DEA Will Not Decontrol Marijuana, and More from CRS
After a 5 year review process, the Drug Enforcement Agency decided to reject a petition to reduce or eliminate legal controls on marijuana. However, it agreed to authorize increased legal cultivation of marijuana for research purposes.
The current state of affairs was summarized by the Congressional Research Service in DEA Will Not Reschedule Marijuana, But May Expand Number of Growers of Research Marijuana, CRS Legal Sidebar, September 21, 2016.
Other new or updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Child Support Enforcement and the Hague Convention on Recovery of International Child Support, updated September 22, 2016
Clean Air Issues in the 114th Congress, updated September 21, 2016
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), updated September 21, 2016
U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects, updated September 21, 2016
Iran Sanctions, updated September 21, 2016
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, updated September 21, 2016
We sat down with Dr. Max Moritz and Chief Rob Hazard to discuss how communities use time, money, and data to reduce the risk that wildfires pose.
The Colorado Future Systems Policy Sprint is FAS’s first state-level policy sprint. Policy sprints are key incubators for “policy entrepreneurship,” FAS’s method for equipping individuals with strong ideas with the technical assistance to develop policy.
Colorado already has the building blocks in place to modernize its agricultural industry – they just have to put it to use. With state recognition, a San Luis Valley pilot could improve local capacity in just three years.
As we head into the fall and the end of the 119th session, we face significant S&T issues of concern. Here is what we’re tracking.