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biopesticides, hempMaking Biopesticides from Terpenes with Kimberly Gwinn, PhDDr. Kimberly Gwinn is a Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee. Her lab currently investigates natural products t...
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cannabis medicine, psilocybin, THCMicrodosing Psilocybin for Cannabis Dependence with Megan MbengueMegan Mbengue is the revolutionary force behind Trusted Canna Nurse. Recognizing a gap between elderly patients and cannabis, Megan sought to provide... -
cannabis aroma, TerpenesAnalyzing Fruity and Savory Cannabis Aromas with TJ MartinTJ Martin is the VP of R&D at Abstrax, a company that specializes in the research, development, and production of botanically derived and cannabi... -
cannabis medicine, CBD, THCCombining Cannabinoids for Treatment Success with Dustin Sulak, DODr. Dustin Sulak is a traditional osteopathic physician and expert in integrative medicine. His clinical practice in Maine focuses on treating refrac... -
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, genomics, THCUnraveling Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome with Ethan Russo, MDDr. Ethan Russo is a board-certified neurologist, psychopharmacologist, and Founder/CEO of CReDO Science. He is an internationally recognized authori... -
cannabis medicine, cannfavinsUsing Cannflavinsto Mitigate Motor Neuron Disease with Akeem GardnerAkeem Gardner is the Founder and CEO of Canurta. He is an innovative entrepreneur with over five years of experience in industrial hemp enterprises. ... -
cannabis testing, remediationEvaluating Endotoxin Levels on Cannabis Flower with Kevin McKernanKevin McKernan is the Chief Scientific Officer and Founder of Medicinal Genomics. Kevin has pioneered the genomics of cannabis and hemp to build a st... -
cannabinoids, Investment, legalizationFunding Innovation in Cannabis with David TraylorDavid Traylor is Senior Managing Director at Golden Eagle Partners, and organizer of the CannMed 24 Capital Markets Workshop. After advising on var... -
Cannabinoid acids, CBD, THCKeeping Up with Cannabinoid Medicine Research with Bonni Goldstein, MDBonni Goldstein is one of the country’s most respected and experienced medical cannabis physicians, having treated thousands of patients with medical... -
impairment, Safety, THCEvaluating THC Cutoff Levels for Impaired Driving with Patricia DiCiano, PhDDr. Patricia DiCiano is a scientist with the Institute for Mental Health and Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Sh... -
hemp, weedsWeed Control and Outdoor Hemp with Karla Gage, PhDDr. Karla Gage is Assistant Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she received her Ph.D. in P... -
Migraine, opioidsLegitimizing Cannabis Medicine with Laszlo Mechtler, MDDr. Laszlo Mechtler is the Chief Medical Officer at the DENT Neurologic Institute, the largest outpatient neuroscience center in the United States. D... -
Using Tissue Culture to Accelerate Propagation and Combat Pathogens with Bill Gr...Bill Graham is the Founder of Microcline Tissue Culture, a company that provides tissue culture kits, consulting, and training to cannabis cultivator... -
Aspergillus, Pathogens, RegulationsThe Risk of Pathogenic Aspergillus and CannabisSome people in the cannabis industry are questioning whether it is appropriate or necessary to test inhaled cannabis products for pathogenic Aspergil... -
cultivationManipulating Environmental Factors to Improve Cannabis Yield with Mitchell Westm...Mitchell Westmoreland is a Ph.D. candidate working with Dr. Bruce Bugbee in the Crop Physiology Laboratory at Utah State University. His Ph.D. resear... -
impairment, THCReviewing“Next-Day” Effects of THC with Danielle McCartney, PhDDanielle McCartney is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics at the University of Sydney. Her main ... -
CannMed Coffee Talk Returns September 20thThe 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 t... -
Aspergillus, cultivation, total yeast and moldManaging Total Yeast and Mold with Zamir Punja, PhDZamir Punja, PhD is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. His research interests include the etiology and manageme... -
hop latent viroid, plant pathogensPreventing and Eliminating Hop Latent Viroid from Cannabis with Zamir Punja, PhDVIDEO VERSION AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. His research interes... -
cannabis medicine, CBD, longevityImproving Longevity with Cannabis Compounds | Hunter Land, PhDHunter Land, PhD is the Vice President of Research & Development at Biopharmaceutical Research Company, one of the few DEA Schedule I, FDA compli... -
