The bill expands the medical marijuana research grant program by: •
Providing grant funding for research intended to ascertain the safety of medical marijuana products; and
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Encouraging the state board of health to prioritize grants to research the safety of medical marijuana products and the safety of administering medical marijuana for
posttraumatic stress disorder.
The bill requires the state treasurer to transfer $3 million from the
general fund to the health research subaccount in the medical marijuana cash fund for the purpose of providing research grants and administering the grant program.
