CIHR: Operating Grant : Cannabis Research in Longitudinal studies – Registration
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire within your unit
Memorial Deadline: No RGCS review required for the Registration
External Deadline: Wednesday 1st, December 2021
Description
On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force in Canada, legalizing non-medical cannabis products including fresh and dried cannabis, and cannabis oils. This was followed by the legalization of edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals on October 17, 2019.
There remain many unknowns about the use of cannabis, its health and safety effects, and the behavioural, social, cultural, ethical and economic implications of legalization. A number of reports have highlighted the need for enhanced research evidence to inform policy, therapeutic practice, harm reduction, and prevention efforts. CIHR and partners have developed the Integrated Cannabis Research Strategy (ICRS) to address these issues. The overarching vision of the ICRS is to provide a well-coordinated series of activities to position Canada as a leader in developing the research capacity and amassing the research evidence needed on the effects of cannabis. The ICRS integrates CIHR’s commitment to Indigenous Peoples’ health and wellbeing, Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SBGA+), integrated Knowledge Translation and the responsible and effective management of health research data. A number of catalyst and team grants have already launched under this initiative.
Within its objective under the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act, CIHR is charged with addressing emerging health challenges. CIHR is also positioned, as Canada’s federal funding agency for health research, to provide focused public funding for emerging health challenges. Against this backdrop, and recognizing a need for independent research on cannabis health issues, CIHR is launching a funding opportunity for research projects.
This current funding opportunity is comprised of two components: Existing Longitudinal Studies and a New Longitudinal Study on Cannabis Use in Veterans.
Details can be found at ResearchNet.