Millions of people currently take herbal supplements, including CBD oil or medical cannabis, that make claims to potential medical benefits.  These statements and claims are rarely supported by strong scientific evidence, if any.  Importantly, these supplements are not subject to government oversight, potential negative side-effects are not disclosed, and people believe they are safe (and therefore don't mention to their primary care provider).  The goals of the center are to identify novel natural product pharmaceutics, validate reported claims, and assess negative side-effects of natural products that consumers are using.  Your generous gift helps to fund this work as well as to our work to educate clinicians on the medicinal value of plants and natural products.