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{{Short description|Research institute}}

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| name                = Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center
| formation           = {{start date and age|2018}}
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| abbreviation        = NCPC
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| leader_title        = Director
| leader_name         = Anna Song
| parent_organization = [[University of California]]
| website             = {{URL|ncpc.ucmerced.edu}}
| location            = [[UC Merced]]
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The '''Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center''' ('''NCPC''') is a research institute operated by the [[University of California]] and funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program and Proposition 56 (2017).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-06 |title=UC Merced receives multimillion-dollar grant for new policy center |url=http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/health/article_8ba76b02-95df-11e8-833e-27136d198e46.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Calaveras Enterprise |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Backus |first=Alex |date=2018-07-25 |title=UC Merced to lead regional health study |url=https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/uc-merced-to-lead-regional-health-study/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=KSEE24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Crowder |first=Lucien |date=2019 |title=The rapid evolution of UC cannabis research |url=https://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.2019a0024 |journal=California Agriculture |language=en |volume=73 |issue=3 |pages=106–112 |doi=10.3733/ca.2019a0024 |s2cid=203410381 |issn=0008-0845}}</ref> NCPC is directed by Dr. Anna Song and is housed on the campus of [[UC Merced]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alvarex |first=Jason |date=2018-07-23 |title=Multimillion-Dollar Grant Brings Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center to Campus {{!}} Newsroom |url=https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2018/multimillion-dollar-grant-brings-nicotine-and-cannabis-policy-center-campus |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=news.ucmerced.edu}}</ref> and has the goal of addressing nicotine and cannabis policy issues across the state of [[California]] and within the central [[San Joaquin Valley]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-10 |title=UC Merced creating new center aimed at researching smoking habits in the Central Valley |language=en-US |work=ABC30 Fresno |url=https://abc30.com/uc-merced-education-central-valley-marijuana/4205492/ |access-date=2022-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Caiola |first=Sammy |title=Tobacco And Nicotine Research Center To Open At California University |url=https://www.capradio.org/119753 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=[[CapRadio]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Balla |first1=Agnes |last2=Forsyth |first2=Andrew |last3=Richmond McKnight |first3=Tracy |date=2020-06-01 |title=University of California Cannabis Research Workshop May 2019 Meeting Summary |journal=Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research |language=en |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=183–186 |doi=10.1089/can.2020.0022 |issn=2578-5125 |pmc=7347074 |pmid=32656350}}</ref> Part of the reason for placing the institute at UC Merced was its proximity to a large diverse population as well as having a higher rate of tobacco and cannabis use compared to the rest of the state.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Barbara |date=2018-07-23 |title=New center at UC Merced will be the place to learn about cigarette and pot smoking |work=[[Fresno Bee]] |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article215405150.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725113339/https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article215405150.html |archive-date=2018-07-25}}</ref> 


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