Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center

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Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center
AbbreviationNCPC
Formation2018;7 years ago (2018)
Location
Director
Arturo Durazo
Parent organization
 University of California
Website ncpc.ucmerced.edu

The Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) is a research institute operated by the University of California, Merced and funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program and Proposition 56 (2017). [1] [2] [3] NCPC is directed by Dr. Arturo Durazo and is housed on the campus of UC Merced, [4] and has the goal of addressing nicotine and cannabis policy issues across the 11 counties in San Joaquin Valley and the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains. [5] [6] [7] Part of the reason for placing the institute at UC Merced was its proximity to a large diverse population as well as having a higher rate of tobacco and cannabis use compared to the rest of the state. [8]


References

  1. ↑ "UC Merced receives multimillion-dollar grant for new policy center". Calaveras Enterprise. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. ↑ Backus, Alex (2018-07-25). "UC Merced to lead regional health study". KSEE24. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ↑ Crowder, Lucien (2019). "The rapid evolution of UC cannabis research". California Agriculture. 73 (3): 106–112. doi: 10.3733/ca.2019a0024 . ISSN   0008-0845. S2CID   203410381.
  4. ↑ Alvarex, Jason (2018-07-23). "Multimillion-Dollar Grant Brings Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center to Campus | Newsroom". news.ucmerced.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  5. ↑ "UC Merced creating new center aimed at researching smoking habits in the Central Valley". ABC30 Fresno. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. ↑ Caiola, Sammy. "Tobacco And Nicotine Research Center To Open At California University". CapRadio . Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  7. ↑ Balla, Agnes; Forsyth, Andrew; Richmond McKnight, Tracy (2020-06-01). "University of California Cannabis Research Workshop May 2019 Meeting Summary". Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 5 (2): 183–186. doi:10.1089/can.2020.0022. ISSN   2578-5125. PMC   7347074 . PMID   32656350.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Barbara (2018-07-23). "New center at UC Merced will be the place to learn about cigarette and pot smoking" . Fresno Bee . Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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