cannabinoids, testing, vapingVaping Cannabis Medicine Safely and Effectively with Arnaud Dumas de RaulyArnaud 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 saf... -
lab shopping, lab testing, THCGenerating Honest Cannabis Data with Jeff Rawson, PhDIn 2022, Dr. Jeff Rawson founded the Institute of Cannabis Science (ICS), a nonprofit organization that produces Honest Data About Weed. The mi... -
fusarium, hop latent viroid, powdery mildewFighting Costly Plant Pathogens with Michael StraumietisIf you grow or consume cannabis, you’ve benefited from something Michael Straumietis has done. A grower since 1983, Michael’s mission is to mak... -
anxiety, cannabis medicine, CBG, PainGetting to Know Cannabigerol (CBG) with Bonni Goldstein, MDDr. Bonni Goldstein is one of the country’s most respected and experienced medical cannabis physicians, having treated thousands of patients with med... -
Aspergillus, cannabis testing, microbialReducing Microbial Contamination Risk with Anthony Repay, M.S.Anthony Repay is currently serving as Laboratory Director of Method Testing Laboratories in Tampa, FL. Anthony started his career as the head food an... -
genomics, hemp, trichomesField-Portable Testing Solutions for Cannabis with Russell Jessup, PhDDr. Russel Jessup is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University. Russ started his career developing improved perennial grasses as biorefinery... -
Cancer, cannfavinsTreating Cancer with Cannabis-Derived Flavonoids with Akeem GardnerAkeem Gardner is the Founder and CEO of Canurta. In 2018 Akeem acquired an Industrial Hemp License from Health Canada and began to farm hemp as he em... -
Cannabis labeling, THCWhat's Wrong with Cannabis Product Labeling with Markus Roggen, PhDMarkus Roggen, PhD is President and Chief Scientific Officer of Delic Labs, a licensed cannabis and psilocybin research laboratory focused on extract... -
Aspergillus, cannabis medicine, microbialUpdating Cannabis Microbial Testing Regulations with Sherman Hom, PhDDr. Sherman Hom is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at Medicinal Genomics where he provides recommendations to regulatory officials that are tasked... -
cannabinoid synthase, nutrientsHow Hormones Affect Cannabinoid Synthesis with Lauren Sands, MSc.Lauren is a Senior Laboratory Technician at SafeTiva Labs in Westfield, MA. She works in both the biological and chemical side of operations, utilizi... -
cannabis genetics, user experienceCannabis Aroma Predicts User Experience with Adie Rae, PhDDr. Adie Rae is a neuroscientist known for her extensive expertise on cannabis. She is an Assistant Scientist at Legacy Research Institute,... -
CannMedCannMed Coffee Talk Returns January 4th, 2023The CannMed Coffee Talk Podcast is taking the month of December off. We will be back with new episodes starting January 4th. We are taking this br...
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cannabis medicine, CannMed, Endocannabinoid SystemSex-Dependent Responses to Cannabinoids with Ziva Cooper, MDDr. Ziva Cooper is the Director of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry ... -
cannabis medicine, Endocannabinoid SystemCannabimimetics and The Pharmacist’s Role in Cannabis Medicine with Swathi Var...Dr. Swathi Varanasi is a bilingual pharmacist specializing in integrative and preventative health. Dr. Swathi has paved the way for other healthcare ... -
light, photosynthesisAnalyzing Photosynthesis in Cannabis Leaves with Allison Justice, PhDAllison Justice is the Founder and CEO of The Hemp Mine, a 30-acre hemp farm in South Carolina that supplies premium hemp genetics bred in-house acro... -
Cannabis Seeds, PhenohuntPhenohunting and Breeding Stable Cannabis Seeds with Nathaniel PenningtonNathaniel Pennington is the Founder and CEO of Humboldt Seed Company. He has been supplying high-quality cannabis seeds to growers since 2001. In 201... -
microbiome, women's healthCannabinoids’ Affect on Human Microbiomes with Pam Miles and Cindy Orser, PhDPam Miles is the CEO and founder of Apothercare, a company that partners with scientists performing women’s health research. Cindy Orser, PhD i... -
cannabinoids, InvestmentInvesting in Cannabis Innovation with David TraylorDavid Traylor is Senior Managing Director at Golden Eagle Partners, a firm he originally founded in to advise life science companies. After advising ... -
growing, microbial, PathogensProtecting Grows from Pests and Pathogens with Kyle R.L. BakerKyle R.L. Baker is the CSO and Co-Founder of EcoBuds and CleanTheory. He founded the companies based upon a deep understanding and experience in soci... -
