# Federal Register #2026-20553

DEA Denies MedPharm Research Marijuana Manufacturing Registration

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20553

The Drug Enforcement Administration denied MedPharm Research, LLC’s application to manufacture marijuana in Denver, Colorado.
- **Government decision-maker:** U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
- **Applicant:** MedPharm Research, LLC.
- **Decision:** The DEA denied the application for registration as a bulk manufacturer of marijuana in its Schedule I form, along with pending requests to amend or modify the application or obtain additional registration in Colorado.
- **Basis cited:** The DEA found that the applicant’s parent and sister entities had manufactured marijuana without DEA registration and that the sister entity had supplied the recreational market.
- **Procurement status:** This is a regulatory decision, not a procurement opportunity. No products or services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or procurement vendors are identified.

### Description

The Drug Enforcement Administration denied MedPharm Research, LLC’s application for DEA registration as a bulk manufacturer of marijuana in its Schedule I form. The application proposed operations at a Colorado facility and was denied after the Agency found that the applicant’s parent and sister companies had manufactured marijuana without DEA registration and that the sister company had supplied the recreational market. The order also denies any other pending application to amend or modify the application or for additional registration in Colorado. The order is effective November 6, 2026.

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