Realm Of Caring Collaborating On Federal Grant For Medicinal Cannabis Research

Realm of Caring, a nonprofit dedicated to cannabis research and education, will advance its work into medicinal cannabis through collaborating on a research project supported by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded to Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit through the NIH Registry of Medical Cannabis Use and Health Outcomes funding opportunity.

Building on the long standing collaboration between Realm of Caring and Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit this project will develop and maintain a medicinal cannabis use registry to assess the medical conditions reported as reasons for consumption, how and what products are being used and the associated medical outcomes. Through this publicly accessible registry, Realm of Caring and others may utilize the data to inform both policy and clinical recommendation practices on medicinal cannabis, CBD products and associated conditions and outcomes for patients.

This grant enables Realm of Caring to collaborate on a multifaceted five-year research project with the goal of establishing a data repository to be used as a public resource for better understanding the health impacts of medicinal cannabis use. Furthermore, the project will establish a program of medicinal cannabis product surveillance and testing with the goal of helping patients, providers, policymakers, and the public better understand the health impacts of medicinal cannabis use that may help inform decision making. As one example, the data gathered will also allow Realm of Caring to expand upon its mission to offer a free, one-on-one cannabis support hotline that assists individuals globally on their health journey.

Research results will be posted publicly on the project website for patients, providers and regulators. The nonprofit will also maintain a data repository and an archive of publications will be made available as a resource for individuals seeking data to inform clinical decision making.

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