Peer-Reviewed Scienific Literature Supported by the ICR
Christian E, Balek K, Hudock S, Gonzales R. (2018) “Librarians’ Roles in Establishing a Multidisciplinary Research Institute,” Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 10: Iss. 2, Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol10/iss2/7
Uhernik AL, Montoya ZT, Balkissoon CD, Smith JP. (2018). Learning and memory is modulated by cannabidiol when administered during trace fear-conditioning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 149:68-76. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2018.02.009.
Gorelick D. A. (2019). Journal of Cannabis Research: a new international, multi-disciplinary, open access journal. Journal of cannabis research, 1(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-019-0005-x
Peters, T., & Foust, C. (2019). High school student cannabis use and perceptions towards cannabis in southcentral Colorado – comparing communities that permit recreational dispensaries and communities that do not. Journal of cannabis research, 1(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-019-0002-0.
Park, S. H., Staples, S. K., Gostin, E. L., Smith, J. P., Vigil, J. J., Seifried, D., Kinney, C., Pauli, C. S., & Heuvel, B. D. V. (2019). Contrasting Roles of Cannabidiol as an Insecticide and Rescuing Agent for Ethanol-induced Death in the Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta. Scientific reports, 9(1), 10481. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47017-7
Heintzelman, J., Persons, L., & Melnykov, I. (2020). Substance use during pregnancy: impact on Colorado community hospital. Journal of cannabis research, 2(1), 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-020-00047-9
Montoya, Z., Conroy, M., Vanden Heuvel, B. D., Pauli, C. S., & Park, S. H. (2020). Cannabis Contaminants Limit Pharmacological Use of Cannabidiol. Frontiers in pharmacology, 11, 571832. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.571832
Montoya, Z. T., Uhernik, A. L., & Smith, J. P. (2020). Comparison of cannabidiol to citalopram in targeting fear memory in female mice. Journal of cannabis research, 2(1), 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-020-00055-9
Pauli, C. S., Conroy, M., Vanden Heuvel, B. D., & Park, S. H. (2020). Cannabidiol Drugs Clinical Trial Outcomes and Adverse Effects. Frontiers in pharmacology, 11, 63. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.00063
Bero L, Li T, Leslie L, Rittiphairoj T, Piper C, Wang S, … & Samet J. (2021). Health Effects of High-Potency Cannabis Products: A Scoping Review Protocol. https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider151/default-document-library/revised—health-effects-of-high-potency-cannabis-products—a-scoping-review-protocol045fbfe6302864d9a5bfff0a001ce385.pdf?sfvrsn=cb77dbba_0
Fernandes RM, Boston D, Kinney CA, Coblinski JA, de Oliveira Camargo FA. (2021). Sourcing Cannabis sativa L. by thermogravimetric analysis. Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society, 61(4), 401–409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2021.03.002
Kim, E. S., Choi, W., & Park, S. H. (2021). The thickening and modification of the galactan-enriched layer during primary phloem fibre development in Cannabis sativa. AoB PLANTS, 13(4), plab044. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab044
Olejar, K.J., Kinney, C.A. Evaluation of thermo-chemical conversion temperatures of cannabinoid acids in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) biomass by pressurized liquid extraction. J Cannabis Res 3, 40 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-021-00098-6.
Olejar KJ, Hatfield J, Arellano CJ, Gurau AT, Seifried D, Vanden Heuvel B, Kinney CA. (2021). Thermo-chemical conversion of cannabis biomass and extraction by pressurized liquid extraction for the isolation of cannabidiol, Industrial Crops and Products. Industrial Crops and Products. Volume 170, 113771, ISSN 0926-6690, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113771
Park, S. H., Koch, S., Richardson, K., Pauli, C., Han, J. H., & Kwon, T. H. (2021). Tobacco Hornworm as an Insect Model System for Cannabinoid Pre-clinical Studies. Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE, (178), 10.3791/63228. https://doi.org/10.3791/63228
Ramos, M. F., Kinney, C. A., Borille, B. T., Ortiz, R. S., Limberger, R. P., Tiecher, T., & de Oliveira Camargo, F. A. (2021). Integrative Review on Cannabis sativa L. Origin Traceability. Brazilian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Medical Law and Bioethics, 10(3), 459-472. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17063/bjfs10(3)y2021459-472.
Regas, T., Han, J. H., Pauli, C. S., & Park, S. H. (2021). Employing Aeroponic Systems for the Clonal Propagation of Cannabis. Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE, (178), 10.3791/63117. https://doi.org/10.3791/63117
Rodriguez, J. L., Lopez, J. A., & Steel, J. J. (2021). Involvement of the endocannabinoid system in the inhibition of Sindbis virus replication: a preliminary study. Journal of cannabis research, 3(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-021-00068-y.
