Three medical marijuana companies in Pennsylvania received approval from the state’s department of health to grow medical marijuana for research in partnership with three universities.
New evidence-based research that provides physicians better insight into MMJ could encourage additional doctors to recommend the medicine, which would boost sales.
- PA Options for Wellness, partnering with Penn State College of Medicine.
- Agronomed Biologics, partnering with Drexel University College of Medicine.
- MLH Explorations, partnering with Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
Under the program, the cannabis companies will recruit patients, who will self-report data.
The companies, which are covering the research expenses, will collect patient data and share the information with the health systems.
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