Pubdate: Sat, 02 Jul 2016
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2016 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Author: John Ingold

STATE HAS $ 2.4M FOR RESEARCH ON MARIJUANA

Colorado's Health Department has $ 2.4 million to put toward studies 
about marijuana use, and now it is looking for researchers to help spend it.

The department this week began accepting grant applications for its 
Retail Marijuana Health Monitoring Program. The department already 
has a historic research program to fund studies on medical marijuana. 
The new grants, funded by the legislature this spring, will go toward 
studies about the health effects of marijuana use more generally 
across the state post-legalization. Money for the grants comes from 
marijuana taxes.

Among the areas the department is particularly interested in:

The health effects, both on mother and child, of marijuana use by 
pregnant women.

The factors that contribute to teens' decisions to use marijuana.

The mental and physical health effects of increasing THC potency.

The differences in health outcomes between heavy and less frequent 
marijuana consumers.

Preliminary applications are due by July 22.
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