Join us for the launch of the pioneering "Legacy Cannabis Genetics: People and Their Plants, a Community-Driven Study." Funded by a $2.7 million dollar grant from the California Department of Cannabis Control, the project incorporates public education and Community-Based Participatory Research to implement the standard methods and systems used across agriculture to define, document, and legally protect as intellectual property the individual and collective genetic resources of legacy cannabis breeders and legacy cannabis cultivation communities.
Hosted by Cal Poly Humboldt, LeafWorks, the Oral History Center at the Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, Origins Council and United CORE Alliance, this event will bring together experts, stakeholders, and academics for an afternoon of insightful presentations and discussions about the project’s goals and methodologies.
Event Highlights:
Event will feature a panel discussion with the project's research team, followed by Q&A with attendees. After the panel discussion, researchers and project personnel will facilitate hand-on demonstrations on herbarium science and breakout discussions covering different aspects of this multidisciplinary Community-Based Participatory Research project. Topics include:
Community-Based Participatory Research
Oral Histories of California Cannabis
Herbarium Science & Genetics Studies
Marginalized Communities & Research Participation Safeguards
Public Policy & Intellectual Property Protections for Genetic Resources
Ethnographic Study of the Political Geography of California Cannabis
Special Guests:
Dr. Dominic Corva, Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cal Poly Humboldt
Genine Coleman, Co-Principal Investigator, Executive Director, Origins Council
Khalil Ferguson, President and CEO, United Core Alliance
Dr. Todd Holmes, Principal Investigator, Historian, Oral History Center at the Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
Dr. Eleanor Kuntz, Principal Investigator, Co-Founder of Canndor and CEO of LeafWorks
Hannah L. Nelson, Esq., OC Research, Education and Development Program Advisor
This event is free and open to the public.
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Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Be part of this groundbreaking event and contribute to the preservation and understanding of California’s rich cannabis heritage.
Please register each attendee individually. This ensures that we have accurate information for each participant and can provide the best possible experience. Thank you for your cooperation!
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible. Priority seating available.
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For more information, visit: www.legacygenetics.org