The DEA is expected to issue a rule Friday morning that will be a serious issue for current marijuana grow operations and a variety of other businesses. Documents obtained by Cannabis and Tech Today detail a significant byproduct of any potential federal legalization.
The rule is from the Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regarding the Controls to Enhance the Cultivation of Marihuana for Research and will officially be published Friday, December 18, 2020. The rule states any commercial cannabis operation with a pre-existing, plant touching, state legal but federally illegal, cannabis business is probably not going to receive a federal cannabis cultivation license aka a Bulk Manufacturing Permit (BMP).
According to Issue 5: “Some commenters believe that DEA’s consideration of an applicant’s compliance with Federal marihuana law would exclude qualified applicants, specifically those who operate in compliance with State laws that are inconsistent with Federal law.