SACRAMENTO – PRESS RELEASE – The Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) has announced that it has awarded $29,950,494 in public university research grant funding to universities across California.
“The research conducted through these public university grants will provide critical information for evaluating our legal cannabis system and its impacts,” Bureau of Cannabis Control Chief Lori Ajax said. “This research will be a valuable tool to inform future cannabis policy in California.”
Research proposals had to fall within one of the several specified categories, including public health, criminal justice and public safety, economic, environmental impacts, and the cannabis industry. A detailed description of the list of research subjects for grant funding can be found in Revenue and Taxation Code section 34019.
In total, the Bureau received more than 100 applications for grant funds up to $2 million for any specific proposal. After a thorough review process, the nearly $30 million was awarded to the following public universities for the following research proposals:
UC San Francisco - $2,000,000.00 - Comprehensive Analysis of Developmental Cannabis Exposure on Brain, Immune, and Sensory SystemsUC Santa Barbara - $1,999,191.00 - Surface Water Emissions from Cannabis Cultivation Sites: Quantity, Quality, Toxicity, and Relationships to Farmers' Practices CSU Dominguez Hills - $1,866,311.00 - Cannabis Industry in South Bay Los Angeles UC Berkeley - $1,827,596.00 - Local Regulation of Cannabis in California UC Los Angeles - $1,429,001.00 - Impact of Cannabis Potency on The Properties, Composition, and Toxicity of Inhaled and Second-Hand Smoke UC San Francisco - $1,384,466.00 - Effects of Chronic Cannabis Use on Endothelial Function UC Irvine - $1,351,556.00 - Exploring Cannabis Policies and Practices That Influence Adolescent Use: Evolution of Local Cannabis Law, Products, Sales, and Marketing UC San Diego - $1,321,833.00 - The Public Health Impact of Cannabis Legalization in California: A Comprehensive Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis by Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Regions UC Los Angeles - $1,082,815.00 - Assessing the Feasibility and Consequences of Implementing a Cannabis Potency Tax in California UC San Francisco - $1,067,483.00 - The LEAF Study: Lung Effects and Function Associated with Cannabis Use UC Los Angeles - $1,048,857.00 - Study of Employment Conditions and Equity in California's Cannabis Industry UC San Francisco - $1,038,782.00 - Public Health Impacts of State Policies Mandating Point-of-Sale Warning Signs Regarding Cannabis Use During Pregnancy UC Davis - $1,034,730.00 - Understanding the Impact of Cannabis Use in Early Psychosis UC San Diego - $987,738.00 - Evaluating the Impacts of Packaging and Labeling on Cannabis Edible Use among Youth UC San Francisco - $952,540.00 - California Cannabis Poisonings Under Proposition 64 UC Los Angeles - $896,794.00 - Assessing the Impact of Proposition 64 on Cannabis Use, Maladaptive Cannabis Use, Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment, and Public Health UC San Diego - $887,101.00 - The Role of Cannabidiol in Anandamide-Related Improvement in Alexithymia and Health Outcomes UC Los Angeles - $781,707.00 - A Demographic Analysis of the California Licensed Cannabis Industry and Consumer Market UC Los Angeles - $758,517.00 - The Impact of Cannabis Marketing on California's Youth: Neuro-Behavioral Studies for Informing Policy UC Davis - $726,816.00 - Cannabis Industry: Assessment of the Location, Structure, Function, and Demographics of Licensed Cannabis, Focusing on Geographical Price Differences, and Differential Impacts of Local Prop-64 Related Regulations on the Competitiveness of Licensed Businesses UC Berkeley - $658,306.00 - Transformation of Unregulated Cannabis Cultivation Under Proposition 64 UC Davis - $655,564.00 - Economic Impacts: Market Prices for Licensed and Unlicensed Cannabis and the Effects of the Current and Alternate Cannabis Tax Structures and Tax Rates on the Private and Public Sectors in California, Including Government Administrative Costs and Revenues UC Davis - $562,240.00 - Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation in California As Affected by the Farm Economics of Licensed and Unlicensed Cannabis Production, Including Effects of Testing Regulations and Compliance with the Criminal Prohibition of Unlicensed Cannabis UC Berkeley - $489,762.00 - Assessing Environmental Impacts of Cannabis-Related Noise and Light Disturbance to Inform Management of California WildlifeUC Berkeley - $465,902.00 - Examining Tribal Sovereignty Over Cannabis Permitting on Native Ancestral Lands CSU Humboldt - $464,997.00 - Cannabis Business Entrepreneurs and Jobs UC Los Angeles - $414,183.00 - Understanding the Impact of Cannabis Marketing on Cannabis Use Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth UC Berkeley - $328,916.00 - Cultivation Bans, Local Control, and the Effects and Efficacy of Proposition 64 UC Berkeley - $319,091.00 - Cannabis and Wildfire: Current Conditions, Future Threats, and Solutions for Farmers UC Berkeley - $314,417.00 - Cannabis Water-Use Impacts to Streamflow and Temperature in Salmon-Bearing Streams UC Berkeley - $270,269.00 - The Effect of Local Cannabis Regulation on Property Prices UC San Diego - $235,039.00 - Evaluating Risks and Benefits of Cannabis Use by Older Adults: A Pilot Study CSU Humboldt - $183,015.00 - The Economic Impact of Cannabis Legalization in Rural Northern California UC Davis - $144,949.00 - California Cannabis Workers: Perceptions, Beliefs, and Knowledge of Occupational Health and Industry Hazards