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Cannabis in Context

Cannabis in Context is a series of talks co-sponsored by the Hearst Museum and the UC Botanical Garden and curated by Eric Siegel, aimed at raising awareness of the multi-faceted life of cannabis in our modern society across cultures. This four-part series will be held every Wednesday in September at the Hearst Museum to complement the current exhibition, Pleasure, Poison, Prescription, Prayer: The Worlds of Mind-Altering Substances and to celebrate the UC Botanical Garden’s Year of Ethnobotany.

 

Schedule of Events: 

September 4th – Purity and Pollution: Cannabis as Matter Out of Place with Dr. Michael Polson

September 11th – Why Cannabis? Why CBD? Why Now? with Dr. Joshua Meisel and Martin A. Lee

September 18th – Cannabis Neurobiology: More Complex than Black-Hole Astrophysics with Dr. David Presti

September 25th – Evolving Economies of Cannabis with Dr. Ann A. Laudati and Dr. Beau Kilmer

 

Recordings of past events at the UC Botanical gardens can be found here. 

Events

Sep 04, 2019

Purity and Pollution: Cannabis as Matter Out of Place

Anthropologist Dr. Polson will share observations on cannabis and its journey from cultural pollutant to purified, legal substance.

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Sep 11, 2019

Why Cannabis? Why CBD? Why Now?

This talk will examine the factors contributing to the current pro-cannabis cultural shift and the surge of interest in CBD.

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Sep 18, 2019

Cannabis Neurobiology: More Complex than Black-Hole Astrophysics

Join neurobiologist David Presti for a look into the complicated interactions between cannabis and the human brain.

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Sep 25, 2019

Evolving Economies of Cannabis

Two leading experts will speak about the economic and social implications of a growing global cannabis industry.

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