Exploring the Entourage: The Therapeutic Potential of Minor Cannabinoids, Terpenes, and Flavonoids
The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) hosted a virtual, two-day symposium on October 12-13, 2023 highlighting the state of science in medicinal cannabis research. Whereas the majority of current research focuses on delta-9-THC and cannabidiol, the 2023 CMCR Symposium highlighted the emerging clinical and translational research on the "other" constituents of cannabis (minor cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids) and the entourage effect. The symposium kicked off with keynote addresses from the 2023 CMCR award recipients followed by a series of scientific talks covering clinical and translational aspects of medicinal cannabis research alongside panel discussions of changes to the federal landscape related to cannabis research, use of minor cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids in the community, and accessing novel constituents of cannabis for clinical research.
Virtual Event
October 12-13, 2023
8:00AM-12:00PM PDT
Registration
Registration is now closed.
Agenda at a Glance
Day 1: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Welcome from the CMCR Director, Igor Grant, MD
2023 CMCR Symposium Awards (8:00 - 10:00 AM)
CMCR Special Lecture (10:00 - 10:30 AM)
Panel 1: Update on Federal activities affecting cannabis research (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Poster Session (12:00 - 1:00 PM); View the pre-recorded videos in the Poster Session here.
Day 2: Friday, October 13, 2023
State of the Science Lecture Series - The Entourage: Minor cannabinoids, Terpenes and Flavonoids (8:00 - 10:05 AM)
Panel 2: Use of minor cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids in the community (10:05 - 10:55 AM)
Panel 3: Lectures from Linda Hill, MD, MPH and Tom Marcotte, PhD (11:00 - 11:45 AM)
Closing Remarks from the CMCR Director, Igor Grant, MD (11:45 AM - 12:00 PM)
View the detailed agenda and video recordings here.
Speakers
Igor Grant, MD, FRCP(C) Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
David J. Grelotti, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Medical Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
Tom Marcotte, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Co-Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
JH Atkinson, MD, Professor of Psychiatry (Emeritus), Co-Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
Marilyn Huestis, AB, MS, PhD Professor & Senior Fellow, Institute of Emerging Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University & Science and Policy Advisor, Pinney Associates & President, Huestis and Smith Toxicology LLC
Margaret Haney, PhD Professor of Neurobiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Research Center
Doris Trauner, MD Professor of Neurosciences, UC San Diego
Marcel Bonn-Miller, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, Charlotte's Web
Steve Gust, PhD, Advisor to the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research
David Shurtleff, PhD Deputy Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), NIH
Cassie Taylor, PhD Botanical Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration
Richard (Rik) Kline, PhD Chief, Chemistry and Pharmaceutics Branch, NIDA
Ziva Cooper, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Director of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, UCLA
Patrick Still, PhD Program Director, Basic and Mechanistic Research Branch, NCCIH, NIH
Ryan Vandrey, PhD Professor, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sara Jane Ward, PhD Assistant Professor of Neural Sciences, Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University
Jonathan C. Arnold, PhD Professor of Cannabinoid Pharmacology, Deputy Academic Director, The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, University of Sydney
John Streicher, PhD Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
Sherry Yafai, MD Providence St. John's Medical Center
Bonni Goldstein, MD Medical Director, CannaCenters
Michelle Sexton, ND UC San Diego
Dale Gieringer, PhD California NORML
Linda Hill, MD, MPH Distinguished Professor and Assistant Dean, School of Public Health, UC San Diego
View more details about the 2023 Speakers here.
Supporters
The CMCR wishes to acknowledge the following for the support of our work:
State of California
National Institutes of Health
Noorda/Wholistic Research and Education Foundation
University of California / UC San Diego
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
And our individual supporters
Posters
The poster session took place on Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 12:00PM-1:00PM Pacific Time.
Each person selected to present a poster was assigned a breakout room linked to the symposium conference portal. In the breakout room, presenters engaged in a discussion with other conference-goers “live” about their research. Presenters prepared brief Powerpoint-style presentations to facilitate discussion.
View the pre-recorded videos in the Poster Session here.
Contact
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