UCLA Scientist Awarded $4 Million Grant to Study Terpenes as Opioid Substitute

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Over the next five years, UCLA scientists will dig deep into how cannabis terpenes could replace prescription painkillers for chronic pain patients.

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Southern California has long been known as one of the cannabis industry’s main focal points. Now, thanks to legalization and subsequent research initiatives at local universities, SoCal has quickly emerged as a hub for cannabis science, as well. And while most research into pot has focused on THC and CBD, a new multi-million dollar project at UCLA will delve deeper into terpenes, the compounds that give marijuana its unique smells and flavors.

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