|Podcasts|February 11, 2022

Ep 3: Let’s Talk Hemp: How Current Regulations Restrict Innovation and More

On this month’s episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Adam Jacques, Chief Geneticist of ZED Therapeutics and Zacariah Hildenbrand, Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Director of the Curtis Mathes Corporation. Their article “Hemp Regulations and the Restrictions on Innovation” was the most popular piece on the Cannabis Science and Technology website in 2021. Our conversation is focused on the hemp research—plant genetics, research restrictions, testing—and more that Adam and Zac have been doing.


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