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University cannabis research center urges conference committee to preserve state funding as dispensaries approach opening
Summary
The director of the University of Minnesota’s newly created cannabis research center said state funding is essential for Minnesota‑focused, real‑time research on legalization’s health effects and implementation. The House and Senate differ on whether to maintain a dedicated appropriation for cannabis research.
The University of Minnesota’s cannabis research center told the Higher Education Conference Committee that state funding is critical to produce Minnesota‑specific, timely research on public‑health consequences of cannabis legalization and to support prevention, treatment and implementation work.
"The charge of the center is to conduct independent research to assess health effects, related to cannabis legalization and cannabis," Tracy Toomey, director of the Cannabis Research Center…
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