Research & Patient Outcomes
Patient Voices. Real-World Evidence. Better Policy.
GMCS Research & Patient Outcomes initiatives are designed to better understand what Georgia patients and caregivers experience in the real world — including access to the medical cannabis program, affordability, product availability, patient education, provider support, treatment experience, quality of life and product consistency.
Why Patient Research Matters
Our goal is to help transform patient experiences into responsible data that can support education, healthcare conversations, research collaboration and evidence-informed public policy.
View the Georgia Patient StudyOur Research Principles
Patient-Centered
Patient experiences and patient needs guide the questions we ask.
Independent
Financial support or sponsorship does not purchase or influence research findings.
Privacy-Conscious
GMCS minimizes collection of personally identifying information and separates contact information from anonymous survey responses whenever possible.
Evidence-Informed
Research findings should be presented accurately, including limitations and findings that may not support a preferred policy position.
Collaborative
GMCS may work with researchers, universities, healthcare professionals, technology platforms, laboratories, patient organizations and other qualified collaborators.
Accessible
Findings should ultimately be translated into information patients, healthcare providers, policymakers and community organizations can understand.
Building on Patient Research in Georgia
GMCS has participated in and supported previous efforts to document the experiences of Georgia medical cannabis patients, including patient research conducted with public-health and cannabis-research leaders.
In 2026, GMCS helped promote the Georgia Medical Cannabis Patient Citizen Scientist Research Study involving Dr. Marion McNabb and the Cannabis Center of Excellence. That anonymous statewide survey examined patient experiences including medical cannabis use, treatment outcomes, access barriers, registry navigation and quality of life.
These experiences reinforced an important lesson: patients should not merely be discussed. Their experiences should be documented.
GMCS is now building additional research capacity focused on patient access, outcomes, education and product consistency.
Research Findings & Resources
As GMCS research initiatives produce findings, results will be made available here at appropriate access levels.
Public Access
- •Research overview and study methodology summaries
- •Executive findings and major public-interest results
- •Research limitations and transparency disclosures
Email Access
- •Detailed research briefs and issue-specific summaries
- •Provider-oriented and policy-oriented summaries
- •Downloadable educational research materials
Donation-Supported Resources
- •Professionally designed research toolkits
- •Expanded educational guides and print-ready packages
- •Special briefing materials and compilation reports
Core findings and methodology remain independent. Fundamental participant safety information is never placed behind a donation. Sponsors do not purchase favorable findings. Participant-level data is never sold.
Support Patient-Centered Research
Research sponsorship supports the infrastructure required to conduct and communicate the work — survey technology, data management, participant outreach, community education, research design, independent analysis, report design, provider education, research dissemination, future laboratory testing and conference presentations.
Sponsorship does not purchase research findings, policy positions, access to individual participant data, endorsements or favorable conclusions.
Support Patient-Centered ResearchGet GMCS Research Updates
Stay informed about Georgia patient research, study results, and research events. This form is separate from any research survey — your contact information is never linked to anonymous survey responses.