Colorado to Spend Ten Million on Medical Marijuana Research
WA State continues to lag in second place, unfortunately. I've sent this to my state legislators.
http://www.nationofchange.org/colorado-spend-ten-million-medical-marijuana-research-1404741912
There is an abundance of research on marijuana and its benefits, but much of it is anecdotal and fails to pass the muster of the scientific (and government) community. So, when Colorado announced it would be spending $10 million to research medical marijuana, advocates and others alike became understandably excited.
“SB 155 invests the dollars collected from medical marijuana fees into a meaningful effort to study the therapeutic and medical benefits of the drug,” state Rep. Crisanta Duran (D), co-sponsor of the bill that will fund the research. “Patients will benefit from this investment and Colorado will become a national leader in developing medical marijuana research.”
Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) has already signed off on the bill which will reportedly help the state determine which conditions should be added to their current list of eight that qualify residents for medical marijuana use.
