University of California Cannabis Research Workshop, May 2021 Meeting Summary.
This meeting report describes the University of Californias (UC) Cannabis Research Workshop on May 26-27, 2021, which was organized by the UC Office of the President (UCOP) in partnership with the University of California, Davis (UCD). The event was designed to explore ways to strengthen research collaborations within and between campuses, discuss federal and state regulations and scientific priorities, and provide updates on current or recent cannabis and cannabinoid research studies. Topical areas were highlighted in four breakout sessions, including 1) agronomy and environmental impacts 2) biomedicine and public health 3) economics, law, public policy, and social science and 4) administrative considerations for supporting university research on cannabis and cannabinoids.