Meredith Wadman, Science, December 2, 2022 The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act law makes new regulations to help researchers in the process of doing medical cannabis research. Read the article here.
Dr. Thomas Arkell, a research fellow at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia recently presented to CMCR investigators on the effects of THC and CBD on driving and cognition. His research aims to better understand how cannabis impacts driving and cognition, what factors modulate cannabis effects, and its potential as a therapeutic aid. Dr. Arkell conducted the first study evaluating the effects of THC with and without CBD on real world driving performance. He currently chairs the Cannabis and Driving Working Group for the International Council on Alcohol Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS). See the ICADTS website for a series of fact sheets reviewing the scientific evidence on cannabis and driving.
On August 31, 2022 CMCR hosted a press conference organized by Representative Scott Peters of California to provide a briefing in regard to HR 8540, “Developing and Nationalizing Key Cannabis Research Act of 2022" that he and Representative Dave Joyce of Ohio are introducing. The Act envisions enhanced support for research into medicinal cannabis and the broader understanding of the impact of cannabis on public health by establishing a national research agenda, funding 10 national interdisciplinary centers of excellence on cannabis research, and shielding universities from legal threat if they acquire for study purposes medicinal cannabis products from dispensaries in states which it is legal to do so. In recognition of CMCR‘s national leadership role on medicinal cannabis research, Mr. Peters requested that CMCR host this press conference.
Scott Peters - Press Conference on new Federal Cannabis Research Legislation
Thomas Fudge, KPBS, September 30, 2022 KPBS interviewed Dr. Igor Grant on the potential impacts of the recently introduced bill "Developing and Nationalizing Key Cannabis Research Act" co-sponsored by San Diego Rep. Scott Peters. Read the article here.
July 21, 2022, Health Professional Radio interviewed Dr. Thomas Marcotte about cannabis and driving as it impacts public health. The interview was part of a larger conversation on cannabis presented at the American College of Preventive Medicine's 2022 conference.
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