Room to Grow

In this episode Amber Wise, PhD, joins the group discussion with Jahan Marcu, PhD, Nigam Arora, PhD, and Sara Jane Ward, PhD. We share our thoughts on federal agencies’ views regarding hemp use in employees and contractors, trends in psychedelics and mental health, and cannabis proficiency testing (aka PT). As well as a story about what it is like to use psychedelic drugs as a participant in a clinical study.  For our peer reviewed research articles we discuss recent data on the stability of mushroom biomass under different storage conditions and cannabis use for creativity in business ventures. Our game this week will test your knowledge about cannabis cultivation.  

Thank you to CReDO Science and Ethan Russo, MD for sponsoring this episode! https://credo-science.com

Episode’s Group:

Jahan Marcu, PhD (Moderator)

Amber Wise, PhD

Sara Jane Ward, Phd

Nigam B. Arora, PhD

News Links: 

From the federal department of “Nice Try”! The DEA wants to know about your CBD and medical cannabis use pre-legalization (2:40)

Vogue - New Frontier Report and Data: Could the embrace of psychedelics lead to a mental-health revolution? (9:30)

What is it like to Smoke Salvia for Science (2nd article) (18:30)

Cannabis Proficiency Testing ; Industry Imperative for Quality & Consumer Safety (33:04)

Rapid Fire Science Study Links:

Head in the clouds? Cannabis users’ creativity in new venture ideation depends on their entrepreneurial passion and experience (For Discussion Puporses Only) (44:40)

Stability of psilocybin and its four analogs in the biomass of the psychotropic mushroom Psilocybe cubensis (59:30)

Today’s Game (59:15):

Test your cannabis cultivation trivia knowledge, with our new game called Room to Grow (01:10:36)

Credits:

Podcast production by Joe Leonardo, Cover art by Selina Lee, Intro music by Buddha by Kontekst, Transition Music by K. LOUK. Outro music by Bensounds. Special thanks to Julian Amkraut for supporting and naming this episode.