The Cannabis Research Institute recently set up a research lab at the Illinois Medical Center in Chicago to evaluate the potential harms and benefits of marijuana. Researchers will study recreational and medical uses as well as plant cultivation. Efforts are supported by a 3-year, $7 million grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services with anticipation of applying for additional research grants from other governmental and nonprofit organizations. Even so, it can take years to obtain cannabis for research and conduct clinical trials. Because cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, the federal government maintains restrictions on research involving cannabis products.
Health effects witnessed in urgent care: Read about a case of vomiting caused by cannabis use from the JUCM archive: Emesis Ad Nauseum: A Case Report of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in Urgent Care