Join host, Carlen Costa with special guest, Dr. Riley Kirk chat about cannabis on social media, and the relationship to your mental health.
Here's more about our guest:
Dr. Riley Kirk is a cannabis research scientist and a cannabis educator. She obtained her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences, specializing in natural product chemistry where she studied the traditional and contemporary uses of hundreds of medicinal plants. She has worked as an immunology scientist in the biotech industry, currently is an assistant associate professor at the University of Rhode Island and has worked in the cannabis industry studying the chemical complexity of cannabis smoke.
Riley is passionate about making Cannabis science accessible through social media channels and hosts an educational podcast called Bioactive which disseminates the chemistry and pharmacology of natural products. Riley is the co-founder of the cannabis research and education non-profit organization called the Network of Applied Pharmacognosy (NAP). NAP is using science as advocacy to research and communicate findings that highlight the unique power of natural products. The goal of Riley’s work is to unite people in the Cannabis industry, academia, and consumers to further the reach of Cannabis education and reduce harm.
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Produced by: Sarah Burke, The Women in Media Network
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