Think tank seeks to expand research on medical marijuana

COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont think tank is working to develop new technologies aimed toward researching and exploring the uses of medical marijuana products.

Willy Cats-Baril, an associate professor at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business, told Vermont Public Radio (http://bit.ly/1NZhOW4 ) the Phytoscience Institute is trying to bring the same scientific scrutiny to medical marijuana that agencies like the FDA have given to conventional drugs.

“What we hope to do here in Vermont is to…