LFPL's At the Library Series

Cannabis has been cultivated for thousands of years for durable fibers, nutritious seeds, and psychoactive drugs. Most Cannabis research in the U.S. focuses on the effect of the drug on the human body, but there is much more to Cannabis than the drug. Dr. George Weiblen - scientific director of the Bell Museum of Natural History and Planetarium at the University of Minnesota - is one of few researchers permitted by the federal government to study the genetics of Cannabis and his research challenges opinions on all sides of the public debate about marijuana.Join Dr. Weiblen for a fascinating discussion about the genetics and politics of America’s most controversial plant.Part of the Sigma Xi 2016-2017 Distinguished Lecturer series sponsored by the Louisville Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.