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Medicinal Genomics

Conversations with the leading minds in cannabis science, medicine, cultivation, and safety testing.

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Cannabis Medicine Challenges for Patients with John...

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2021/08/18

John Malanca co-founded United Patients Group (UPG), a trusted resource and leader in medical cannabis information and education for patients, physicians, pharmacists, governments, and organizations, both domestically and internationally. UPG also acts as a virtual hand for patients and their loved ones struggling with chronic and terminal illnesses by helping them navigate through this ever-changing industry. At CannMed 2021, John will moderate a panel of medical cannabis experts to discuss and

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Safety and Quality of Vape Products with Jeffrey...

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2021/08/04

Dr. Jeffrey Raber is CEO of the Werc Shop, an independent testing lab established in 2010. Dr. Raber is trained as an organic chemistry scientist, but he is also a serial entrepreneur, patent inventor, and executive, with over a decade of experience in cannabis testing. At CannMed 2018, Dr. Raber presented “Cannabis Compositions Viewed Through Molecular Glasses” which you can view on our CannMed Archive page. At CannMed 2021, Dr. Raber will present “Thermal Degradation: A Fly in the Cannabis

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Cannabis-Specific Nutrients with BigMike Straumietis

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2021/07/21

BigMike Straumieitis is the Since 1983, BigMike Straumieitis has worked tirelessly to find new ways to bring cannabis to its true genetic potential—legally and illegally. He’s overseen the cultivation of over a million pot plants over the course of his career. in 1999, BigMike founded Advanced Nutrients, the first fertilizer company with products specifically designed for cannabis plants. Today, Advanced Nutrients is the #1 selling hydroponic nutrient company and the cannabis industry's most

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Sequencing Psychoactive Mushrooms with Kevin McKernan

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2021/07/07

Kevin McKernan is Chief Scientific Officer at Medicinal Genomics. Kevin is back to talk about Psilocybin and the mushrooms that create it. Kevin and the team at MGC have published a highly contiguous reference genome for Psilocybe cubensis, which some listeners may know is the species of mushroom often referred to as the magic mushroom. Kevin and the team have also sequenced several different mushroom strains to try and better understand genes of interest and pathways responsible for

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Air Quality Effect of Cannabis Cultivation with...

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2021/06/23

William Vizuete, PhD is Chief Scientific Officer for Byers Scientific where he analyzes cannabis and hemp plant emissions and helps to develop state-of-the-art odor and emission mitigation solutions and equipment. For the past six years, Dr. Vizuete has led a team of cannabis industry experts focused on site-specific research to increase overall knowledge of cannabis industry emissions, educate local communities, and improve the tools and methods that cultivators and policymakers use to evaluate

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A New Approach to Cannabis Clinical Research with...

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2021/06/09

Dr. Michelle Shuffett is an accomplished healthcare executive, marketing strategist, speaker, and wellness enthusiast with 20+ years of experience encompassing a unique blend of clinical medicine, communications, and leadership. Much of her recent work has been in the cannabis industry, highlighting the potential health benefits of cannabis and CBD. She recently joined Radicle Science as a founding team member and Chief Growth Officer. At its core, Radicle is a Rebellion against the status quo

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Safety and Legality of Delta-8 THC with Greg...

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2021/05/19

Greg Gerdeman, PhD is a neuroscientist and educator with expertise in the physiological actions of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system. Recently, Greg has gotten involved in the conversation around Delta-8 THC. He comes at the topic from a neuroscientist's perspective questioning how much we know about how Delta-8 THC affects the body and the brain. He also raises important questions about how the compound is created and what that means for consumer safety and the legality of Delta-8 THC

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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome with Alice Moon

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2021/05/05

Alice Moon is a PR and marketing professional who has worked in the cannabis space since 2011. In 2018, Alice was diagnosed with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, a condition that leads to repeated and severe bouts of vomiting when she consumes cannabinoids. Since being diagnosed with CHS, Alice has ceased cannabis use completely and become an advocate for safe and mindful cannabis consumption, awareness, and research. Her passion for educating on the subject has garnered the attention

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CBD for Neuropathic Pain Clinical Trial Results with...

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2021/04/21

Dr. Debra Kimless is the CMO of Pure Green Pharmaceuticals, where she oversees clinical medical testing, patient and physician educational programs, and medical product development. Deb and her team recently published an open-label clinical trial for treating diabetic neuropathic pain with a water-soluble CBD tablet. In our conversation we discuss: Results from her clinical trial for treating diabetic neuropathic pain with CBDWhat makes diabetic neuropathic pain a good candidate for

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Using Cannabis to Treat Opioid Addiction with Peter...

