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Oregon Cannabis Research Task Force and Scientific Advisory Committee Meetings

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(PORTLAND, Ore.) - There are several integral meetings regarding the Cannabis industry and the rights of patients and all consumers this week, here are two for your calendar:

The Cannabis Research Task Force will meet January 26.

This is the third and final meeting of the Oregon Task Force on Researching the Medical and Public Health Properties of Cannabis – the Cannabis Research Task Force. It is open to the public.

At this meeting, recommendations for structuring and funding research on medical properties of cannabis will be discussed. The task force will also assess potential of locating cannabis grow site for research; and review draft of baseline report due to Legislature by Feb. 1.

The Cannabis Research Task Force meets Tuesday, January 26, 4-7 p.m. A public comment period will begin at 6:45 p.m., at Oregon State University, Hallie Ford Center, Room 115, 2631 SW Campus Way, Corvallis.

Senate Bill 844, passed in 2015, created the Cannabis Research Task Force to study and publish a report on the development of a medical cannabis industry that provides patients with medical products meeting individual patient needs. The task force consists of 15 members appointed by the Governor.

The OHA Retail Marijuana Scientific Advisory Committee meets January 28.

The monthly meeting of the Oregon Health Authority Retail Marijuana Scientific Advisory Committee. The meeting is open to the public.

They will review purpose and agenda; review and approve November 19, 2015, draft meeting minutes; update on marijuana rulemaking process, Senate Bill 844 and universal symbol; review baseline report “Monitoring Marijuana Use, Attitudes, Health Effects”; wrap-up and future topics; public comment.

The meeting is Thursday, January 28, 3-5 p.m. The public comment period begins at 4:45 p.m. All comments are limited to two minutes, or can be submitted to marijuana.science@state.or.us.

It will be held at the Portland State Office Building, Room 1-B, 800 NE Oregon St., Portland.

The Oregon Health Authority’s Retail Marijuana Scientific Advisory Committee, based at the Public Health Division, provides scientific input to inform public health recommendations related to retail marijuana in Oregon. The committee is examining adverse health effects of retail marijuana use, and impacts of time, place, and manner of retail sale of potentially addictive substances.

The meeting site is accessible to people with disabilities. People who need alternate formats, sign language interpreters, physical access, or other reasonable accommodations should call 971-673-0984 at least 48 hours before the meeting.

For more information, contact the Oregon Health Authority’s Office of the State Public Health Director at 971-673-1222 or health.webmaster@state.or.us, or visit the Cannabis Research Task Force website at healthoregon.org/mmjtaskforce; visit the Retail Marijuana Scientific Advisory Committee's website at http://public.health.oregon.gov/About/Pages/Retail-Marijuana-Scientific-Advisory-Committee.aspx.

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