Patients Alliance, University of Mississippi partner for cannabis research studies

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A brand new partnership might assist decide the perfect methods to make use of medical marijuana in treating sickness.

The Mississippi Hashish Sufferers Alliance has introduced a brand new partnership with the College of Mississippi and Releaf App on a brand new analysis program that the teams say, “will assist the trade, regulators, practitioners, and sufferers by offering proof of what merchandise work greatest for sure… circumstances.”

The alliance tags itself as “the unifying voice of over 147,000 sufferers in Mississippi whose high quality of life can enhance by means of the protected and well-regulated use of medical hashish,” its web site states.

The information comes days after the primary medical marijuana merchandise had been offered in Mississippi. The state formally legalized its sale and use in 2022.

“For a lot of many years, strong research-based knowledge assortment and evaluation of medical hashish outcomes have been missing,” a launch from the alliance states. “With their participation, Mississippi sufferers, analysis sponsors, and dispensaries can assist Mississippi make historical past by taking part in medical hashish analysis research.”

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