Cannabis Cultivation Advancements: Susan Audino Discusses Innovations from Cannabis Science Conference Spring 2024

Live from the Cannabis Science and Technology booth, we interviewed Susan Audino, S.A. Audino & Associates, LLC, about her experience at the Cannabis Science Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Audino helped lead the pre-conference workshop, “Cannabis Science, Testing and Troubleshooting with Experts: Turning Mountains into Molehills.” Additionally, during the conference, she participated in the General Session panel discussion, “Federal Rescheduling: Opinions and Impacts from Various Sectors,” which was moderated by Kim Stuck, Program Chair of the Compliance Track and CEO of Allay Consulting, and also featured panelists Ken Sobel, ESQ and David Vaillencourt, S3 Collective.

Watch our exclusive, onsite interview at the Cannabis Science and Technology booth with Susan Audino and read the transcript below for more insights into the conference.

What has been the biggest development or innovation you have seen at this Cannabis Science Conference?

Susan Audino: Biggest development I would have to say came from the Cultivation Track of all places. The Cultivation Track and Andrew Samann’s talk [“Terp Tags^TM: A Solution for the Sativa / Indica Dilemma in Cannabis”]. Looking at characterizing the plant based on a terpene profile, it's a very unusual approach, very unique approach. And I found that very stimulating and exciting as a scientist, lots of data. He showed us some data strips that included datasets with 31,000 subjects. And as a scientist, I like data. I like empirical numbers, I like empirical data. So that particular session stuck out for me as something that's very innovative, very different, very new, and I think could potentially add a tremendous amount of value to the industry.