error code: 502 William Paterson University received a shared $200,000 research grant to examine the impact that legalized medical cannabidiol (CBD) has had on substance use patterns and crime rates in the U.S. The newly awarded funding from Arnold Ventures LLC will support a study co-led by Rahi Abouk, director of the Wayne-based public university’s Cannabis Research Institute, and David Powell, a professor of policy analysis at Pardee RAND Graduate School in California and senior economist at RAND Corp., according to William Paterson. As of March 2025, 39 states, three territories and the District of Columbia allow the medical use of cannabis products. Read More
