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A London-based clinical research company is one of the first to get the green light from Health Canada for a human trial of cannabis, research that is expected to help gauge the impacts and safety of weed when eaten.

KGK Science is recruiting dozens of Londoners to test the effects of an American-made cannabis oil produced by a company called New Age Nanotech.

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It’s good timing, as edibles – candies and other food infused with marijuana – are set to arrive on the legal market in Canada in the coming months, what KGK Science’s marketing directly Lauren Redman called “legalization 2.0.”

“The trial will look at the absorption rates of THC and CBD in participants,” Redman said of the marijuana components to be tested in the oral product.

“Dosage is a huge factor (with edibles). People don’t really know how much to take and how much to eat. There isn’t really clear guidelines on how it will affect you when administered orally versus vaping or smoking.”