Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis

作为技术访问中心，Loyalist College的天然产品和医用大麻应用研究中心（ARC）将专注于通过增加行业获得相关专业知识和技术的机会来支持创新。这一举措是ARC的自然发展，建立在商业相关天然产品应用研究的15年成功记录的基础上。加拿大对天然产品、啤酒花和大麻行业的应用研究和产品开发的需求前所未有，而且都在大幅增长。预计到2020年，天然健康产品的全球销售额将达到680亿美元，最近对大麻立法的修改也导致医用大麻行业大幅增长。此外，随着新的《大麻法案》的实施以及计划于2019年推出的浓缩物和食用品计划，应用研究、技术采用和产品开发都有巨大的机会。这些行业的快速增长为忠诚学院的ARC提供了支持业务创新的独特机会。Loyalist是加拿大第一所根据以前的麻醉品管制条例获得加拿大卫生部许可证以调查大麻的学院。TAC计划将为大学与行业的合作伙伴关系提供一个蓬勃发展的环境，同时为学生提供无与伦比的工作整合学习机会;调查全球市场的提取，分离，配方和产品开发。

As a Technology Access Centre, the Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis (ARC) at Loyalist College will focus on supporting innovation through increasing industries access to sector relevant expertise and technology. This initiative is a natural progression for the ARC and builds on a successful 15-year track record in applied research of commercially relevant natural products. There is an unprecedented demand for applied research and product development for the natural product, hops and cannabis sectors in Canada and all are experiencing significant growth. Natural health products are expected to reach $68 billion in global sales by 2020 and changes to the recent cannabis legislation has resulted in substantial growth for the medical cannabis sector as well. Further, with the new Cannabis Act in place and plans for concentrates and edibles planned for 2019, there are tremendous opportunities for applied research, technology adoption and product development. The rapid growth of these sectors has provided a unique opportunity for the ARC at Loyalist College to support business innovation. Loyalist was the first College in Canada to receive a Health Canada license under the previous Narcotic Control Regulations to investigate cannabis. The TAC initiative will provide an environment for college-industry partnerships to thrive while providing students with unparalleled opportunities for work-integrated learning; investigating extraction, isolation, formulation and product development for the global market.