4th Annual UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium

May 21, 2021, 9am-12:30pm

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our 4th Annual UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium!  We had a wonderful event with talks from cannabis researchers at UCLA, spanning a range of topics including:

  • Cannabis, cannabinoids, and pain
  • Medical and non-medical cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Population trends and patient care
  • Cannabis and social equity

Watch the recording below, and browse the agenda to learn more about speakers and talk titles.

Preliminary Agenda

9:00-9:05: Welcome

9:05-9:50: Cannabis and COVID-19

Stephanie Lake

Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative
Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

9:50-10:35: Cannabis in Patient Care and Population Health

Gelberg, Lillian

Professor, Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Office of Healthcare Transformation and Innovation, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Primary Care Physician

Ying-Ying Meng, DrPh

Co-Director, Chronic Disease Program
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

10:35-10:45: Break

10:45-11:30: Cannabinoids for Pain: A Sample of UCLA Clinical Trials

Ziva Cooper, PhD

Director, UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative
Associate Professor
Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

11:30-12:15: Cannabis and Social Equity

Dilara Uskup, PhD, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

Robert Chlala, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UCLA Labor Center – Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

12:15-12:30: Closing Remarks