Dr. Ryan Vandrey from Johns Hopkins University joins this episode of The CannaPod.

Dr. Vandrey is a professor in the School of Medicine's  Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a member of the university's Cannabis Science Lab. Dr. Vandrey’s research focuses primarily on the impact of route of administration, dose, and chemical composition of cannabis products on resultant drug effects and pharmacokinetics.  In addition, Dr. Vandrey has been involved with a broad range of studies related to the risks and benefits of medicinal cannabis use, the effects of cannabis use on sleep, cannabis withdrawal and the treatment of Cannabis Use Disorder, cannabis product testing, and developing measures of cannabis use behavior.

Dr. Matthew Feldner is Canopy Growth's Senior Director of Psychological Well-being. Previously, he spent 14 years as a professor at the University of Arkansas and nine years as an Adjunct Professor with the Laureate Institute for Brain Research.

In this episode, Dr. Feldner joins Marcel and Erica to discuss the role of cannabis in helping to treat anxiety based on developing research and speaks to the opportunity for further exploration on how cannabinoids can be helpful for people with anxiety.

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Dr. Alan Budney joins Marcel and Erica on this episode of The CannaPod. Dr. Budney is a professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and serves as Director of the Treatment Development & Evaluation Core of Dartmouth’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health.

Click here to read  Dr. Alan Budney's full biography and view a selected list of publications.

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Click here to read  Dr. Ziva Cooper's full biography and view a selected list of publications.

Learn more about the The Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.

Timestamps for this episode:

• 6:40 – How Ziva got into cannabis science
• 10:40 – Cannabinoids and pain
• 15:20 – Routes of administration, dosing, and impact on chronic pain
• 32:45 – Drawing conclusions on the effects of cannabis  
• 39:45 – Ziva's current work

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Learn more about the Realm of Caring Foundation by visiting their website.

Learn more about Canopy Growth's Human & Animal Research Program (HARP) and previous cannabis science studies online at: Cannabis Research - Canopy Growth

Episode timestamps
1:30 - Introduction to Heather and Zaki
6:05 - The start of medical cannabis as part of Zaki's treatment
10:00 - How medical cannabis changed Zaki's seizures
13:45 - The birth of Realm of Caring
22:15 - Halo effect of CBD for caregivers
35:00 - Where should the science go?

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