Congressman Andy Harris has introduced a marijuana measure that would clear away some of the hurdles that now face researchers.
The bill is aimed at reducing approval times and easing costly security measures as well as unnecessary levels of review.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the Eastern Shore Republican said as a physician drug policy was never intended to be an impediment to medical research.
He added if marijuana is to be considered medicine then it should follow the same scientific research protocols as other treatments for approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
Once a research project is approved the measure would make it easier to obtain the drug by researchers and would allow private production and distribution of the drug solely for research.
