Marijuana: Not Enough Research

While the debates around the cannabis plant are heated and varied, one thing that all opinions appear to agree with is: there is not enough research to date.

There is not enough research to know the effects on the adolescent mind, there is not enough research to prove the benefits for Alzheimer’s patients, or Epilepsy, or Parkinson’s sufferers, or soldiers with PTSD. The anti-pot campaign wants more research before we risk exposing innocents to a new drug. The Pro-cannabis side argues that research has been stifled to perpetuate a myth of “Reefer Madness”. And everyone should want to understand more about the benefits of THC, CBD, and the other 83 active cannabinoids that have already been identified in cannabis.

The citizens of the world, are no longer willing to wait for clinical trials and more research. Voters are casting their ballots in response to enormous amounts of anecdotal evidence that shows marijuana has valid and just medical benefits for millions of sufferers. The movement has spread throughout the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the UK, Spain, Uruguay, Columbia, South Africa and more.

 For the times they are a-changin’!

So where do we go from here?  If we can all agree there is not enough research then focus needs to be placed on doing research.  Our sister company, JGS Limited is a worldwide leader in the design of technologically advanced research environments.  With a focus on building facilities that empower plant scientists to study and innovate, JGS has worked with many of the leading Agricultural Research institutes. 

Companies and individuals looking to encourage cannabis plant research should start a dialog with one or more of these Agricultural Science Universities, which according to US News, have been ranked as the Best Global Universities for Agricultural Sciences. Clinical research starts with plant life science research. Together we can make a difference.  We have placed a leaf beside those universities that we are currently aware have a cannabis research program in place or plans to start one.

Canada                                                          University of Guelph  University of British Columbia  University of Alberta McGill University  University of Saskatchewan University of Manitoba University of Toronto     United States  University of California-Davis  Cornell University University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Florida Harvard University University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Rutgers State University Tufts University University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign University of Georgia Michigan State University Pennsylvania State University  Washington State University North Carolina State University University of California--Berkeley Purdue University Ohio State University Iowa State University Texas A&M University-College Station Oregon State University University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kansas State University Colorado State University University of Maryland-College Park University of Arizona Johns Hopkins University	Australia  University of Western Australia University of Queensland Australia University of Adelaide University of Sydney  University of Melbourne     Austria University of Bodenkultur Wien     Belgium  Ghent University KU Leuven     Brazil  Universidade de São Paulo Universidade Estadual de Campinas Universidade Estadual Paulista Universidade Federal de Viçosa     China  China Agricultural University Zhejiang University Nanjing Agricultural University South China University of Technology Jiangnan University Northwest A&F University-China Huazhong Agricultural University     Denmark  University of Copenhagen Aarhus University Technical University of Denmark
“Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.” Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Finland University of Helsinki     Germany  University Hohenheim Technical University of Munich University of Bonn University of Kiel     Greece Agricultural University of Athens     Iran  University of Tehran University of Göttingen     Ireland  University College Cork University College Dublin     Israel  Hebrew University of Jerusalem      Italy University of Milan University of Bologna University of Naples Federico II University of Padua     Japan University of Tokyo Kyoto University Hokkaido University     Malaysia  Universiti Putra Malaysia	Netherlands  Wageningen University and Research Center VU University Amsterdam Utrecht University Maastricht University     New Zealand  Massey University     Portugal Universidade do Porto Universidade de Lisboa     South Korea  Seoul National University     Spain  University of Barcelona University of Valencia Polytechnic University of Valencia Universitat de Lleida Universidad de Cordoba University of Zaragoza Autonomous University of Barcelona     Sweden  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Lund University     Switzerland  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich     Taiwan  National Taiwan University National Chung Hsing University China Medical University Taiwan
	United Kingdom  University of Reading University of East Anglia University of Aberdeen University of Nottingham

While, Agricultural Universities are a good starting place for all plant science research including cannabis research, it is not the only place to look.  The University of California's Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) is set up in San Diego with the purpose of coordinating scientific studies to assess the safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabis compounds for treating medical conditions.

Of course Colorado is currently the most active area in North America, with health officials having recommended funding 8 different cannabis research studies, two of which will study the effects on childhood epilepsy, and two others will research the benefits for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.  And while The University of Colorado has understandably benefited most from the funding proposals, The University of Pennsylvania and John Hopkins University in Baltimore have also benefited.

If you are aware of any additional Cannabis Research please comment below.  At GGS we are committed to helping growers grow.  We work with canabis growers to ensure your mother plants, cloning, and growing rooms are designed and built to ensure quality, and maximize yield.  Our sister company JGS works along side plant scientists to provide the most technologically advanced research greenhouses around the world.  Together we all can make a difference.

Sources:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/agricultural-sciences

http://jgslimited.com

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/MMR-research-grant-recommendations

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27005133/colorado-health-officials-recommend-grants-8-marijuana-studies

http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/marijuana-researcher-gets-m-grant-from-colorado/article_4cea05cb-a728-5149-b655-8c0f8f3dfbb4.html