Touro College Announces Support for CanniCare's Medical Cannabis License Application

AIRMONT, N.Y., July 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Touro College has announced that it is supporting Rockland County-based CanniCare's application for one of five media marijuana licenses to be issued by the New York State Dept. of Health (DOH). 

If CanniCare is selected, Touro would provide the company with research into medicinal cannabis. 

"Our college is supportive of medicinal development and research," said Alan H. Kadish, president of the Touro College System. "There is still a great deal of research to be conducted on the medical application of cannabis and we are excited by the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way. We will also offer CanniCare advice on the clinical use of the medicine along the way."    

Some of the research – to be funded from CanniCare profits - will be designed to ensure that the benefits of using medical marijuana are fully understood and that the risks are carefully considered.

"The State of New York is already working on a policy for when...

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