cannabis genetics, Cannabis Law, patentPatenting Cannabis and Hemp Cultivars with Dale Hunt, PhDDr. Dale Hunt is a plant scientist, a Cannabis lawyer, and a registered U.S. patent attorney with over 20 years of experience protecting plant variet... -
cannabis medicine, CBDPerforming Clinical Trials on Cannabinoid Products with Jeff Chen, MDDr. Jeff Chen is the Co-founder and CEO of Radicle Science, a health tech company generating history’s first dataset and AI to prove and predic... -
cannabis testing, total yeast and moldPutting Total Yeast and Mold to the Test with Jini CurryJini Curry is the laboratory director at Modern Canna Laboratories’ Lakeland, FL facility, where she focuses on developing standardized methods for a... -
chemistry, psilocybinCreating Methods for Psilocybin Testing with Markus Roggen, PhDMarkus Roggen, President and Chief Scientific Officer at DELIC Labs, is back to discuss the challenges that come with testing psilocybin and psychede... -
education, hempEducating the Next Generation of Hemp Scientists with Heather GrabHeather Grab is a Senior Lecturer at Cornell University’s School of Integrated Plant Science where she delivers best practices for the cultivation an... -
gas chromatograph, skunk, TerpenesDiscovering New Aromatic Compounds in Cannabis with TJ MartinTJ Martin is the VP of R&D at Abstrax, a company that specializes in the research, development, and production of botanically-derived and cannabi... -
cannabis medicine, hemp, lab shoppingCoffee Talk Live from CannMed 2022 Part 2 with Seth Crawford, Ini Afia, and Dedi...We are back with three more conversations that were recorded live on-site at CannMed 2022 in the CannMed Coffee Talk Lounge. First up is Cultivation ... -
bonni goldstein, dementia, eloise theisen, ethan russo, pediatrics, psychiatryCoffee Talk Live from CannMed 2022 Part 1 with Ethan Russo, Eloise Theisen, and ...CannMed 2022 is officially in the books. Thank you to all our attendees, presenters, sponsors, exhibitors, media partners, and team members behind th... -
Cannabinoid acids, CBC, CBG, CBNThe Therapeutic Potential of Minor Cannabinoids with Kevin Spelman, PhDDr. Kevin Spelman returns to discuss what research has been done on the minor cannabinoids. The major cannabinoids, Delta-9 THC and CBD, have go... -
CancerExpanding Access to Consistent, Quality Cannabis Medicine with Jamie BrambilaJaime Brambila and his wife Nicole specialize in coaching and educating patients about the clinical use of cannabinoids and other plant-based medicin... -
heavy metalsMeasuring Heavy Metal Contaminants in Cannabis and Hemp with Robert ThomasRobert Thomas is the principal of Scientific Solutions, a consulting company that serves the training, application, marketing, and writing needs of t... -
autism, cannabis genetics, cannabis medicineUsing Biomarkers to Measure Cannabis Medicine Effectiveness with Itzhak Kurek, P...Itzhak Kurek, PhD is CEO & Co-Founder of Cannformatics. Itzhak and his team are measuring the effectiveness of cannabis-based medicines using bio... -
cannabis genetics, HumboldtPreserving Humboldt County's Legacy Genetics with Lelehnia DuBois & Daniel Hendr...Lelehnia DuBois and Daniel Hendricks are longtime Humboldt County residents who are working to preserve the unique culture and cannabis genetics that... -
CBD, cytokine stormReviewing Research on Cannabis and COVID-19 with Ethan Russo, MDDr. Ethan Russo returns to the podcast to help us make sense of the slew of studies and articles claiming cannabis can treat and/or prevent COVID-19 ... -
lab shopping, lab testingStandardizing Cannabis Testing Labs with Ini AfiaIni Afia is the Chief Science Officer at Cannasafe, a licensed cannabis testing lab in southern California. He has also set up multiple labs with bes... -
autism, bonni goldstein, depression, opioids, Pain, sleepCannabis as an Alternative to Common Pharmaceuticals with Bonni Goldstein, MDDr. Bonni Goldstein returns to the podcast to discuss examples where cannabis may be a safer and more effective therapeutic than traditional pharmace... -
hemp, outdoor cultivation, photoperiodOptimizing Outdoor Hemp Cultivation with Allison Justice, PhDAllison Justice, PhD, is Co-owner and manages operations at The Hemp Mine, a 40-acre hemp farm that manufactures consumer-ready products. The Hemp Mi... -
Helping the Homeless with Humanity HeroesAmy Simpson and BigMike Straumietis talk about Humanity Heroes, a charity that is providing essential living supplies to the homeless community livin... -
