Year in Review: Top 5 Webinars Covered in 2024
As we begin the year 2025, let’s review the most popular trends and topics in webinars covered by Cannabis Science and Technology in 2024.
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To ring in 2025, we've listed our top 5 webinars covered, and to recognize the advancements from 2024, we also list our Top 4 Honorable Mentions. Catch up on developments, research, and challenges from the last year in the cannabis industry.
Top 5 Webinar Coverage from 2024
1. Cannabis and Dementia Symptoms: Healer Webinar Examines Relevant Research
The most popular webinar of the year was hosted by Dustin Sulak, DO, founder of Healer, a cannabis education and product resource. Presented during Alzheimer’s awareness month, this two-hour webinar discussed six research studies on medical cannabis used to treat symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia related conditions.
Read more insights on these conditions and studies.
2. Getting Ready for Croptober: Best Practices Discussed in GMP Collective Webinar
An annual topic of great interest across the industry is preparing for the outdoor cannabis harvest. In September the GMP Collective presented, “Croptober: Crucial Best Practices for Harvest Season,” featuring guest speakers Alex Cass, Manager of Plant Sciences at Native Roots, and Nelson Oldham, Associate Director of Post Harvest at Native Roots. The GMP Collective is an organization comprised of industry professionals advancing the science and safety of cannabis.
Read more tips, how to avoid common mistakes, and more from this discussion.
3. Predictions for the Future of Cannabis: A Webinar from the Cannabis Research Center
Federal rescheduling of cannabis was certainly a popular topic of discussion and speculation in 2024. The next webinar on our list covered the impacts of cannabis as a Schedule 3 substance on research, legislation, patients, and more. In September, the Cannabis Research Center (CRC) at the University of California, Berkeley hosted the webinar, “Cannabis Rescheduling Webinar: Possibilities & Limits,” which was moderated by Amanda Reiman, Chief Knowledge Officer of New Frontier Data, a data and analytics company serving the legal cannabis space. The hour and a half webinar featured five panelists: Daniele Piomelli, Distinguished Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at University of California, Irvine; Aaron Smith, CEO and co-founder of the National Cannabis Industry Association; Steph Sherer, founder and president of Americans for Safe Access; Jordan Tishler, MD, founder of the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists; and Ethan Fallon, JD, counsel for the office of Senator Alex Padilla.
Read insights from the five panelists’ perspectives on the potential of cannabis rescheduling.
4. Cannabis Vaporizer Safety, Standards, and Common Issues: Insights from a GMP Collective Webinar
The second GMP Collective webinar to make our list, this webinar from July discussed vape manufacturing, consumers, and solutions to health and safety risks. Perspectives from three guest speakers were presented: Darwin Millard, Technical Director at Cannabis Safety & Quality (CSQ); Shawna Vreeke, Head of Research and Toxicology at True Terpenes; and Audra Horridge, Vice President of Technical Solutions at ACTIVE.
Read more on solutions to common issues, regulatory challenges, and advice for consumer education.
5. Exploring the Research on THC and D-Limonene: A Presentation from Ethan Russo, MD
Medical cannabis research proves to be a reader favorite. Rounding out our top five list is a webinar presented by Ethan Russo, MD, neurologist and founder of CReDo Science, in which he presented his research on the synergy of THC and D-limonene and its role in reducing THC-induced anxiety.
Read more commentary and highlights from the study.
Our Top 4 Honorable Mentions
Check out these additional webinars from 2024 that our readers found full of insights and innovations.
- Cannabis Research Studies Update: Insights from the Latest Healer Webinar
- Cannabis Research Update: A New Webinar from Healer
- Safeguarding Consumers in the Era of Intoxicating Hemp and Synthetic Cannabinoids: A GMP Collective Webinar
- Medical Cannabis Update: Recent Research Discussed in the Latest Healer Webinar
Stay tuned for more webinar coverage in 2025!
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