Research
The Centre has research teams dedicated to furthering research efforts to understand the use of medicinal cannabis for various clinical indications.
Addictions and Mental Health
The Centre’s research strives to advance existing clinical work investigating the particular constituents of cannabis, especially cannabidiol, as a therapeutic agent, while managing the risks associated with high tetrahydrocannabinol dosing.
Pain Research
One focus of the Centre is the evaluation of the use of medicinal cannabis for pain, with an overall intent of establishing evidence required to support its use in a variety of clinical settings.
Project Title: Using Crowdsourcing to Understand Cannabis Use and Misuse in Legally Regulated Environments
Project PI: Dr. Michael Amlung
Research Team:
Quick Summary: This project is collected data on cannabis use and misuse in U.S. states where cannabis was already legal to inform legalization of cannabis in Canada.
Long Summary:
Publications:
Amlung, M., Reed, D. D., Morris, V., Aston, E. R., Metrik, J., and MacKillop, J. (2019) Price elasticity of illegal versus legal cannabis: a behavioral economic substitutability analysis. Addiction, 114: 112– 118. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14437.