Cancer, cannabinoidsIdentifying the Cancer-Killing Cannabinoids with Dedi Meiri, PhDDedi Meiri, PhD runs a lab at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology that investigates the anti-tumor effects of cannabinoids. More specifically... -
genetics, hop latent viroidCommercial Cannabis Cultivation Challenges with Collin PalmerCollin Palmer is the Chief Experience Officer at Vessel Life Science. He has been obsessed with growing cannabis since he started growing in his back... -
Cannabis Law Updates with Michael LevinsohnMichael Levinsohn is a criminal and civil defense attorney with 20 years of experience representing people in all areas of the cannabis industry, inc... -
cannabis genomics, powdery mildewPowdery Mildew Resistance and Susceptibility with David Joly, PhDDavid Joly, PhD is Associate Professor at the University of Moncton, where his team investigates cannabis and cannabinoids. Dr. Joly has unique exper... -
delta-8 thc, lab testing, SafetyStopping Lab Result Forgeries with Evelyn AlvarezEvelyn Alvarez is currently the Quality Assurance Director at Encore Labs. She has ten years of experience working on analytical instrumentation and ... -
TerpenesPreserving and Augmenting Terpenes with Justin Bueno, PhDJustin Bueno, PhD is the Scientific Director of Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. Since joining Goodness Growth Holdings in 2018, Dr. Bueno has publishe... -
Cannabis Medicine Challenges for Patients with John MalancaJohn Malanca co-founded United Patients Group (UPG), a trusted resource and leader in medical cannabis information and education for patients, physic... -
vapeSafety and Quality of Vape Products with Jeffrey Raber, PhDDr. Jeffrey Raber is CEO of the Werc Shop, an independent testing lab established in 2010. Dr. Raber is trained as an organic chemistry scientist, bu... -
Cannabis-Specific Nutrients with BigMike StraumietisBigMike Straumieitis is the Since 1983, BigMike Straumieitis has worked tirelessly to find new ways to bring cannabis to its true genetic potential—l... -
Sequencing Psychoactive Mushrooms with Kevin McKernanKevin McKernan is Chief Scientific Officer at Medicinal Genomics. Kevin is back to talk about Psilocybin and the mushrooms that create it. Kevin and ... -
Air Quality Effect of Cannabis Cultivation with William Vizuete, PhDWilliam Vizuete, PhD is Chief Scientific Officer for Byers Scientific where he analyzes cannabis and hemp plant emissions and helps to develop state-... -
cannabis medicine, cannabis research, medical cannabisA New Approach to Cannabis Clinical Research with Michelle Shuffett, MDDr. Michelle Shuffett is an accomplished healthcare executive, marketing strategist, speaker, and wellness enthusiast with 20+ years of experience en... -
CBD, delta-8 thc, extractionSafety and Legality of Delta-8 THC with Greg Gerdeman, PhDGreg Gerdeman, PhD is a neuroscientist and educator with expertise in the physiological actions of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system. Recently,... -
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, CBD, THCCannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome with Alice MoonAlice Moon is a PR and marketing professional who has worked in the cannabis space since 2011. In 2018, Alice was diagnosed with Cannabinoid Hypereme... -
cannabis medicine, CBD, Diabetes, PainCBD for Neuropathic Pain Clinical Trial Results with Debra Kimless, MDDr. Debra Kimless is the CMO of Pure Green Pharmaceuticals, where she oversees clinical medical testing, patient and physician educational programs, ... -
addiction, primary careUsing Cannabis to Treat Opioid Addiction with Peter Grinspoon, MDDr. Peter Grinspoon is a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a C... -
cannabis medicine, dosingDosing Cannabis Medicine with Dustin Sulak, DOWe discuss dosing medical cannabis with Dr. Dustin Sulak. Dustin is an osteopathic general practitioner who focuses on treating patients with refract... -
extractionExtracting Cannabis Compounds with Markus Roggen, PhDWe discuss the chemistry of cannabis with Markus Roggen, PhD. In his various roles and positions, Dr. Roggen oversaw multiple teams that are focused ... -
Training Yeast to Produce Cannabinoids with Andrew Horwitz, PhDWe talk with Dr. Andrew Horwitz Vice President, R&D at Sestina Bio LLC about producing cannabinoids outside the cannabis plant. Previously, Andre... -
Environmental Impact of Cannabis Cultivation with Van Butsic, PhDIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Van Butsic, the Co-director of the Berkeley Cannabis Research Center and Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Ber... -
