WHEREAS, A person seeking to plant, cultivate, grow or
harvest marijuana to supply researchers must obtain a United
States Drug Enforcement Administration registration; and
WHEREAS, The United States Drug Enforcement Administration
issued a final rule, effective January 19, 2021, to amend its
regulations to facilitate the cultivation of marijuana for
research purposes; and
WHEREAS, As of February 2022, the cannabis industry supports
more than 428,000 full-time jobs in the United States; and
WHEREAS, This equates to an annual job growth rate of 33%;
and
WHEREAS, The cannabis industry needs a labor force, and
workers must have the expertise and skills to work in an ever-
changing field; and
WHEREAS, An increasing number of universities are designing
cannabis-related programs to prepare students for this
fledgling, but growing, industry; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Medical
Marijuana Advisory Board to encourage and facilitate State
System of Higher Education universities to secure United States
Drug Enforcement Administration registrations to authorize the
possession of cannabis for clinical registrants to engage in
hands-on work regarding cultivating, testing, processing and
researching cannabis plants; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Medical
Marijuana Advisory Board to put forth additional recommendations
in partnership with other entities, including universities; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Medical
Marijuana Advisory Board to partner with the State System of
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