Mar. 9, 2021 – Loyalist College has received its first funding awards in connection with an applied research project with Apollogreen, a global cannabis starter plant supplier.
This is first of two Mitacs Accelerate funding awards totalling $30,000.
Kandace Parks. a post-graduate student, is the candidate for the 12-month research-assistant position.
The project is about medical and recreational cannabis use.
Parks says, “This is a very innovative and research-intensive project. We don’t know exactly what is going to happen. We have an idea, but it is nerve-racking until proven. Everything about this experience is exciting and I am very thankful to Mitacs, Apollogreen and Loyalist College for the opportunity to make industry connections while strengthening my research skills.”
She explained to Quinte News, “One of really neat things about cannabis is that it’s not just about a bunch people who smoke weed. I also work at a dispensary in Picton. Sure there are recreational users but also some using it to help treat such things as a muscle issue or insomnia.”
Click to Read More: $$$ for Cannabis Research Project (Quinte News)