Canada: B.C. partnership targets science behind cannabis cures

Effective cannabinoid therapeutics promise far bigger payoff than cannabis harvesting.

When inquiring minds ask about medical marijuana use, Dan Sutton is quick to state his credentials.

“I’m in no way an academic or a researcher or a physician,” said the founder and managing director of Maple Ridge-based Tantalus Labs, one of 10 firms licensed to cultivate medical marijuana in B.C. “I’m an entrepreneur.”

So, while there is an abundance of anecdotal evidence promoting the medical benefits of cannabinoids – the chemical compounds in marijuana that get a reaction from the brain – Sutton said there’s little quantifiable data documenting their effectiveness.

Read More at Business Vancouver