Dr. Ashley Brooks-Russel, Cannabis Impaired Driving and Questions About Tolerance

February 2021

The Institute of Cannabis Research’s monthly webinar for February 2021 featured Dr. Ashley Brooks-Russell from The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Brooks-Russell is an assistant professor and Director of the Program for Injury Prevention, Education and Research Program at the Colorado School of Public Health, CU Anschutz. She completed her Ph.D. in Health Behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH). Her recent work has focused on cannabis use and the association of policy changes with changes in cannabis use and related outcomes. She presented a webinar titled “Cannabis Impaired Driving and Questions About Tolerance”.

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Cassie Moore, Ph.D

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Jane Metrik, Ph.D, Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use and Comorbidity

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Jane Metrik, Ph.D., is Professor in the Departments of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University based at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. She holds a joint appointment at the Providence VA Medical Center, as a research scientist and as a licensed clinical psychologist. Trained in the Joint […]

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Brian Whipker, PhD., Cannabis Insights: Diagnosing Nutrient Disorders

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Tess Eidom PhD, PCQI, Assessing and Addressing Microbial Risks to Cannabis Patients and Consumers

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