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Findings show that daily cannabis use was associated with lower inflammation in the central nervous system in people with HIV

The estate of Angela Ann Price has given CMCR a $100,000 gift to support medicinal cannabis research. This is the second donation of $100K the Price estate has given to CMCR. The gift will help support training opportunities for future leaders in cannabinoid science as well as support educational events, and could also provide seed funding to help investigators with the costs of their research. “We are extremely thankful for the Price estate’s continuing support of CMCR,” said Igor Grant, MD, CMCR Director. “These generous donations help CMCR to fulfill our mission of accelerating high quality scientific research in order to discover further insights into the medical safety and efficacy of cannabis.” Click here to learn more about supporting CMCR.

David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, July 2, 2021

CMCR investigators Drs. Mark Wallace and Donald Abrams comment on marijuana as a prohibited substance in Olympic trials.

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Will Stone, KPBS, May 30, 2021

The DEA recently announced it will be issuing licenses to several manufacturers to grow cannabis for research studies. Prior to this decision, the University of Mississippi was the only Federally approved source for research cannabis products.

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