May 23, 2024, Erin Durkin of the National Journal spoke to Dr. Igor Grant and other researchers about the DEA's plan to ease restrictions on marijuana. Researchers are hopeful that moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III will ease some bureaucratic hurdles in research and may also attract new researchers into the field. Researchers also caution that not all barriers to research will be lifted, such as the conflicts between state and federal cannabis laws. Read the full article at the National Journal.