According to their website, Rutgers University is looking for participants 45-70 years old for their medical cannabis study of its effects on chronic pain.
They are conducting a study of adults who use medical cannabis for chronic pain to measure its effects on daily activities. Particpants can earn up $260.
According to their website, “With increasing state-level legalization of cannabis use, more people are using cannabis. We’re doing this study because there are mixed results on the effects of cannabis on health. There’s a need for more research on the topic.”
“In this study, we’re looking at the effects of cannabis on chronic pain and a daily activity: typing. We’re looking at typing because it’s a sensitive way to measure an activity in daily life.”
“We are collecting information like typing speed and typing rhythm because each person’s typing is as unique as their fingerprint.
According to them, “typing might be a way to help people recognize when symptoms are improving or getting worse, that doesn’t require doing anything other than typing as usual on their computer.”
Why is This Study Being Done?
“The purpose of the study is to look at the effects of cannabis on chronic pain (specifically back or neck pain) and a daily activity such as typing on one’s personal computer.”
“You may qualify for a study if you meet the following criteria.”
- “45-70 years old
- Use cannabis 2-3 times per week, primarily for the treatment of back or neck pain
- Regularly type on a Windows laptop
- Primary route of cannabis administration is smoke or vape
- No substance use disorders including cannabis or alcohol
- If female, not pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the near future
- Not currently in treatment for substance use
- No psychosis”
What Will Happen if I Participate in the Study?
“After providing informed consent, study staff will send you a link to complete the Baseline survey, which includes questionnaires, computer tasks, and installation of an app to complete daily phone surveys and collect typing (keystroke) data on your Windows computer. Study staff will train you in completing the phone surveys (done 3 times per day and also when starting to use cannabis and 90 min later). After the 30-days of daily data collection, there is a 20-minute interview to obtain feedback on how to improve the study.”
Rutgers University and Weed
Rutgers University is very mindful of the fact that marijuana is a Schedule I narcotic and illegal under federal law since they receive many federal grants. So, college students could still get into a lot of trouble for smoking weed in the dorms.
However, Rutgers University Law School in Newark was spearheading a cannabis education initiative.*
But they do like hemp since the federal government legalized hemp in 2018.
In fact, they recently canceled a conference since the new administration of President Donald Trump (R) is actively canceling many Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.