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Past Events

2020

The Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability of Cannabis Production in Northern California

When: Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Where: TBD

Description

  • Online panel discussion as part of the Sustainable Futures Speaker Series. Panelists include:
  • Erin Kelly (moderator), Associate Professor, Forestry and Wildland Resources, Cal Poly Humboldt
  • Drew Barber, Mattole Uplift Co-op and Farmer/Owner, East Mill Creek Farms
  • Van Butsic, Co-Director Berkeley Cannabis Research Center and Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California
  • Dominic Corva, Co-Director of Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research
  • Marisa Formosa, Planner, Redwood Community Action Agency and former Education and Development Director, Sanctuary Forest
  • Chrystal Ortiz, CEO of Humboldt Herb & Market, founding member of International Cannabis Farmers Association, co-chair of Women Cultivating Community, and dry farmer at High Water Farm
  • Kaitlin Reed, (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida), Assistant Professor, Native American Studies, Cal Poly Humboldt

2019

[CANCELED] Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience

When: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Where: Goodwin Forum, Humboldt Campus

Description: Authors, Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin

The Challenge and Promise of Cannabis Based PTSD Research - Day 2

When: Friday, May 10, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Where: The Connection, 334 F Street Eureka

Description: Since 1968 the National Institute on Drug Abuse has maintained a monopoly on the production and distribution of cannabis for research. This monopoly has prevented U.S. based clinical research from accessing quality flower and diverse phenotypes for human testing. Dr Sisley will discuss the challenges of both obtaining federal approval for such research and then carrying out a FDA-approved randomized controlled trial examining the safety and efficacy of cannabis for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military veterans.

Co-sponsored with Humboldt Patient Resource Center and Humboldt Veteran’s Enrollment and Transition Services

The Challenge and Promise of Cannabis Based PTSD Research - Day 1

When: Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Where: Goodwin Forum, Humboldt Campus

Description: Since 1968 the National Institute on Drug Abuse has maintained a monopoly on the production and distribution of cannabis for research. This monopoly has prevented U.S. based clinical research from accessing quality flower and diverse phenotypes for human testing. Dr Sisley will discuss the challenges of both obtaining federal approval for such research and then carrying out a FDA-approved randomized controlled trial examining the safety and efficacy of cannabis for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military veterans.

Co-sponsored with Humboldt Patient Resource Center and Humboldt Veteran’s Enrollment and Transition Services

Craft Weed: Family Farming and the Future of the Marijuana Industry

When: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 6:00pm

Where: BSS 166, Humboldt Campus

Description: View the book online
Author, Ryan Stoa
Campus Map

Fact-Based Cannabis Public Education

When: Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Where: Goodwin Forum, Humboldt Campus

Description: Eric Siegel, Director of Strategic Projects, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Berkeley

2020

Using Cannabis Data to Improve Public Health and Promote Social Equity, Inter-Unversity Consortium for Political and Social Research

September 24, 2020

"Making Sense of Negative Experiences with Cannabis Edibles: Panel Survey Results" - Dr. Josh Meisel
"Cannabis Use and Covid-19" - Drs. Whitney Ogle, Ronnie Swartz, and Josh Meisel
"Cannabis Social Equity Programs" - Dr. Dominic Corva

2019

Cannabis Connections: Marketing Humboldt CannabisMarch 28, 2019

Panelists:
Dr. Whitney Ogle, Department of Kinesiology
Siobhan Darwish, Grow Sisters, Blessed Coast Farms
Bryan Willkoman, Humboldt Patient Resource Center
Terra Carver, Humboldt County Growers Alliance
Scot Adair, Humboldt County Office of Economic Development

Moderator: Jess Columbo, Tiller

Panel Discussion: “The Other Side of Murder Mountain”
(Video can be viewed here)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Panelists:
Rio Anderson, Co-Founder SoHum Guild
Chrystal Ortiz, International Cannabis Farmers Association
Dr. Deidre Pike, Humboldt Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Hank Sims, Lost Coast Outpost

2019 Panel Event Flyer

2018

Situated Evidence: Art as Ethnology & Archive in the ​chronic freedom​ series

Scott Homquist
Thursday, October 25, 2018

Situated Evidence Event Flyer

2017

Areas of Concern for the Health and Safety of Workers in the California Cannabis Industry

Marc Schenker, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Areas of Concern Event Flyer

2014 Speaker Series

STEAMING VIDEO for the following talks is available from the Humboldt Digital Scholar website.

