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SACRAMENTO GIVES UCSD $3M TO STUDY CBD

The state will give UC San Diego $3M for the study of CBD. UCSD’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis has long looked into how CBD may benefit children with severe autism. Ganjapreneur

  • Five research projects will be funded. They’ll look into how CBD impacts psychosis, alcohol dependence, rheumatoid arthritis, anorexia nervosa, and insomnia.
  • Since 2000 UCSD has been studying medical benefits of the plant. In 2007 a report said that smoked cannabis helped treat neuropathic pain and 2012 clinical center study found smoked cannabis reduced multiple sclerosis symptoms.