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'''Lyle E. Craker''' is a Professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Since 2005, Craker has been trying to obtain a permit from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to grow [[marijuana]] for research purposes.

== Education ==

In 1963, Craker received a B.S. degree in agronomy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1967 he received a Ph.D. in agronomy and plant genetics with a specialty in plant physiology from the University of Minnesota. In 1976 he received an associate degree in business administration from Massachusetts Bay Community College.

== Marijuana studies ==

Craker is known for proposing that medical grade marijuana be available for scientific studies into its possible health benefits. Since the [[marijuana]] available for studies is too weak for any kind of medical study, he proposed that medical grade [[marijuana]] be made available for research purposes. He has been named in many newspapers on this subject. The federal government refuses to give him a license to grow medical grade [[marijuana]]. On April 29, 2009, Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry wrote a letter to the Honorable David W. Ogden urging the Deputy Attorney General to delay a final decision on the application by Lyle E. Craker of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to produce research-grade [[marijuana]] for use in federally approved clinical trials

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−	Craker is known for proposing that medical grade marijuana be available for scientific studies into its possible health benefits. Since the [[marijuana]] available for studies is too weak for any kind of medical study, he proposed that medical grade [[marijuana]] be made available for research purposes. He has been named in many newspapers on this subject. The federal government refuses to give him a license to grow medical grade [[marijuana]]. On April 29, 2009, Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry wrote a letter to the Honorable David W. Ogden urging the Deputy Attorney General to delay a final decision on the application by Lyle E. Craker of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to produce research-grade [[marijuana]] for use in federally approved clinical trials	+	Craker is known for proposing that medical grade [[marijuana]] be available for scientific studies into its possible health benefits. Since the [[marijuana]] available for studies is too weak for any kind of medical study, he proposed that medical grade [[marijuana]] be made available for research purposes. He has been named in many newspapers on this subject. The federal government refuses to give him a license to grow medical grade [[marijuana]]. On April 29, 2009, Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry wrote a letter to the Honorable David W. Ogden urging the Deputy Attorney General to delay a final decision on the application by Lyle E. Craker of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to produce research-grade [[marijuana]] for use in federally approved clinical trials

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