Emerald Conference Highlights Desire for Better Scientific Data
The eighth-annual Emerald Conference , an interdisciplinary cannabis science event, was an intellectual celebration of the cannabis plant for the inquisitive, data-hungry minds of the industry. Hosted over three days on the tranquil shores of Coronado in San Diego, this year’s Emerald Conference played host to hundreds of attendees, more than fifteen speakers, and approximately fifty exhibitors and sponsors with booths and technical poster presentations. Overall, the industry event succeeded in sparking meaningful conversations about the significant role data and science are playing in the evolution of the industry. “The Emerald Conference is important because it provides a platform for scientific communication and collaboration,” said David Dawson, Ph.D., chief scientific officer at Via Innovation . “Open scientific dialogue is important for all fields, but especially an emerging field such as cannabis science. To overcome the black market paranoia and misinformation that has run ra...