Monday, April 28, 2014
5:30-7:00 p.m. in Native American Forum BSS 162

"A New Leaf: The End of Cannabis Prohibition"
Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashindian

Here is the flyer with more details.

Monday, April 21, 2014
5:30-7:00 p.m. in Native American Forum BSS 162

"Cannabinoid Medical Science and Political Ecology: Psychoactive Substances and Mental Distress"
Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, Ph.D., M.D., Senior Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medical Center

Here is the flyer with more details.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
5:30-7:00 p.m. in Native American Forum BSS 162

"Green Rush LA: Medical Cannabis Confusion in the Wild West of Weed"
Nathan Donahoe, Cannabis Consulting Group

Here is the flyer with more details.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

"The Times are Changing: Preliminary Findings from a San Francisco Study of Baby Boomers and Marijuana Use"

Sheigla Murphy, PhD, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Studies at the Institute for Scientific Analysis

Here is the flyer with more details.

2013 Speaker Series

STEAMING VIDEO for the following talks is available from the Humboldt Digital Scholar website.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

"Medial Cannabis Quality Control in California: Keeping a Weed Free Garden"

Jeffrey Raber, PhD Chemistry. President of KinetiChem and Founder, The Wercshop

Here is the flyer with more details.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 

Film Screening of “Tricky Bidness” and discussion with filmmaker JoAnn Schuch. Tricky Bidness tells the story of how the politically progressive town of Arcata, California has grappled with the ongoing challenge of marijuana grow houses in its neighborhoods.

Here is the flyer with more details.

Monday, April 29, 2013

“Dispensary-based research: an untapped resource”
Amanda Reiman, PhD, The Drug Policy Alliance

Here is the flyer with more details.

Monday, March 25, 2013

“Developments in Dutch Drug Policy”
Dr. Craig Reinarman, University of Santa Cruz

Here is the flyer with more details.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

“The Potential Economic Impact to Humboldt County if Marijuana is Legalized”
Ms. Jennifer Budwig, Redwood Capital Bank

Here is the flyer with more details.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

“Data Shadows of the Underground Economy”
Dr. Monica Stephens, Department of Geography, Cal Poly Humboldt

Here is the flyer with more details.

2013 Symposium

Earthday Symposium on Marijuana and the Environment

Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20, 2013

Here is the link to the website.

Here is the flyer with more details.

Click here for the audio from the following symposium from KMUD.

2012 Speaker Series

STEAMING VIDEO for the following talks is available from the Humboldt Digital Scholar website.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
5:30-7:00pm, BSS Native Forum, Room 162

"Of Green Institutions and Incremental Policies: Marijuana Regulatory Reform"
Jason Plume, PhD candidate, Syracus University

Here is the flyer with more details.

Monday, October 29, 2012
5:30-7pm, BSS Native Forum Room 162

“Silent Forests: How are Toxicants Associated with Marijuana Cultivation Impacting Wildlife on our Public and Tribal Lands?”

Mourad W. Gabriel, M.S., PhD Candidate (Comparative Pathology, University of California Davis) and Wildlife Disease Ecologist (Integral Ecology Research Center)

Here is the flyer with more details.

Monday, October 8th, 2012
5:30-7:00pm

REQUIEM FOR A CAMP: POST MORTEM FOR A DRUG WAR INSTITUTION 
Dominic Corva, Ph.D. Department of Public Policy Sarah Lawrence College

Here is the flyer with more details.

2012 Symposium

Environmental Challenges of Marijuana Agriculture in the Age of Prohibition 

Friday Oct 12, 2012
1-5 pm, BSS Native Forum Room 162

Click here for the video from the following symposium.

Click here for the audio from the following symposium.

Grassroots environmental activists and policy makers will provide a comprehensive review of the environmental impacts of marijuana agriculture and offer insights into community based approaches that could be implemented to help address the problems created by these industrial agricultural practices. 

Here is the flyer with more details.

2011

October, 2011
Sustainable Future Speakers Series

"The Carbon Footprint of Indoor Cannabis Production"
Evan Mills

Here is the video.