Yesterday, Rep. Shelley Kloba attended a retreat held by the UW Center for Cannabis Research (UW-CCR) to learn from world renowned researchers at the University of Washington, Washington State University, and University of California at Irvine about their cutting-edge research on the impacts of cannabis use.
Rep. Kloba is a champion in the Washington State Legislature of cannabis research efforts to better understand the short- and long-term impacts of cannabis use to improve public safety and inform policy.
The forum featured seven lectures focused on THC and new technologies, behavior, and impairment from experts in diverse fields of cannabis research, including basic and clinical sciences. Post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduates also had the opportunity to showcase their cannabis-related research to the more than 50 attendees during a poster reception.
The UW-CCR was founded in 2017 to coordinate and centralize cannabis research across key disciplines. Their mission is to foster innovation in cannabis research and technology and to solidify science to address pressing cannabis-related questions, such as the public health, social, and economic impacts of high potency THC cannabis use. As part of their public service mission, the Center holds retreats and webinars to provide participants with the opportunity to learn and exchange ideas and contacts for future research and policy collaboration. For more information about UW-CCR’s upcoming and past events, visit their events page.
Thank you, Rep. Kloba, for participating in the retreat and for championing cannabis research in Washington state.