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President's Dream Colloquium on Understanding Medical Marijuana

This colloquium is no longer running. You can view recorded web streams and read more about previous public lectures on this page.

Spring 2017

The cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa), family Cannabaceae, commonly known as marijuana, has been cultivated by humans since the beginning of recorded history and has been used as a medicinal and mood altering agent as far back as 7,000 B.C.

While some modern societies continue to indulge in the common use of marijuana, a ban on the plant's cultivation and use still exists in many countries worldwide.

The Government of Canada is cautiously moving to remove the prohibition of marijuana, starting with new regulations for medical marijuana which were announced in August 2016.

Please join us for a series of free public talks by global experts in the field of medical marijuana.

We will review the current state of research on the general topic of marijuana for medical purposes, provide space for an informed discussion on the legal aspects of marijuana use and provide perspectives from the licensed production, genetics, pharmaceutical utility, medical profession, and human behavioural aspects of marijuana.

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Past Public Lectures

January 26, 2017

Pharmacology of Cannabis

Speaker: Ethan Russo, MD
Medical Director, PHYTECS, former Senior Medical Advisor, GW Pharmaceuticals, former president of International Cannabinoid Research Society, former chairman of International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines


February 9, 2017

Secrets of the Cannabis Genome

Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Page
Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Anandia Labs, Adjunct Professor, Botany Department UBC


February 23, 2017

Marijuana and the Brain - From Addiction to Neuroscience

Speaker: Dr. Francesca Filbey
Director of Cognitive Neuroscience of Addictive Behaviors, Center for Brain Health, University of Texas at Dallas


March 2, 2017

Cannabis and Pain Management

Speaker: Dr. Mark Ware, MD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Anesthesia, McGill University, Director of Clinical Research at Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre


March 23, 2017

Update on the Cannabis Legalization Task Force

Speaker: The Honourable A. Anne McLellan
P.C., O.C., A.O.E.; Chair, Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation; former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada; Chancellor, Dalhousie University


April 6, 2017

Marijuana Legalization 2017

Speaker: Dr. Beau Kilmer
Senior Policy Researcher and Co-Director of RAND Drug Policy Research Centre; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School


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