James MacKillop, PhD
Director, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research and the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research
McMaster University

Talk Title: Opening remarks to the Innovations in the Science of Cannabis Conference.

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Iris M. Balodis, PhD
Peter Boris Centre for Addiction Research
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience
McMaster University

Talk Title: Understanding reward value and motivation in cannabis use disorder.

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Alan J. Budney, PhD
Center for Technology and Behavioral Health
Dartmouth College

Talk Title: Using social media to study cannabis use and policy: A pot-pourri of findings.

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Jason Busse, DC, PhD
Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research
Department of Anesthesia
McMaster University

Talk Title: Medical cannabis for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Wilson M. Compton, MD, MPE
Deputy Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Talk Title: Marijuana Science Update.

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Mike DeVillaer, MASc
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research
Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research
McMaster University & St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Talk Title: Cannabis legalization: Lessons from alcohol, tobacco, pharma.

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Bernard Le Foll, MD, PhD
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the
University of Toronto

Talk Title: Therapeutic potential of opioid-cannabinoid interactions.

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Jane Metrik, PhD
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University

Talk Title: The pharmacological and expectancy effects of cannabis on problem behaviors.

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Marissa Slaven, MD
Division of Palliative Care
Department of Family Medicine
McMaster University

Talk Title: Medical cannabis and cancer pain.

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Poster Presenter: Jason Busse, McMaster University

Poster Title:  Effectiveness of Medical Cannabis for Chronic non-Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review

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Busse-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Jillian Halladay, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare/Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research

Poster Title:  School Factors and Cannabis Use in a Large Sample of Adolescents

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Halladay-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Allyson Ion, McMaster University

Poster Title:  Meaningful involvement of people who use cannabis in research and evaluation

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Ion-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Karolina Kozak, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Poster Title:  Effects of rTMS on Cannabis Use and Cognitive Function in Schizophrenia

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Kozak-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Alex Lee, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare/Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research

Poster Title:  Cannabis Use and Drinking Patterns in the Behavioural Economic Trajectories of Alcohol Misuse in Hamilton (BETA-H) Cohort

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Lee-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Herry Patel, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare/Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research

Poster Title:  The Role of Driving Related Cognitions and Cannabis Demand in Driving After Cannabis Use

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Patel-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Aliya Lucatch, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Poster Title:  Effects of Cannabis Abstinence on Clinical Symptoms and Cognition in Individuals with Major Depression

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Lucatch-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Vikas Parihar, Hamilton Health Sciences

Poster Title:  Database for Cannabinoid Consumption and Study (DATACANN)

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Parihar-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Zakir Uddin, McGill University

Poster Title:  Determining Whether Pain Sensitivity Contributes to the Fear-Avoidance Model

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Uddin-CMCR-Conference-2018

Poster Presenter: Lana Vedelago, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare/Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research

Poster Title:  Comparison of Cannabis Use Patterns, Motives, and Expectancies, Among Medicinal and Recreational Users

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Vedelago-CMCR-Conference-2018