01-13-2017, 10:48 AM
Colorado is Investing Big Money in Marijuana Research
By <span><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/author/dukelondon/" title="Posts by Duke London">Duke London</a> </span> on <span> </span>
<span>January 12th, 2017 </span>
Because of legal restrictions, the cannabis plant has never received the true scientific analysis it deserves. Now that some states have ended marijuana prohibition at least within their own borders researchers can finally put their fear of prosecution aside and dig deep into the plants DNA.
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2016/10/colorado-marijuana-industry-smokes-competition-in-total-revenue/">Colorado</a> is investing heavily in cannabis research, announcing this week that theyve funded seven separate scientific studies on the plant that are scheduled to take place over the next three years. Colorados Department of Public Health and the Environment announced on Tuesday that they would be issuinga total of $2.3 million in grants to fund the seven studies.
This research will be invaluable in Colorado and across the country, said Dr. Larry Wolk, Colorado DPHE Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer, in a <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/news/marijuana-research-grants">statement</a>. The findings will inform our public education efforts and give people additional information they need to make decisions about marijuana use.
The decision of which research studies would receive grants fell partly on the Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee, an organization formed after Colorado legalized adult-use cannabis in 2012. The committee was establishedto oversee the retail industrys public health impacts.......
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By <span><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/author/dukelondon/" title="Posts by Duke London">Duke London</a> </span> on <span> </span>
<span>January 12th, 2017 </span>
Because of legal restrictions, the cannabis plant has never received the true scientific analysis it deserves. Now that some states have ended marijuana prohibition at least within their own borders researchers can finally put their fear of prosecution aside and dig deep into the plants DNA.
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2016/10/colorado-marijuana-industry-smokes-competition-in-total-revenue/">Colorado</a> is investing heavily in cannabis research, announcing this week that theyve funded seven separate scientific studies on the plant that are scheduled to take place over the next three years. Colorados Department of Public Health and the Environment announced on Tuesday that they would be issuinga total of $2.3 million in grants to fund the seven studies.
This research will be invaluable in Colorado and across the country, said Dr. Larry Wolk, Colorado DPHE Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer, in a <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/news/marijuana-research-grants">statement</a>. The findings will inform our public education efforts and give people additional information they need to make decisions about marijuana use.
The decision of which research studies would receive grants fell partly on the Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee, an organization formed after Colorado legalized adult-use cannabis in 2012. The committee was establishedto oversee the retail industrys public health impacts.......
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