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tments isn’t growing as fast as funding for research on harms.</p><p id="fa01">Here are 4 tips that can help to identify spurious claims and questionable study designs.</p><div id="0940" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/bias-in-cannabis-research-focuses-on-harmful-effects-a3e95d8b89f6"> <div> <div> <h2>Bias in Cannabis Research Focuses on Harmful Effects</h2> <div><h3>These 4 tips can help to identify spurious claims and questionable study designs.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="backgroun

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Bias in Cannabis Research Focuses on Harmful Effects

According to an analysis of cannabis research funding in the United States between 2000 and 2018, most of the money went to studies focusing on the potential harms of the recreational drug.

The U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the single biggest source of funds, spent far more money to research cannabis misuse and harmful effects than on the therapeutic benefits of cannabis and cannabis-derived chemicals. And although overall funding for cannabis research in the U.S. has been rising steadily, the money to explore cannabis medical treatments isn’t growing as fast as funding for research on harms.

Here are 4 tips that can help to identify spurious claims and questionable study designs.

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