Columns | Cannabis Voices

Dr. Arno Hazekamp discusses the formation of the new coalition as well as their goals, research, and education initiatives.

Todd Statzer, the Vice President of Environmental Sciences at urban-gro, offers some tips for pesticide use in cannabis cultivation.

Currently, little information exists on the calming and painkilling effects on animals using cannabidiol (CBD). Dr. Kimberly Guay, an Associate Professor at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, is hoping to change that by conducting research on the effects of CBD in horses and other livestock.

Dr. Jacqueline von Salm discusses her research and what we can expect from her talk “Unique Terpene Metabolites as Descriptors of Cannabis Phenotypes and Products” during the Spring 2020 CANN Virtual Symposium in The Second Annual ElSohly Award session on Wednesday, May 6.

Dr. Markus Roggen discusses his research and what we can expect from his talk “Collaborative Research for Fundamental Insight into Cannabis Production” during the Spring 2020 CANN Virtual Symposium in The Second Annual ElSohly Award session on Wednesday, May 6.

Dr. Sang-Hyuck Park discusses his research and what we can expect from his talk “Inhibitory Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) on the Growth and Development of Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta” during the Spring 2020 CANN Virtual Symposium in The Second Annual ElSohly Award session on Wednesday, May 6.

Jiries Meehan-Atrash discusses his research and what we can expect from his talk “Thermal Degradation of Cannabis Extract Constituents: Mechanistic Insight” during the Spring 2020 CANN Virtual Symposium in The Second Annual ElSohly Award session on Wednesday, May 6.

Dr. Justin Fischedick discusses his research and what we can expect from his talk “Terpenoids of Cannabis sativa L., Analysis and Applications” during the Spring 2020 CANN Virtual Symposium in The Second Annual ElSohly Award session on Wednesday, May 6.

Dmitry Kurouski discusses the groundbreaking work his team is conducting using a handheld Raman spectrometer to identify cannabis and hemp plants.

An interview with Todd Bell about the experiments and findings his group is working on with controlled atmospheres in cannabis cultivation.

Wes Burk, cofounder and vice president of Emerald Scientific, discusses this year's Emerald Conference, some of Emerald’s other initiatives in cannabis science, and their plans going into 2020

John S. Abrams, PhD, discusses some of the cutting-edge work he’s involved in and what he’s looking forward to at this year's Emerald Conference.

Zac Hildenbrand, Karan Kapoor, Autumn Karcey, and Roger Kern offer advice on the most important thing newcomers to cannabis cultivation need to learn.

Dr. Steven Splinter, Radient Technologies, Inc., discusses his role in extraction and manufacturing in Canada.

We recently spoke with Josh Genderson, CEO of Holistic Industries, to get his insight on what we can anticipate for medical cannabis in 2020.

John A. MacKay, Synergistic Technologies Associates and Brian C. Smith, Big Sur Scientific offer advice on the most important thing newcomers to cannabis extraction need to learn.

We recently spoke with Dr. Tim Garrett, the Chief Scientific Officer and cofounder at Juno Metabolomics, about the work his company is doing related to medical cannabis and metabolomics. Here, Dr. Garrett offers some education on metabolomics and the capabilities it holds for the future of medical cannabis.

Aryn Sieber, the founder and CEO of CBD Essentials and Cannaisseur Brands as well as the founder of CannaCauses Foundation, discusses his experiences as a 9/11 first responder, his battle with stage IV cancer, and how cannabis impacted his life.

Bob Clifford, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments; Derek Laine, Trace Analytics; Sandy Mangan, SPEX SamplePrep LLC; Justin Steimling, Restek Corporation; and  Katherine Stenerson, MilliporeSigma discuss the most important thing newcomers to the field need to learn.

We recently spoke with Max Simon, CEO and Founder of Green Flower Media, to find out more about the team behind the platform. Here, Simon discusses how Green Flower Media got its start, plans for the future, and more.

Zac Hildenbrand, Inform Environmental, LLC; Karan Kapoor, JC Green Inc. (formerly with Avana Canada Inc.); Autumn Karcey, Cultivo, Inc.; and Roger Kern, Agate Biosciences offer advice for people that are new to cannabis cultivation.

Dr. Andrea Holmes discusses how she’s using colorimetric analysis to discover novel minor cannabinoids, the potential role of smartphone compatibility in detection, what’s next for cannabinoid research, and more.

Leading extraction scientists and researchers from the cannabis industry-John A. MacKay, Synergistic Technologies Associates and Brian C. Smith, Big Sur Scientific-participate in this round-table discussion series on extraction. This month they offer advice on how to get started for people that are new to cannabis extraction.

Dr. Roger Kern, President, Agate Biosciences, dicusses his keynote talk “Clean Practices for Clean Cannabis” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Confernece West. 

Dr. Dustin Sulak, Cofounder, Healer, discusses his keynote talk “Cannabis for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West. 

Dr. Ethan Russo, MD, Director of Research and Development of the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI), discusses his keynote talk “Cannabis and the Future of Psychiatry” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West.

Jeff Lowenfels, Author, Teaming Series, discusses his keynote talk “There Is a New Bud in Town” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West.

Peter Maguire, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, discusses his keynote talk  “Indoor Cultivation, The New Clean Room” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West.

Dr. Anahid Jewett, PhD, M.P.H., Professor and Director of Tumor Immunology Laboratory Division of Oral Biology and Medicine The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, discusses her keynote talk “Natural Killer Cells, Probiotics, and Cannabis” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West.