
Cannabis Studies Lab
Cannabis Studies Lab Projects
The Cannabis Studies Lab is a faculty-student collaboration of the Cannabis Studies program housed in the Department of Sociology at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, California. This applied social science collaboration has four intersecting projects: Legacy Genetics Study, Events, the California Licensed Geography Project, and the Subsistence Crop Podcast.
Events
- Video: Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin Present “Cannabis and Mental Health: The Paradox”by Cannabis Studies Lab TeamCannabis and Mental Health: The Paradox Cal Poly Humboldt’s Cannabis Studies Program invited campus and community members to attend a special lecture on Cannabis and Mental Health by Cannabis Studies lecturers William Dolphin and Michelle Newhart. Dolphin and Newhart’s lecture “Cannabis and Mental Health: The Paradox” took place on Thursday,… Read more: Video: Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin Present “Cannabis and Mental Health: The Paradox”
- 2024 Cannabis and Environmental Stewardship Symposium Highlightsby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamThank you to Matthias and Jada for making these short clips of highlights from the Cannabis and Environmental Stewardship Symposium. Cannabis and Environmental Stewardship Symposium Video Shorts
- “Cannabis & Mental Health: The Paradox” A Lecture by William Dolphin and Michelle Newhartby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamWilliam Dolphin and Michelle Newhart teach in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Cannabis Studies Program. They are the award-winning co-authors of “The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy Stigma and the Patient Experience” and many other publications about medical cannabis. Cal Poly Humboldt’s Cannabis Studies Program invites campus and community members to attend a… Read more: “Cannabis & Mental Health: The Paradox” A Lecture by William Dolphin and Michelle Newhart
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Licensed Geography
- California Cultivation: Degree of Enclosure and Energy Useby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamAll data displayed below were pulled from the California Department of Cannabis Control Cannabis Unified License Search tool, accessed on January 29, 2024. Our second post (California License Types: License Counts, and Maximum Canopy) introduced readers to California’s aggregate data on license types and maximum canopy size. A third way… Read more: California Cultivation: Degree of Enclosure and Energy Use
- California Cultivation: License Counts and Maximum Canopyby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamAll data displayed below were pulled from the California Department of Cannabis Control Cannabis Unified License Search tool, accessed on January 29, 2024. Overview At a very basic level, the DCC database tells us how many cultivation licenses are in the state, and how many total cultivation licenses there are.… Read more: California Cultivation: License Counts and Maximum Canopy
- California Licensed Geography Overviewby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamThe California License Geography project at the Cannabis Studies Lab analyzes publicly available data from the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) Unified License Search webpage to visualize and analyze the uneven implementation of legal cannabis within California. This post reflects data pulled from the database on January 29, 2024. Purpose… Read more: California Licensed Geography Overview
Subsistence Crop Podcast
- S1E9: Dr. Joshua Meisel, Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Sociology Professor/Chairby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn this episode of Subsistence Crop podcast, Dr. Dominc Corva interviews co-founder of Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (HIIMR) and Department Chair of Sociology at Cal Poly Humboldt Dr. Joshua Meisel. Josh Meisel discusses some of his early college experiences and what brought him to Humboldt from Berkeley and… Read more: S1E9: Dr. Joshua Meisel, Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Sociology Professor/Chair
- S1E8: Dr. Tony Silvaggio, Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Sociology Professorby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn this episode of Subsistence Crop podcast, Dr. Dominic Corva sits with Dr. Tony Silvaggio to discuss what brought him to Humboldt and what caused him to stay – including an example of a special Earth Day celebration that brought together the environmental activist community in 2024. Their discussion captures… Read more: S1E8: Dr. Tony Silvaggio, Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Sociology Professor
- S1E7: David Bienenstock, Great Moments in Weed Historyby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn this quick episode, Dr. Dominic Corva sits with the one and only David Bienenstock whom the audience may recognize from High Times, back when it was cool. He is now the host of the Great Moments in Weed History podcast, and is in Arcata to perform a 30 minute… Read more: S1E7: David Bienenstock, Great Moments in Weed History
- S1E6: Dr. Whitney Ogle, Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research Co-Directorby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn this episode from Spring 2024, Dr. Dominic Corva and students Kaiden Chapman and Luke Feegel sit with Dr. Whitney Ogle to talk about cannabis, sports, and exercise. Dr. Ogle is the Co-Director of the Humboldt Institute for Interdiscplinary Marijuana Research as well as the host of the Exploring Cannabis… Read more: S1E6: Dr. Whitney Ogle, Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research Co-Director
- S1E5: Christopher Carr, The Cannabis Connectionby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn this episode from the 2023 which is just now being broken out of the curing vault like fine hashish, Dr. Dominic Corva and Cannabis Studies Lab research assistants talk with Christopher Carr of The Cannabis Connection – a weekly radio show in Santa Cruz on KSCO AM 1080 –… Read more: S1E5: Christopher Carr, The Cannabis Connection
- S1E4: Khalil J. Ferguson, United CORE Allianceby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn Episode 4 of Subsistence Crop, the Cannabis Studies Lab was honored to host Khalil J. Ferguson of United CORE Alliance for an episode of the Subsistence Crop Podcast to talk about cannabis social equity over the years. Specifically, Corva and Ferguson talk about different cannabis equity assessments across various… Read more: S1E4: Khalil J. Ferguson, United CORE Alliance
- S1E3: Dan Mar, Permaculture Expert, Cannabis Studies Program Lecturerby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn Episode 3 of the Subsistence Crop podcast, Dr.Dominic Corva, Kaid Chapman, and Caleb Chen sit down with permaculture expert Dan Mar. Dan Mar is a lecturer in the Cal Poly Humboldt Cannabis Studies major and the programs environmental stewardship Ace. In this episode they discuss: Environmental stewardship and Dan’s… Read more: S1E3: Dan Mar, Permaculture Expert, Cannabis Studies Program Lecturer
- S1E2: Nicole Elliot, Director of the California Department of Cannabis Controlby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamIn this episode, Dr. Dominic Corva interviews Nicole Elliot, Director of the California Department of Cannabis Control. Elliot describes her beginnings in politics and as a Sociology major during her undergraduate years. She shares insights from regulating cannabis in the fifth largest economy of the world and talks about the… Read more: S1E2: Nicole Elliot, Director of the California Department of Cannabis Control
- S1E1: Dr. Ethan Russo, Cannabis and Terpenoid Researcherby Cannabis Studies Lab TeamFor this special first episode of the Subsistence Crop podcast, Cal Poly Humboldt Cannabis Studies students interview Dr. Ethan Russo about his past cannabis use, the ongoing medicinal significance of cannabis use around the world, specific projects he is working on now, and his aspirations for the future of the… Read more: S1E1: Dr. Ethan Russo, Cannabis and Terpenoid Researcher