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Counties With More Cannabis Dispensaries Show Reduced Opioid Deaths

Karen Michele Nikos — January 28, 2021 - 10:50am

First study to examine the association between active cannabis dispensary operations and opioid-related mortality rates at the county level and both medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries. Suggests alternative pain management could improve public health outcomes, researchers said.

How Much Does It Cost California Cannabis Growers to Safety Test?

Amy M Quinton — April 23, 2020 - 11:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ researchers find that California cannabis safety tests cost growers about 10 percent of the average wholesale price of legal cannabis. The biggest share of this expense comes from failing the test.

Carter and Tian Named Co-Directors of the �ٺ��Ƶ Cannabis and Hemp Research Center

Andy Fell — January 30, 2020 - 1:40pm

Professor Cameron Carter and Associate Professor Li Tian have been appointed as co-directors of the �ٺ��Ƶ Cannabis and Hemp Research Center by Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra. The center was established in 2019 by campus leadership based on recommendations from a multidisciplinary workgroup, which identified several research needs that �ٺ��Ƶ was uniquely positioned to address.

�ٺ��Ƶ Partners With DEA-Approved Company to Conduct Cannabis Research

Amy M Quinton — August 13, 2019 - 8:28am

Researchers at �ٺ��Ƶ have partnered with Biopharmaceutical Research Company to analyze the chemical and biological profiles of cannabis. �ٺ��Ƶ is also set to launch a Cannabis and Hemp Research Center.

Synthetic Version of CBD Treats Seizures in Rats

Andy Fell — May 28, 2019 - 8:52am

A synthetic, non-intoxicating analogue of cannabidiol (CBD) is effective in treating seizures in rats, according to research by chemists at the University of California, Davis. The synthetic CBD alternative is easier to purify than a plant extract, eliminates the need to use agricultural land for hemp cultivation, and could avoid legal complications with cannabis-related products. The work was recently published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Marijuana Farms Expose Spotted Owls to Rat Poison in Northwest California

Katherine E Kerlin — January 11, 2018 - 3:44pm

Wildlife species are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, with illegal marijuana farms the most likely source point, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis, with the California Academy of Sciences.

The study, released Jan. 11 in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology, showed that seven of the 10 northern spotted owls collected tested positive for rat poison, while 40 percent of 84 barred owls collected also tested positive for the poison.

All Politics — and Cannabis Marketing — Are Local

Julia Ann Easley — December 14, 2017 - 10:01am

California’s legal cannabis market, opening for business on Jan. 1, is expected to quickly grow to be the largest in the nation and worth more than $5 billion a year.

County voting on Proposition 64 that led the state here — to legalizing sales for recreational use — can offer insight into how medical marijuana dispensaries will now market themselves, according to research from the University of California, Davis.

Scientists Test Solutions for Energy-Efficient Grow Houses

Katherine E Kerlin — December 21, 2016 - 3:58pm

If Colorado’s experience is any indication, energy use is expected to spike with the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California, much as it did when data centers sprang up throughout the state.

For example, just two years after Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, grow houses consumed about 2 percent of the power supply in Denver alone.