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Participant Registration

We Welcome Your Help!

We are looking for recreational cannabis consumers between the age of 19 and 65 that live in the Hamilton, ON region to participate in one of our Observational Studies.  The purpose of our CUSIC™ consumer research is to generate a scientific database of consumer effect experience that enables other cannabis consumers, with a similar profile as yours, to learn about safe and responsible cannabis consumption from your experience.

Your participation would consist of bringing your cannabis product and consuming it at our consumer research facility. We will use our neurotechnology and other scientific tests to measure and document the effects and experience that your recreational product creates. 

The time commitment is 6 hours and we are offering an honorarium between $120 – $140 (plus snacks)!

If you are interested in participating in one of our consumer research studies, please register so we can set up a screening call and answer any questions.

Why sign up?

Expand our scientific understanding of cannabis psychoactive effects.

Contribute to the safe and informed consumption of recreational cannabis products.

Up to $140 compensation (and snacks for the munchies)!

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FAQs

CUSIC™ is the first cannabis consumer research model conducted through observational studies that comply with Health Canada’s regulations. Our consumer research protocols are reviewed and approved by an Independent Ethics Review Board.

Generate science-backed cannabis product non-therapeutic effect data that meets with the Cannabis Act Regulations to develop informational, educational and/or promotional material for the cannabis industry. Of course, the participant’s personal information remains in absolute confidentiality!
No. The neurotechnology Cognalyzer™ is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, mitigate or prevent cognitive or any other type of health related issue, illness or sickness.
The Cognalyzer® is a tool that quantifies cannabis effects.

No. We do not produce, sell, distribute, promote or administer cannabis.
Consumers who volunteer in CUSIC™ research projects accept to bring and consume their own products in our research facility while we observe them doing so.

A typical study takes 6 hours to complete. The schedule of visits and duration is discussed with you prior to you making a commitment to join the study.
The identity of Participants will be held strictly confidential. After signing the consent form, the Participant will be assigned a participant identification (the “Participant ID”) code and a participation identification code (the “Participation ID Code”). Any information collected from the Participant will be linked to these two codes and the link between these two codes and the Participant’s identity will be held in protected storage. Anyone working with the information will not know which information belongs to which person.

If you are interested in a study we are recruiting for, register and one of our recruitment team members will respond with more information.

After you register, we will arrange a time to go through a telephone screening with you, asking you more specific qualifying questions and informing you of the details of the study. If you are eligible, you may be asked to come to our clinic for a personal screening visit. Once we complete the screening visit, if you qualify you will be contacted to enroll in the study.
Yes. You are free to leave the trial at any time. If you do decide to leave, you should let the research team know and tell them why you are leaving the study. Early termination measures will be done to ensure your safe exit from the study.

A message from our founder

Zentrela has been studying the effects of recreational cannabis products since 2015. Our goal is to provide consumers with the information they need to make informed decisions about their cannabis consumption. Please consider participating in one of our Observational Studies and help us expand the science!

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