Editorial Videos

Dr. Susan Audino discusses her work as a chemist/chemometrician as well as a consultant to many life sciences laboratories. She has served as advisor to many organizations, is Chief Science Officer to several labs, audits for A2LA and ANAB, teaches several ISO standards, is Science Advisor to AOAC International’s CASP, and is PI on several cannabis projects. Here, she shares a preview of her talk for the upcoming Cannabis Science Conference East.

Plenary speaker Dr. David (Dedi) Meiri, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Biology, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Head of the Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabinoid Research, Technion, and Founder, Cannasoul LTD shares a preview of his address for Cannabis Science Conference East as well as other exciting developments in his research.

Professor Jack Henion, Emeritus Professor of Toxicology at Cornell University, co-founder of Advion BioSciences, CSO of Advion, Inc., and current analytical science consultant, shares his analytical talk for CSC East focused on a test for the determination of THC in breath analysis. Dr. Henion also discusses some of the challenges facing analytical testing laboratories focused on cannabis analysis.

Dr. Zacariah Hildenbrand shares his various research interests as well as the challenges facing the cannabis and hemp cultivation industry. Dr. Hildenbrand also shares a preview of his upcoming talk and overall session he will be chairing at Cannabis Science Conference East.

Andrew Coop, Associate Dean and Professor at the University of Maryland (UMD) School of Pharmacy and Chad Johnson, the Program Co-director and Instructor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy share a preview of the talk they plan to give at Cannabis Science Conference East as well as other exciting developments at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Montel Williams, famed talk show host, US veteran, and long-time medical cannabis patient and activist shares his passion for the industry, hopes for the future, and some lessons learned along his journey.

Alison Draisin, PsyD, LMHC, of the AIMS Institute shares her knowledge about cannabis and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, her background, future research interests, and more.

Steph Sherer, the President and Founder Americans for Safe Access (ASA), shares the challenges—both past and present—as well as the hard won successes ASA has achieved in the last two decades of advocacy.

Dr. Anahid Jewett, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine and NKore BioTherapeutics, and Tracy Ryan, NKore BioTherapeutics, share and discuss their recent findings that highlight the medicinal benefits cannabis has in the fight against cancer.

Ashéninka Mino and Bernadette Torres, of Shabeta’s Healing Garden, discuss their teaching and healing methods using natural tobacco and how it relates to cannabis as well as psychedelics.

Nurse Heather Manus discusses her role in helping to pass a new medical cannabis bill in California called SB 311, also known as “Ryan’s Law,” which requires healthcare facilities to allow the use of medical cannabis on their premises for terminally ill patients with a valid medical cannabis card or recommendation from their physician.

AC Braddock is the visionary CEO of Eden Labs, an internationally recognized, 26-year-old botanical extraction technology company. AC is well known for her leadership in modern business practices, early recognition of growth sectors in scientifically based health and wellness advancements and technically and ethically supporting market creation for sustainable, long-term success of the industry. Here, she shares a preview of the talk she plans to give at Cannabis Science Conference West as well as other industry insights.

Dr. Lakisha Jenkins-Samuels, a traditional naturopath at Dr. Lakisha™️, shares a small preview of her talk, “Dietary Modulation of the eCS,” what it means to be a naturopath, how she got involved in the cannabis space, and more.

Dr. Denise C. Vidot, an epidemiologist at the University of Miami and Founder of the International Cannabis & Psychedelic Research Collaborative, shares her research background, a small preview of her talk for the 2022 Cannabis Science Conference West titled “Co-Use of Cannabis and Psilocybin to Manage Mental Health Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Results from the International COVID-19 Cannabis Health Study,” and more.

Jeannette Horton discusses how, in the future, data will help companies with regulation.

AC Braddock discusses her work with the science of cannabis product development.

Dr. Bonni Goldstein talks about her success using cannabinoids, such as CBD and CBG, with her patients.

Tracy Ryan discusses how her life changed and her journey with CannaKids started.

Autumn Karcey talks about her start in the cannabis industry.

Josh Crossney talks about the 2019 Canna Boot Camp and his goals for next year.

Dr. Sue Sisley discusses her research using cannabis to treat pain and opioid addiction.

Dr. Rachel and Dr. Jessica Knox discuss their introduction into the cannabis industry.

Dr. David and Dr. Janice Knox discuss how they got started in the cannabis industry.

Dr. Ethan Russo discusses his research on cannabis therapeutics and psychiatry.

How Marvin Washington, retired NFL player, became involved in the cannabis industry.

Australia’s sweetheart and international icon Olivia Newton-John and Amazon-John Easterling talk about their start in the cannabis industry.

Katherine Stenerson, Principal Scientist, Research & Development at MilliporeSigma, discusses her work to improve cannabis testing workflows for potency, pesticide residues, and terpenes as well as the pain points with testing in those areas and how to overcome it.

Katherine Stenerson, Principal Scientist, Research & Development at MilliporeSigma, discusses the next steps in her cannabis research and other areas in the industry that excite her.

Aaron Hineman, Inorganic Product Line Leader at PerkinElmer, offers some insight into testing for heavy metals in cannabis and hemp such as why it’s important, how the state testing requirements vary, and what the future holds for testing in this area.

Aaron Hineman, Inorganic Product Line Leader at PerkinElmer, explains how an ICP-MS workflow can vary depending on the different products being testing. He also discusses the next steps in his research and other areas in the industry that excite him.