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Canada Launches $24M Cannabis-Brain Health Consortium

8/12/2026

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Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced a $24 million Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium.
Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, ten university teams will study cannabis’s effects on epilepsy, anxiety, PTSD, sleep and youth brain development.
Dr. Patricia Conrod said over 3,000 participants will provide data that will be openly available to Canadian researchers, aiming to close knowledge gaps after the 2018 legalization.

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Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced a $24 million Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium.
Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, ten university teams will study cannabis’s effects on epilepsy, anxiety, PTSD, sleep and youth brain development.
Dr. Patricia Conrod said over 3,000 participants will provide data that will be openly available to Canadian researchers, aiming to close knowledge gaps after the 2018 legalization.