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Cannabis Research Review Board Information
The Cannabis Research Review Board (CRRB) is the result of the Cannabinoid Research Act, (H.B. 130) that was passed and was signed into law during the 2017 Utah General Legislative Session. During the 2018 Utah General Legislative Session, amendments (H.B. 25) were made to Cannabinoid Research Act as follows:
- The composition of the CRRB was modified from three board members being members of the Controlled Substance Advisory Committee to one; and
- The duties of the CRRB were broadened to include review of research regarding “expanded cannabinoid products” which includes cannabinoid products with significant tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content.
The Cannabinoid Research Act directs the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) to form and facilitate the CRRB. As stated in the legislation, the purpose of the CRRB is to review available research related to the human use of cannabinoid products. Specifically, the CRRB evaluates the safety and efficacy of cannabinoid products and expanded cannabinoid products in terms of: 1) medical conditions that respond to cannabinoid products; 2) dosage amounts and their medical forms; and 3) interactions between cannabinoid products, expanded cannabinoid products, and other treatments. The CRRB may only review research that has been approved by an Institutional Review Board, or approved/conducted by the federal government.
From this research, the CRRB is directed to develop prescribing guidelines that may potentially be used by qualified medical providers recommending cannabinoid products to their patients. The CRRB is directed to report the findings of their evaluation in writing to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee before November 1st of each year.
- Katherine Carlson, M.D., M.S.
- Perry G. Fine, M.D. (Board Chair)
- Matthew S. McIff, M.D.
- Michael Moss, M.D.
- Jennifer L. Norris, M.D.
- Misty D. Smith, Ph.D.
- Brian Keith Zehnder, M.D.
Addiction Psychiatrist Medical Director, Project Reality Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Services
Professor of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah
Family Medicine Physician
Medical Director, Utah Poison Control, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah
Internal Medicine Physician
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah
Medical Director, Exodus Healthcare Network, PLLC Past member of the Utah State Legislature
- Chronic Pain - Dr. Perry Fine
- Multiple Sclerosis - Dr. Joel Ehrenkranz
- PTSD - Dr. Katherine Carlson
- Anxiety - Dr. Michael Crookston
- Opioid Use Disorder - Dr. Adam Gordon
- Suppository Administration of Cannabis Products - Dr. Karen S. Wilcox
- Autism - Dr. Deborah Bilder
- Dementia-Related Neuropsychiatric Symptoms - Dr. Megan Puckett
- THC and Crash Data - Carrie Silcox, Highway Safety Division