its DEA application, according to CEO Albert Gutierrez. Since 1968, the University of Mississi...