There is more that science doesn’t know about cannabis than what it does know," said Ed Clark, president of the U of U Medical Group, in a recent op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune.
As a major medical research center, it is our responsibility to fill in these knowledge gaps. Our providers will share what we know and what we don’t yet know about medical cannabis. Studies underway on our campus include determining how use of CBD to treat seizures affects the central nervous system and how it interacts with other drugs; imaging studies to determine the impact on the brain during adolescence; and analysis of health records to determine risks and benefits of using cannabis and its derivatives. Continued evaluation of the health effects of cannabis is warranted.