Microdosing Psilocybin for Cannabis Dependence with Megan Mbengue

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Megan Mbengue is the revolutionary force behind Trusted Canna Nurse. Recognizing a gap between elderly patients and cannabis, Megan sought to provide that demographic with the extra hand-holding and guidance they need to have the best possible experience. With over a decade of nursing experience in diverse fields like oncology, labor delivery, and hospice care, she brings a unique perspective …

Combining Cannabinoids for Treatment Success with Dustin Sulak, DO

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Dr. Dustin Sulak is a traditional osteopathic physician and expert in integrative medicine. His clinical practice in Maine focuses on treating refractory conditions in adults and children. Dr. Sulak is an internationally-renowned expert in medical cannabis, the author of Handbook of Cannabis for Clinicians: Principles and Practice, and co-founder of Healer, a medical cannabis education resource and products company. He …

Using Cannflavinsto Mitigate Motor Neuron Disease with Akeem Gardner

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Akeem Gardner is the Founder and CEO of Canurta. He is an innovative entrepreneur with over five years of experience in industrial hemp enterprises. He has a proven track record in leading high-performance teams that work across multi-channel platforms and strategically aligning profitability with sustainability and economic development in Ontario. At CannMed 24 Akeem will present Effect of Cannflavins on …

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 …

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 …

Updating Cannabis Microbial Testing Regulations with Sherman Hom, PhD

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Dr. Sherman Hom is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at Medicinal Genomics where he provides recommendations to regulatory officials that are tasked with drafting or modifying microbial testing regulations for cannabis, hemp, and psychedelic mushrooms to ensure safe products for patients and consumers. Before Medicinal Genomics, he was at the New Jersey Department of Health, where he led teams that …

Sex-Dependent Responses to Cannabinoids with Ziva Cooper, MD

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Dr. Ziva Cooper is the Director of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Department of Anesthesiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine.  Her current research involves understanding variables that influence both the therapeutic potential and adverse effects of cannabis and cannabinoids through double-blind, …

Cannabimimetics and The Pharmacist’s Role in Cannabis Medicine with Swathi Varanasi, PharmD

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Dr. Swathi Varanasi is a bilingual pharmacist specializing in integrative and preventative health. Dr. Swathi has paved the way for other healthcare professionals to pursue non-traditional career paths through creating postdoctoral training programs, industry internships, and online courses focused on integrative medicine and patient-centered shared decision-making. She co-founded and serves as Chief Scientific Officer of the international award-winning clean beauty …

Performing Clinical Trials on Cannabinoid Products with Jeff Chen, MD

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Dr. 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 predict the effects of health and wellness products.  Previously, he was the Founder and Exec Director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative. At CannMed 2022, Dr. Chen presented results for Radicle Health’s ACES study, a randomized …

Coffee Talk Live from CannMed 2022 Part 2 with Seth Crawford, Ini Afia, and Dedi Meiri

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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 Keynote Presenter Seth Crawford from Oregon CBD. Seth discussed: THCV: How it is synthesized in the plant and why it is an important cannabinoid for hemp farmers Why industrial hemp has not taken off the …