New report available as of March 27, 2024. See below for more information.
Researching and educating on cannabis and health
The CRPP team studies cannabis and health, provides policy recommendations, and educates the public.
Who we are
The Cannabis Research & Policy Project team is a group of researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
What we do
With the passage of HB21-1317 (Regulating Marijuana Concentrates), the Colorado School of Public Health has been tasked with:
- Conducting a systematic review of research on the physical and mental health effects of high-potency THC marijuana and concentrates;
- Establishing a scientific review council to make recommendations to the Colorado General Assembly about evidence-based regulatory changes and funding of additional research; and
- Creating a public education campaign on the health effects of high-potency THC marijuana.
Additional information, reports, and materials will be posted to this site as they are available.
Study high-potency THC marijuana
Recommend evidence-based policy changes
Educate the public
Project Updates
March 2024 Newsletter and Timeline
The Cannabis Research & Policy Project released a newsletter and timeline for March 2024.
March 27, 2024
The Cannabis Research & Policy Project released a report providing potential policy approaches to minimizing risks to Coloradans from high concentration cannabis and THC concentrates.
Policy Approaches to High Concentration Cannabis and THC Concentrates - March 27, 2024
June 27, 2023
Under House Bill 1317, the Colorado School of Public Health was mandated to carry out a systematic review on high-potency THC and then to develop an educational campaign based on the findings. That review was released on April 19 of this year and can be found on our Resources and Reports page. Work on the educational campaign has been in progress since late 2022. Initial plans are in development, based on review of the scientific literature and input from the diverse community representatives who will be covered by the campaign. A meeting of the Scientific Review Council will be held in July to discuss the initial findings and plans.
News
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Colorado School of Public Health delivers comprehensive review on physical and mental effects of high THC concentration cannabis to Colorado Capitol
Apr 19, 2023In a comprehensive scoping review mandated by HB21-1317, a ColoradoSPH team screened approximately 66,000 studies and ultimately identified 452 that are relevant to understanding the health effects of high-concentration cannabis products. The team also created a first-of-its-kind interactive and publicly available evidence map of the 452 studies.Full story -
Colorado researchers review health effects of high-potency pot productsOpens in a new window
Feb 19, 2022Bringing together the findings of thousands of scientific publications, ColoradoSPH researchers are conducting a comprehensive scientific review using evidence-based studies that examine the benefits and adverse effects of THC concentrates.Opens in a new window Full story
Latest Resources and Reports
Report to the State of Colorado
A
report on the comprehensive review prepared by the Colorado School of
Public Health was submitted to the Colorado State House Finance
Committee, House Public and Behavioral
Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and
Senate Health and Human Services Committee on April 19, 2023 as required
under the provisions of HB 21-1317. This report details the completed
scoping review.
A
letter from the Scientific Review Council of HB 21-1317 detailing their
recommendations was submitted to the Colorado State House Finance
Committee, House Public and Behavioral
Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and
Senate Health and Human Services Committee on April 19, 2023.
A Tableau Dashboard has been implemented and an evidence map created so
that the studies meeting criteria can be filtered and utilized to
address the charge given to the ColoradoSPH by the Colorado General
Assembly.
Events