CancerCannabis Research Past, Present, & Future with Raphael Mechoulam, PhDOur latest guest is Professor Raphael Mechoulam. Professor Mechoulam is the first researcher to isolate THC and CBD. For that achievement and th... -
Pathogens, tissue cultureTissue Culture for Remediating Plants with Hope Jones, PhDThis episode’s guest is Hope Jones. She is the CEO of Superior Phenos, LLC, a hemp young plant production company in Arizona and CEO of Emergent Cann... -
CBD, Endocannabinoid System, medical cannabisEndocannabinoid System Deep Dive with Mauro Maccarrone, PhDOur guest in this episode is Dr. Mauro Maccarrone. Mauro is a pioneer in endocannabinoid research. In 1997, his team identified the receptor targets ... -
anxiety, CBD, hemp, medical cannabisCBD for Anxiety Clinical Trial Results with Staci Gruber, PhDOur guest this week is Dr. Staci Gruber, Director of the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core at McLean Hospital’s Brain Imaging Center and an As... -
plant pathogensTissue Culture Propagation with Mark JordanOn this episode, we talked with tissue culture expert, Mark Jordan. Mark is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Minibis headquartered in Longmon... -
veteransPublic Health and Cannabis with Marion McNabb, DrPH, MPHOn this episode we welcome Dr. Marion McNabb, President of the Cannabis Center of Excellence INC and CEO of Cannabis Community Care and Research Netw... -
Cannabis, MedicineUnderstanding Medicinal Plants with Kevin Spelman, PhDOn this episode we welcome Dr. Kevin Spelman from the National University of Natural Medicine. Kevin has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to medic... -
CannabisUnderstanding Cannabis Gene Networks with Jordan Zager, PhDThis episode’s guest is Jordan Zager, co-founder and CEO of Dewey Scientific. Jordan is an expert in cannabis genetics and natural product biosynthes... -
Setting Standards for Cannabis Testing With Grace BandongWe are excited to announce CannMed 2021’s Keynote Presenter in the Safety Focus Area is Grace Bandong, Scientific Strategy Leader Contaminants for Eu... -
fusarium, plant pathogens, trichomesPathogens Affecting Cannabis Plants with Zamir Punja, PhDThis episode’s guest is plant pathology expert Zamir Punja, PhD of Simon Fraser University’s Department of Biological Sciences. Zamir’s re... -
cultivation, environmentEnvironmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation with Cindy Orser, PhDOn this episode, we talk with Cindy Orser, PhD, the Chief Scientific Officer at CLIP LABS. Dr. Orser has more than 25 years of experience innovating ... -
Marker-Assisted Cannabis Breeding with Keith Allen, PhDKeith Allen is the Director of Bioinformatics at Front Range Biosciences. Keith is tasked with exploring the cannabis genome to find genetic markers ... -
Geriatrics, MedicineCannabis Medicine for Geriatrics with Eloise Theisen, RN, AGPCNP-BCOn this episode, we talk with CannMed 2020 presenter Eloise Theisen of Radicle Health. Eloise is a board-certified Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner... -
Evaluating Cannabis Testing Methods with Brianna Cassidy, PhDOn the latest episode of CannMed Coffee Talk, we welcome Brianna Cassidy, Chief Science Officer of CDX Analytics. Brianna and the team at CDX perf... -
Breeding Better Hemp Plants with Seth Crawford, PhDWe are excited to announce CannMed 2020’s Keynote Presenter in the Cultivation Focus Area, and our guest on the latest Coffee Talk Podcast, is Seth C... -
Testing Cannabis Products with Ini AfiaIn this episode we get the chance to talk with our first representative from the Safety Focus Area. Ini Afia is the Scientific Director at CannaSafe ... -
bonni goldstein, cannabis medicineCannabis Medicine for Children with Bonni Goldstein, MDWe are excited to announce Bonni S. Goldstein, MD as the CannMed 2020’s Keynote Presenter in the Medicine Focus Area. The title of Dr. Goldstein’s ... -
Cannabis and COVID-19 with Martin A. LeeIn this episode of CannMed Coffee Talk we talk with Martin A. Lee, the co-founder and director of Project CBD. In addition to creating cont... -
The Endocannabinoid System 101 with Ethan Russo, MDWe are excited to announce CannMed 2020’s Keynote Presenter in the Science Focus Area is Dr. Ethan Russo. The title of Dr. Russo’s presentation is ... -
cannabis genetics, cannabis scienceAssembling a Better Cannabis Reference Genome with Kevin McKernanWe have a great episode for you today featuring Medicinal Genomics Chief Scientific Officer Kevin McKernan. Kevin is a legend in the genomic sequenci...
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