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Ryan Vandrey, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar

Human Laboratory Evaluation of Cannabis Products

Date: Dec. 13, 2024

Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

In-person: Room G101 A/B, 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia

Virtual: Watch via Zoom

About this Seminar

This presentation will describe a series of experiments conducted at the Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit. Healthy adult volunteers were administered acute doses of a variety cannabis products that systematically differed with respect to dose, route of administration, formulation, and chemical composition. Results highlight significant differences with respect to abuse liability, impairment of functioning, and safety across the spectrum of retail cannabis products that exist in the U.S. today. Implications for changes in regulatory control are discussed within the context of proposed changes in federal law.

Additional Details

This is a free event hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and co-sponsored by the institute's Center for Health Behaviors Research and the Addiction Recovery Research Center. The Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series, which runs annually from September to May, has featured leading biomedical researchers from throughout the country since the program began in 2012. The lectures are also open to all members of the Virginia Tech community including graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, and staff, as well as the public.

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