Approved in 2015
Grant funding recommendations for medical marijuana research were made by the Medical Marijuana Scientific Advisory Council and approved by the Board of Health on February 18, 2015.
Project title | Primary investigator | Contact Information | Study Status | Updated grant amount | Results |
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Do Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Benefit from Use of Marijuana? | Edward J. Hoffenberg, University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado | Brittany Murphy | Started October 2015 | $1,191,329*** | Marijuana Use by Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. (PubMed website) |
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Crossover Study of Tolerability and Efficacy of Cannabidiol (CBD) on Tremor in Parkinson's Disease | Maureen A. Leehey, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus | Ying Lui Email: ying.3.lui@ucdenver.edu | Started October 2016 | $1,028,981** | Safety and Tolerability of Cannabidiol in Parkinson Disease: An Open Label, Dose-Escalation Study. (NIH website) |
Treating PTSD with Marijuana: Clinical and Functional Outcomes | Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, and VA National Center for PTSD | Megan Brunstetter | Started October 2015 | $1,181,127*** | Medical Cannabis for PTSD: Current Evidence and Emerging Research in 2015. (MAPS website) |
Cannabidiol (CBD) and Pediatric Epilepsy | George Sam Wang, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado | Kendra Kocher Email: Kendra.Kocher@childrenscolorado.org study flyer. (PDF) | Started October 2015 | $576,350*** | |
Medical Marijuana in the Pediatric Brain Tumor Population (palliative care) | Nicholas Foreman, Dept. of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Children’s Hospital Colorado | Christen Volin | Started July 2015 | $1,041,256*** | |
Use of Medicinal Cannabinoids as Adjunctive Treatment for Medically Refractory Epilepsy (pediatric epilepsy) | Kelly Knupp, Dept. of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus | Nana Welnick | Started April 2015 | $631,835** | |
Placebo-controlled, Triple-Blind, Randomized Crossover Pilot Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Four Potencies of Smoked Marijuana in 76 Veterans with Chronic, Treatment-Resistant Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, University of Pennsylvania and VA National Center for PTSD Note: Grant recipient and study sponsor: MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies | Berra Yazar-Klosinski Email: berra@maps.org | Started February 2017 | $2,156,000*** | |
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Cross Study Comparing the Analgesic Efficacy of Cannabis versus Oxycodone | Emily Lindley, Dept. of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus | Nicole Green Email: MJPainStudy@ucdenver.edu | Started July 2017 | $743,122** | |
Colorado Cannabis Cohort: Efficacy, Safety, and Usage Patterns of Medical Marijuana for Sleep | Russell Bowler, National Jewish Health | Madeline Morris Email: morrism@njhealth.org | Started August 2015 | $450,000* | |
TOTAL | $9,000,000 |
Notes
*Ninth and most recent grant approved by the Board of Health on 2/18/15 for funding.
**Increased funding amounts were approved by the Board of Health on 2/18/15.
***Final funding amount after contract negotiation with the grantee, which may be less than the maximum funding amount approved by the Board of Health on 12/17/14.