First director of UMN Cannabis Research Center on studying the impact of marijuana legalization in Minnesota – DBN Health News

First director of UMN Cannabis Research Center on studying the impact of marijuana legalization in Minnesota

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11.17.23

Nearly half of states in the nation now allow recreational cannabis use. Minnesota became one of the latest to legalize with the passage of House File 100 earlier this year. The law included two and a half million dollars for the University of Minnesota to study the impact of legalization.

The University of Minnesota announced the launch of its new Cannabis Research Center in the School of Public Health Thursday morning. Its first director, Public Health Professor Traci Toomey, joined MPR News guest host Catharine Richert with more.

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