LAU has welcomed the Lebanese Council of Ministers’ decision to form a Cannabis Regulatory Authority during its session on July 17, 2025, and the selection of Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy Mohammad Mroueh as a member. Dr. Mroueh, whose research has long been focused on the medicinal and pharmaceutical benefits of cannabis, particularly in cancer treatment, spearheaded the establishment of the Medicinal Cannabis Research Center at LAU in 2018.