High Science® – A New Partnership

Stephen DaileyEvent Info

For decades, the cannabis industry has struggled to erase a deep-rooted stigma, punctuated by various anti-cannabis propaganda campaigns, most notably by films, such as Reefer Madness. The complex science, innovative research, and health benefits of this plant are often over-shadowed by false narratives driven by fear, politics, and competing industry profits. It’s time for that narrative to change.  We are …

Preventing Opioid Overdose with Cannabinoids – Beth Weise, PhD

Ben AmiraultCannabis Treatments, Podcast

Dr. Beth Weise is the Research and Overdose Prevention Coordinator for The Sidewalk Project, a non-profit organization that aids unhoused, drug-using, survivor & sex worker populations by providing direct services including crisis response, system advocacy, wound care, job placement, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and creative community resources for mental health. Her work aims to influence future drug policy with novel evidence-based …

Combining CBG and Chemotherapy to Treat Pancreatic Cancer with Mandip Sachdeva, PhD

Ben AmiraultCannabis Treatments, Podcast

Dr. Mandip Sachdeva is currently a Professor and Section leader, Pharmaceutics at College of Pharmacy at Florida A & M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, Florida. Over his career, Mandip has delivered more than 250 plenaries, keynote and invited talks in international events and meetings and produced more than 190 original publications.His research interests include cancer drug delivery, 3D-printing of tumor cells, …

The National Cannabis Study with Ryan Vandrey, PhD & Johannes Thrul, PhD

Ben AmiraultCannabis Treatments, Podcast

Dr. Ryan Vandrey is a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Johannes Thrul is an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins. They both work for the Cannabis Health & Research Initiative, which is a collaboration between two organizations with years of experience in medicinal cannabis research: Johns Hopkins University and Realm of Caring. Simply put, CHRI is a platform of data …

Analyzing California’s Medical Cannabis Patients with Bonni Goldstein, MD

Ben AmiraultCannabis Treatments, Podcast

Dr. Bonni Goldstein is the Medical Director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education, a leading cannabis medicine specialty practice, and the CEO of GoldsteinWellness.com, an educational platform dedicated to helping licensed healthcare professionals incorporate medical cannabis into their practices. Bonni has evaluated thousands of patients for medical cannabis treatment, with a special focus on treating children with intractable epilepsy, autism, and cancer. She authored the …

CannMed Coffee Talk Returns Next Week

Ben AmiraultUncategorized

No episode this week. We had to call a last-minute audible. You may have heard that the bill to restart the federal government contained language that would ban hemp products containing THC, which has sent the entire hemp industry, including many CannMed supporters and contributors into chaos. As a result, the guest we had scheduled for this week’s episode asked …

The Emerging Science of Cannabinoid Acids with Hemant Kumar Bid, PhD

Ben AmiraultCannabis Treatments, Podcast

Dr. Hemant Kumar Bid is a top educator in the field of Biotechnology and Medical Cannabis, where he uses his extensive background in biotechnology research and cannabinoid research to educate cannabis and biotechnology professionals and infuse the industry with science-backed legitimacy. In addition to serving as a Program Director for the Morehouse School of Medicine and teaching graduate students, Hemant …

Potential Cannabinoid-Based Treatment for Endometriosis with Caitlyn Krebs

Ben AmiraultCannabis Treatments, Podcast

Caitlyn Krebs is a biotech executive with over 20 years of experience advancing therapeutics, diagnostics, and digital health innovations. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nalu Bio, where she leads the development of next-generation cannabinoid-inspired therapeutics with pharmaceutical-grade quality and scalability. Over her career, Caitlyn has completed more than 50 strategic partnerships and product launches across biopharma, diagnostics, and …

Mapping Cannabis Diversity with the Pangenome – Todd Michael, PhD

Ben AmiraultCultivation, Podcast

Dr. Todd Michael is a leading researcher specializing in genome sequencing and analysis, currently serving as a Research Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Diego.  His research has made significant contributions to understanding plant genome architecture, particularly through the study of unique and specialized plants that offer insights …

Recruitment Challenges for Cannabis Clinical Trials – Emily Lindley, PhD & Rachael Rzasa Lynn, MD

Ben AmiraultCannabis Treatments, Podcast

Dr. Emily Lindley is Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Director of the Colorado Cannabis Research Consortium. Her team’s research aims to identify non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. One such alternative that has gained increased recognition in recent years is medical cannabis, and her lab is currently studying the health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids for chronic …

Cannabis Crop Steering Techniques with Jose Leme, PhD

Ben AmiraultCultivation, Podcast

Dr. Jose Lime is a Professor at Southern Illinois University and the principal investigator in the Cannabis Biology and Cultivation Systems lab. He and his team focus on determining how to leverage environmental controls (light intensity, duration, quality, temperature, and CO2), plant nutrition, biostimulants, and hormones to improve plant production. Moreover, the research group is developing techniques to optimize plant …