Reviewing“Next-Day” Effects of THC with Danielle McCartney, PhD

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Danielle McCartney is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics at the University of Sydney. Her main role is to coordinate clinical research into the effects of cannabidiol on simulated car driving performance.  Danielle and her colleagues recently published a systematic review of 20 studies that examine the next-day effects of THC. As the study states, …

CannMed Coffee Talk Returns September 20th

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The CannMed Coffee Talk is on a bit of a break. We will be back with a brand new episode on Wednesday, September 20th.  This hiatus will allow us to upgrade some of our equipment and processes so we can improve our production quality and give us more time between recording the podcast and getting the episodes published. You may …

Managing Total Yeast and Mold with Zamir Punja, PhD

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Zamir Punja, PhD is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. His research interests include the etiology and management of plant diseases on vegetable and horticultural crops, and the applications of plant biotechnology for disease management. Since 2018, his work has shifted to researching cannabis, where his group has described a range of previously unreported pathogens …

Preventing and Eliminating Hop Latent Viroid from Cannabis with Zamir Punja, PhD

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VIDEO VERSION AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. His research interests include the etiology and management of plant diseases on vegetable and horticultural crops, and the applications of plant biotechnology for disease management. Since 2018, his work has shifted to researching cannabis, where his group has described a …

Improving Longevity with Cannabis Compounds | Hunter Land, PhD

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Hunter Land, PhD is the Vice President of Research & Development at Biopharmaceutical Research Company, one of the few DEA Schedule I, FDA compliant cannabinoid research and development companies. He has 20 years of R&D expertise across 25 different indications, as well as 12 years of cannabinoid-focused research.  Most notably, he was GW Pharma’s first full-time R&D employee in the US, where …

Vaping Cannabis Medicine Safely and Effectively with Arnaud Dumas de Rauly

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Arnaud Dumas de Rauly is the co-founder and CEO of The Blinc Group, a company that is transforming the cannabis vaping industry with its focus on safety, innovation, and quality. As a leading expert in the science, technology, and supply chain of cannabis vaping merchandise, Arnaud’s assistance and expertise in the vaping sector have been requested by multiple regulatory bodies …

Generating Honest Cannabis Data with Jeff Rawson, PhD

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In 2022, Dr. Jeff Rawson founded the Institute of Cannabis Science (ICS), a nonprofit organization that produces Honest Data About Weed.  The mission of ICS is to conduct cannabis research that educates consumers, guides regulators to adopt testing regulations that are based on science, and ensures that products are safe for patients and consumers. At CannMed 23 Dr. Rawson will …

Fighting Costly Plant Pathogens with Michael Straumietis

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If you grow or consume cannabis, you’ve benefited from something Michael Straumietis has done. A grower since 1983, Michael’s mission is to make cannabis an acceptable and everyday part of healing humanity. In 1999, he founded Advanced Nutrients and launched the world’s first and only complete cannabis growing system that Hits the Shift and optimizes all phases of the vegetative …

Getting to Know Cannabigerol (CBG) with Bonni Goldstein, MD

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Dr. Bonni Goldstein is one of the country’s most respected and experienced medical cannabis physicians, having treated thousands of patients with medical cannabis. She is the owner and medical director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education. She is Clinical Advisor to Cannformatics. And she is the author of the book titled “Cannabis is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD Are Healing Everything from …

Reducing Microbial Contamination Risk with Anthony Repay, M.S.

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Anthony Repay is currently serving as Laboratory Director of Method Testing Laboratories in Tampa, FL. Anthony started his career as the head food and environmental microbiologist at a Chicago-based testing laboratory before joining the cannabis science community. Since joining cannabis, Anthony has tried to innovate and push the cannabis microbiology community by publishing peer-reviewed papers, speaking on proper quality control …