CannaDX is.ABSOLUTELY.what makes the.study possible according to.the.article:
All about tracking patient habits and cannabis product and where it was bought...all things that UF can’t legally do...what they can do is gather data from 400 patients each legally utilizing MYDX cannabis analyzer which is the only way to “Trust & Verify” the cannabis sample being consumed.
Direct from the article:
“One way scientists working within the public university system in Florida are able to collect data on medical cannabis, without touching the plant, is simply by asking patients.
In 2017, University of Florida Professor in Epidemiology Dr. Robert Cook, Director of the Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC) and Chair of the Florida Consortium for HIV/AIDS Research (FCHAR), was awarded a $3.2 million NIDA grant to conduct a 400-person longitudinal cohort study of persons living with HIV who report using cannabis.
"In terms of restrictions on research, I certainly can't use federal research money to purchase marijuana products, and I can't ask people to bring products onto campus. This grant was written to find out what people are doing on their own -- self-medicating," says Dr. Cook.
The study, held in collaboration with USF and FIU, aims to collect data on patients' self-dosing habits and to identify relationships between cannabis consumption and HIV symptoms, HIV viral suppression, markers of chronic inflammation, and cognitive or behavioral aspects of health.
Participants can self-report what type of cannabis products they are consuming, how much, and document their anecdotal experiences via questionnaires. They also undergo blood and urine tests to determine markers of inflammation, as well as toxicology reports that break down the specific components in the cannabis the individual is using.”
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