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all of it will come from private philanthropists, as governments aren't yet willing to fund the work It's against the law. Schedule I substances are prohibited
by rhizome 9y ago
all of it will come from private philanthropists, as governments aren't yet willing to fund the work
It's against the law. Schedule I substances are prohibited from receiving federal funds for research.
- uoaei 9y agoWould you please provide the exact law? MAPS[1] is a non-profit specifically dedicated to gathering and allocating funding for such studies, and considering how long they've been around doing what they're doing, I'd say they've figured out how to bypass the stringent requirements and remain on this side of the law. Full disclosure, I was involved with them briefly. The paperwork process needed to get the rights to run such trials lasts years, but they are eventually successful in making the studies a reality. [1] http://www.maps.org http://www.maps.org
- rhizome 9y agoI based it on https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/02/26/can-eric-holder-change-the-federal-drug-classification-of-marijuana/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/02/... (somewhere in the middle), but I'm still looking for a specific cite. In the meantime you'll see that MAPS only operates with private funding: http://www.maps.org/donate-redirect/funding-priorities http://www.maps.org/donate-redirect/funding-priorities A license to research and federal funding are separate issues, and my comment was only intended to address the latter.