On this month’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Iain Oswald, a principal research scientist at Abstrax Tech Inc., a cannabis research and development company located in Southern California. Here, Dr. Oswald (aka Dr. Dank) discusses the discovery of a new class of volatile sulfur compounds responsible for the characteristic gassy, skunky aroma produced by cannabis. We also discuss the recent paper published by Iain and his team highlighting their discovery of an additional range of cannabis sulfur compounds that contribute to the tropical notes in cannabis aromas.

On this special edition episode, host Evan Friedmann is joined by Bill Nichols, the Technical Director at Biotrax Testing Laboratory in New York. Here, Evan and Bill discuss an article that came out earlier this year addressing total yeast and mold counts as well as safety testing in the New York cannabis market. Evan and Bill take a deep dive into the article and explain why they think it needed a rebuttal.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by Steve Ellmore, veteran, filmmaker, and founder of The Unprescribed. Here, Steve shares how he created the incredible film Unprescribed, his knowledge and research surrounding veterans access to medical cannabis, his mission to help others through his non-profit, and more.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Adie Rae, Assistant Scientist at the Legacy Research Institute. Join us as we discuss Adie’s background, her knowledge and research surrounding cannabis aroma, how the industry’s laser focus on THC percentage is decreasing the value of cannabis for patients, and more.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by Nick Jikomes, PhD, the Director of Science & Innovation at Leafly. Join us as we discuss Nick’s background, his recent ElSohly award for research related to labeling in cannabis, neuroscience, and endocannabinoids.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by Nathan Johnson, PhD, the Co-Founder and CEO of VERNE Bioanalytics. Join us as we discuss Nathan’s background, knowledge about cannabis genetics, some of the challenges related to hops latent viroid, and more.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Julie Kowalski of JA Kowalski Science Support LLC. Join us as we discuss Julie’s background, knowledge about chromatography and method development, some of the challenges in cannabis and hemp testing, and finally a little preview of the upcoming Cannabis Science Conference Spring conference for which Julie is serving as the analytical science track program chair.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by James Schwartz, BSN, LNC CEO of Cascade High Organics. James published an article about psilocybin and PTSD with Cannabis Science and Technology that was one of the most popular pieces of content on our website for the year. Together, we discuss James’ cannabis background, knowledge about psychedelics, and his recent focus on the dangers of the 2018 Farm Bill in the hemp market.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Reggie Gaudino, VP of R&D at Front Range Biosciences. Together, we discuss plant genetics and breeding with Dr. Gaudino to understand some of the challenges, successes, and perhaps where it should be heading in the future.

On this month’s episode, we are joined by Dr. John MacKay, Co-founder of Synergistic Technology Associates. Together, we focus on all things formulation and processing with Dr. MacKay to learn more about what’s really going on in the cannabis industry and perhaps where it should be heading in the future.