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Research Renaissance
Vireo Health team members Alecia
Daley and Stephen Dahmer discuss the
companyʼs cannabis research projects.
Photo by Susan Magnano
CANNABIS
STUDIES
By Omar Sacirbey
Vireo partners with medical school to conduct
pioneering research at a low cost
T
he goal of a cannabis research
study doesn't always have
to be the creation of a drug
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
" I would argue that even though
we're not cranking out a drug on the
other end, the arguments for doing
something like this are multifold, "
said Dr. Stephen Dahmer, chief
medical officer at Vireo Health, a
Minnesota-based multistate operator
38 Julu 2022 | MJBizMagazine
that, over the past several years, has
partnered with universities on several
studies exploring the therapeutic
benefits of cannabis.
Dahmer said arguments for carrying
out research studies include:
* Building consumer trust in a
brand.
* Getting " buy-in " from the medical
profession.
* Understanding how patients respond
to cannabis treatments.
Vireo-whose parent company,
Goodness Growth Holdings, agreed to be
acquired by Verano Holdings-considered
undertaking an FDA-approved study.
But the process was too expensive, and
finding a pharmaceutical company
willing to partner with a marijuana
business proved too difficult at the time.
" We certainly looked at an FDA path.
An FDA path is an incredibly high bar.
And in the early days, those companies
(that we would have partnered with)

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