(1) There is created the Center for Medical Cannabis Research within the University of Utah.
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(2) The center:

     (2)(a) shall seek state, federal, and private funds to award grants for medical cannabis research;
     (2)(b) shall facilitate and support funding for research related to the health effects, including the potential risks or side effects, of the use of cannabis products;
     (2)(c) shall facilitate and support funding for research related to the efficacy and potential health effects of various cannabis delivery methods, including vaporizing, ingesting, topical application, and combustion;
     (2)(d) shall support researchers in applying for and securing federal and private research grant funding for expanding medical cannabis research;
     (2)(e) shall review current and future cannabis research literature, clinical studies, and clinical trials;
     (2)(f) shall educate medical providers, lawmakers, and the public about medical cannabis research advances;
     (2)(g) shall, if requested, consult with researchers and eligible institutions seeking to conduct medical cannabis research regarding legal implications of the research under state and federal law;
     (2)(h) shall monitor, to the extent that appropriate and sufficient data are available, patient outcomes in any state with a medicinal cannabis program;
     (2)(i) may coordinate, share knowledge, and share best practices with a state:

          (2)(i)(i) that has a medical cannabis program; and
          (2)(i)(ii) is conducting cannabis research;
     (2)(j) may award or facilitate funding for grants to an eligible institution for medical cannabis research, including research regarding the growing of a medical-grade cannabis plant that is used for a cannabis product;
     (2)(k) shall support a licensed cannabis cultivation facility to provide medical-grade cannabis products for research;
     (2)(l) shall make, for research conducted by the center, the research outcomes publicly available;
     (2)(m) shall maintain a catalog of all published scientific reports based on projects funded or managed by the center;
     (2)(n) shall ensure that an individual who agrees to use a cannabis product as part of a research project conducted by the center or a grantee has:

          (2)(n)(i) a valid medical cannabis patient card from the state; or
          (2)(n)(ii) if included in the research project as a resident of another state, the equivalent of a medical cannabis patient card under the laws of another state, district, territory, commonwealth, or insular possession of the United States;
     (2)(o) shall obtain an academic research cannabis license;
     (2)(p) may apply for, or assist an eligible institution to apply for, a federal cannabis cultivation registration to locate a cannabis cultivation site in Utah; and
     (2)(q) for the report described in Section 26B-4-222, shall provide information to the Department of Health and Human Services describing:

          (2)(q)(i) all research projects that are funded by a grant awarded by the center, including which institution received the grant;
          (2)(q)(ii) all research projects conducted by the center; and
          (2)(q)(iii) the adequacy of funding for the center’s duties.
(3) For research funded, conducted, or facilitated by the center, the center shall ensure the research:

     (3)(a) includes appropriate research development, testing, and evaluation; and
     (3)(b) if the research involves human subjects, is reviewed, approved, and overseen by an institutional review board as defined in Section 26-61-102.
(4) The University of Utah shall provide staff for the center.

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