The measure is designed to facilitate research on marijuana and its potential health benefits.The bill will accomplish this by streamlining the application process for scientific marijuana studies and removing existing barriers for researchers that frequently slow the research process.“Our bill, which is now set to become law, will remove excessive barriers that make it difficult for researchers to study the effectiveness and safety of marijuana, and hopefully, give patients more treatment options.”“After working on the issue of cannabis reform for decades, finally the dam is starting to break”, said said Congressman Blumenauer, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.Despite lacking much scientific research, over three dozen states have already legalized medical marijuana, and the American public deserves to know the effect modern marijuana has on the human body.While I support additional research for the use of medical marijuana, my position on recreational marijuana remains the same – I categorically oppose it.”In addition to Feinstein, Grassley and Schatz, the Senate bill is cosponsored by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.)"