Feb. 12, 2007 – DEA Administrative Law Judge Recommends Allowing New Source of Marijuana for Research

Mary Ellen Bittner, a DEA Administrative Law Judge, issues a non-binding Feb. 12, 2007 ruling that Lyle E. Craker, PhD should be allowed to grow marijuana for medical research at the University of Massachusetts. The ruling states that “there is currently an inadequate supply of marijuana available for research purposes… I recommend that Respondent’s application be granted.”