Langara College awarded nearly $4 million for cannabis research

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Vancouver’s Langara College has been awarded $3.7 million in funding for its Applied Science for the Canadian Cannabis Industry (ASCCI) research project. Additionally, NSERC funds a Humber College research project that explores how young Canadians engage with public education about cannabis. The largest contributor to the research project, NSERC, a federal agency, invests more than $1.2 billion each year in natural sciences and engineering research in Canada. Nicole Hansmeier, assistant professor of biology at Luther College and the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina, $315,000 for equipment for cannabis research. The multidisciplinary project, which spans chemistry, biology and bioinformatics, seeks to facilitate innovation in Canada’s cannabis industry.

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Vancouver’s Langara College has been awarded $3.7 million in funding for its Applied Science for the Canadian Cannabis Industry (ASCCI) research project.

The five-year project examines cannabis varietals and the funding will allow researchers to use the latest technologies in their work.

The multidisciplinary project, which spans chemistry, biology and bioinformatics, seeks to facilitate innovation in Canada’s cannabis industry.

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