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2021/04/07

Dr. Peter Grinspoon is a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a Contributing Editor to Harvard Health Publications and the Harvard Health Blog, where he frequently writes about cannabis medicine issues. Dr. Grinspoon also writes about addiction, both from the perspective of a clinician treating the disorder and as someone who is in recovery from opioid addiction. We spoke a lot about how cannabis can be used to treat

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Dosing Cannabis Medicine with Dustin Sulak, DO

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2021/03/24

We discuss dosing medical cannabis with Dr. Dustin Sulak. Dustin is an osteopathic general practitioner who focuses on treating patients with refractory conditions using an individualized, health-centered approach. Dr. Sulak is a founder of Integr8 Health, a medical practice in Maine that follows over 8,000 patients using medical cannabis, and cofounder of Healer.com, a medical cannabis education resource. Dustin has also participated in every CannMed Event since our first event in 2016. He serves

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Extracting Cannabis Compounds with Markus Roggen, PhD

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2021/03/10

We discuss the chemistry of cannabis with Markus Roggen, PhD. In his various roles and positions, Dr. Roggen oversaw multiple teams that are focused on the whole processing flow of cannabis production, from harvest and drying, through processing and extraction, all the way to the formulation and quality control/analytics. In addition to cannabinoids, Dr. Roggen's company, Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures (CBDV), is also investigating psilocybin. Topics discussed include: The number of

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Training Yeast to Produce Cannabinoids with Andrew...

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2021/02/24

We talk with Dr. Andrew Horwitz Vice President, R&D at Sestina Bio LLC about producing cannabinoids outside the cannabis plant. Previously, Andrew managed the Cannabinoid R&D program at Demetrix, where he helped develop the process for using genetically modified yeast cells to produce cannabinoids. We discuss: The advantages of using yeast cells to produce cannabinoids instead of cannabis and hemp plants How adjusting the precursor molecules that are fed to the yeast cells can produce rare and

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Environmental Impact of Cannabis Cultivation with Van...

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2021/02/10

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Van Butsic, the Co-director of the Berkeley Cannabis Research Center and Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Berkeley. The Cannabis Research Center uses an interdisciplinary approach to address questions at the intersection of cannabis policy, the environment, and cannabis-producing communities. At CannMed 2021, Van will participate in a panel discussion about the environmental impacts of cannabis production. In our conversation, we discuss: Why it's

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Cannabis Research Past, Present, & Future with...

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2021/01/27

Our latest guest is Professor Raphael Mechoulam. Professor Mechoulam is the first researcher to isolate THC and CBD. For that achievement and the decades of research into the endocannabinoid system that followed, Professor Mechoulam is often called the "Godfather of cannabis research". Since his research began in the 1960s, Professor Mechoulam has received numerous academic awards. Most recently he received The Harvey Prize from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in the Human Health

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Tissue Culture for Remediating Plants with Hope...

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2021/01/13

This 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 Cannabis Sciences, an international cannabis and micropropagation consulting company with clients in Colombia, Australia, Germany and Canada. Dr. Jones has deep expertise in both hemp and cannabis often serving as an expert consultant on forming policy at the state and federal levels. NASA also tapped her micropropogation expertise to develop programs

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Endocannabinoid System Deep Dive with Mauro...

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2020/12/09

Our guest in this episode is Dr. Mauro Maccarrone. Mauro is a pioneer in endocannabinoid research. In 1997, his team identified the receptor targets for the first two endocannabinoids that were discovered by Professor Raphael Mechoulam earlier in the decade: anandamide and 2-AG. Since then, the endocannabinoid system has been the focus of his research. At CannMed 2021 he will present "The Complex Endocannabinoid System and the Challenge of Developing Selective Drugs towards its Distinct

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CBD for Anxiety Clinical Trial Results with Staci...

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2020/11/25

Our guest this week is Dr. Staci Gruber, Director of the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core at McLean Hospital’s Brain Imaging Center and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Gruber has spent decades investigating how both recreational and medical cannabis use affects the brain. In 2014, Dr. Gruber launched Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND), the first-ever program of its kind designed to clarify the specific effects of medical cannabis

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Tissue Culture Propagation with Mark Jordan

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2020/11/11

On this episode, we talked with tissue culture expert, Mark Jordan. Mark is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Minibis headquartered in Longmont, CO, where he started a tissue culture lab dedicated to Cannabis research and development. His previous positions include work at Colorado Seed Incorporated, Eurofins Biodiagnostics, and the Denver Botanic Gardens. While at the Denver Botanic Gardens Mark worked as the Research Horticulturist, running the protocol creation tissue cultural lab, as well

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Public Health and Cannabis with Marion McNabb, DrPH, MPH

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2020/10/28

On this episode we welcome Dr. Marion McNabb, President of the Cannabis Center of Excellence INC and CEO of Cannabis Community Care and Research Network (C3RN). Marion is a Public Health Doctor by training that has nearly 20 years of global and domestic public health experience. Her team recently completed a veterans’ health and medical cannabis research study with the goal of gathering information from U.S. military veterans regarding their current health conditions, conventional medical

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