Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Straight Dope on Cannabis

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Straight Dope on Cannabis,” an objective overview of the latest research on marijuana and its effects, with Ryan G. Vandrey, professor at the Johns Hopkins University Cannabis Science Lab.

Legally obtaining and using cannabis has gotten a lot easier in most states, but getting reliable information about its composition, effects, and risks remains a challenge. Cannabis dispensaries speak with wholly unjustified confidence about the precise effects of various strains, while some opponents of cannabis continue to recycle baseless claims of its dangers.

Coming to Guilford Hall Brewery to clear the air is Ryan Vandrey, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in Johns Hopkins University’ Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit who systematically studies the acute effects of cannabis in adult research volunteers.

Dr. Vandrey will cover a range of topics related to cannabis and resolve confusion and dispel myths surrounding it. He’ll give you a…