DCC Soliciting Academic Research Proposals

Press release from the Department of Cannabis Control:

up close photo of purple hairs on a cannabis plant with blurred background. Black dcc logo which is the outline of a cannabis plant inside a circle with "press release" written belowThe California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is soliciting proposals for academic research projects that advance public understanding of cannabis and its legalization. DCC will fund up to $20 million in cannabis-related academic research by California public universities and is prioritizing topics that will be instrumental in addressing gaps in scientific knowledge and guiding future policy decisions. 

For the first time, DCC has identified specific research topics that will be prioritized for grant funding, which will advance understanding of cannabis, address existing research gaps, and inform policymakers. The prioritized topics examine cannabis potency and health impacts, the health of California’s cannabis industry, monopolies and unfair competition, legacy cannabis genetics, and medicinal use of cannabis. 

Researchers will be required to make research findings available to the public, at no cost, in order to promote more rapid enhancement of scientific understanding of topics researched.

Read the complete list of priority research topics, the Request for Proposals and more information about the grant funding opportunity on the DCC website

“California continues to direct millions of dollars to accelerate scientific understanding of cannabis and evaluate the impacts of legalization. Decades of federal cannabis prohibition has hindered our collective knowledge related to these issues, to the detriment of consumers, communities, our environment and more,” said Nicole Elliott, DCC Director. “Our hope is that research resulting from these grants proves beneficial not only to California policymakers but also to those across the nation and world.”

The priority research topics were developed in consultation with other California state agencies that oversee cannabis activities and were selected to inform future policymaking and better preserve California’s historical information. 

Although grant funding is not limited to the identified topics, their prioritization provides additional direction to prospective grantees eager to help state cannabis leaders close gaps in research. The resulting research and data would continue to inform and support the creation of a safe, sustainable, and equitable cannabis market that protects people, safeguards the environment, and provides adult access to safe, tested products.

DCC’s academic research grants are funded by cannabis taxes enacted by Proposition 64 (2016), which legalized adult-use cannabis, decriminalized personal possession of cannabis and began to redress harms of cannabis prohibition on individuals and communities. This $20 million grant opportunity builds on the $30 million in research grants previously awarded to California academic universities in 2020. Learn more about previously-funded projects: https://cannabis.ca.gov/about-us/scientific-research/

Grant proposals will be accepted from November 1 until Nov. 30, 2022. Awarded research projects will be announced in early February 2023. 

The DCC licenses and regulates commercial cannabis activity within California and works closely with all stakeholders, including businesses and local jurisdictions, to create a sustainable legal cannabis industry and a safe and equitable marketplace. The DCC develops and implements progressive cannabis policies with robust protections for public health, safety, and the environment. The DCC was formed in 2021 by merging the three state programs previously responsible for regulating commercial cannabis activity.

To learn more about the California cannabis market, state licenses and laws, and to locate legal cannabis retailers near you, visit www.cannabis.ca.gov.

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Nono
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Nono
1 year ago

Pretty sure the only way to fix the issue with weed is to rewrite the controlled substances act, get in a time machine and put a blunt in Nancy Reagan’s just say no mouth, and hot box Clinton so we know he finally inhaled.

Al L Ivesmatr
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Al L Ivesmatr
1 year ago
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Nah. Nancy was talking about crack. I say legalize cannabis completely and make it as available to everyone in every nursery and supermarket just like tomato and broccoli starts. That will solve the problem. Everyone has a supply, no real demand. Are people ripping off microbreweries for their secret stash or are people brewing their own and supplementing with known reliable micros that our bought. And as a positive, the people who know how to grow super stony weed, preferably Thai, Skunk, Columbian, Panama red, Chitral, Durban, Diesel, amongst many others, kudos for creating a niche market wanted by everyone who will pay for it. Winner reality.

thetallone
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thetallone
1 year ago

I’ve already done the research! Please send grant money retroactively.