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MIT, Harvard Receive Huge Sum of Money Supporting Cannabis Research

Two of the most prestigious educational institutes in the country will split a new $9 million donation intended to support cannabis research.

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May 2, 2019

Harvard and MIT are now the recipients of the largest private investment supporting American cannabis research.

Two of the most prestigious educational institutes in the country will split a new $9 million donation intended to support cannabis research. Preforming quality cannabis research is typically excessively difficult, as the federal government continues to throw roadblocks in front of universities trying to do it.

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