Vergara D, Feathers C, Huscher EL, Holmes B, Haas JA, Kane NC. (2021). Widely assumed phenotypic associations in Cannabis sativa lack a shared genetic basis. PeerJ 9:e10672 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10672
Arkell, TR, Brooks-Russell, A, Downey LA, Shiferaw B, Brown T, Sherrick J, Hayley AC. (2022). Effects of psychotropic drugs on ocular parameters relevant to traffic safety: A systematic review. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 141, 104831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104831PA
Blanton CA, Barrott JJ, Kunz K, Bunde E, Streff HM, Sparks CA, Williams DW, Gabaldόn AM. (2022). The Impact of Hempseed Consumption on Bone Parameters and Body Composition in Growing Female C57BL/6 Mice. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 11;19(10):5839. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105839. PMID: 35627377; PMCID: PMC9140819.
Karoly, H. C., Prince, M. A., Emery, N. N., Smith, E. E., Piercey, C. J., & Conner, B. T. (2022). Protocol for a mobile laboratory study of co-administration of cannabis concentrates with a standard alcohol dose in humans. PloS one, 17(11), e0277123. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277123
Olejar KJ , Hong M, Lee SY, Kwon TH, Lee SU, Kinney CA, Han JH, Park SH (2022). Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction of Cannabidiolic Acid from Cannabis Biomass. J Vis Exp. May 27;(183). doi: 10.3791/63076. PMID: 35695545.
Olejar, K. J., & Park, S. H. (2022). Industry-Based Misconceptions Regarding Cross-Pollination of Cannabis spp. Frontiers in plant science, 13, 793264. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.793264
Park, S. H., Kyndt, J. A., & Brown, J. K. (2022). Comparison of Auxenochlorella protothecoides and Chlorella spp. Chloroplast Genomes: Evidence for Endosymbiosis and Horizontal Virus-like Gene Transfer. Life (Basel, Switzerland), 12(3), 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12030458
Park, S. H., Pauli, C. S., Gostin, E. L., Staples, S. K., Seifried, D., Kinney, C., & Vanden Heuvel, B. D. (2022). Effects of short-term environmental stresses on the onset of cannabinoid production in young immature flowers of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L. Journal of cannabis research, 4(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-021-00111-y
Seltenrich N. (2022). What’s in Your Gummy? State Cannabis Contaminant Rules Vary Widely. Environmental health perspectives, 130(10), 104001. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12099
Sparks, C. A., Streff, H. M., Williams, D. W., Blanton, C. A., & Gabaldón, A. M. (2022). Dietary Hempseed Decreases Femur Maximum Load in a Young Female C57BL/6 Mouse Model but Does Not Influence Bone Mineral Density or Micro-Architecture. Nutrients, 14(20), 4224. doi: 10.3390/nu14204224.
Gibson, L. P., Giordano, G. R., Bidwell, L. C., Hutchison, K. E., & Bryan, A. D. (2023). Acute Effects of Ad Libitum Use of Commercially Available Cannabis Products on the Subjective Experience of Aerobic Exercise: A Crossover Study. Sports Medicine, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01980-4
Hinckley, J. D., Mikulich-Gilbertson, S. K., He, J. P., Bhatia, D., Ellingson, J. M., Nguyenkhoa Vu, B., Ries Merikangas, K., & Sakai, J. T. (2023). Cannabis Use Is Associated With Depression Severity and Suicidality in the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement. JAACAP open, 1(1), 24–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2023.02.002
Innes, P. A., & Vergara, D. (2023). Genomic description of critical cannabinoid biosynthesis genes. Botany, 101(7), 270-283. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2022-0140
Jeon, K. H., Park, S. H., Bae, W. J., Kim, S. W., Park, H. J., Kim, S., Kim, T. H., Jeon, S. H., Park, I., Park, H. J., & Kwon, Y. (2023). Cannabidiol, a Regulator of Intracellular Calcium and Calpain. Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 8(1), 119–125. https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2021.0197
Kim E.S., Han J.H., Olejar K., Park S.H. (2023) Degeneration of oil bodies by rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER)-associated protein during seed germination in Cannabis sativa L. AoBP 15(6):1-11. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plad082
Kim E.S., Kwon T.H, Park S.H. (2023) Structural Characteristics of Shells in a Fibrous Cultivar of Cannabis sativa L, J. Nat. Fibers, 20:2, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2023.2216951
Kim, ES., Park, SH., Kinney, C.A. et al. (2024) Comparison of decarboxylation rates of acidic cannabinoids between secretory cavity contents and air-dried inflorescence extracts in Cannabis sativa cv. ‘Cherry Wine’. Sci Rep 14, 16411 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66420-3.
Kirsch M, Paglia H, Araujo T, Madsen H, Franco SR, Hamermesh M, Weiss R, Gleisner A, Schulick R, Del Chiaro M, Stewart C. (2023). Cannabis use and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing hepatectomy. HPB. 25:S121-2. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2023.05.232
Kulkarni KR, Schafer M, Berner LA, Fiore VG, Heflin M, Hutchison K, Calhoun V, Filbey F, Pandey G, Schiller D, Gu X. (2023). An Interpretable and Predictive Connectivity-Based Neural Signature for Chronic Cannabis Use. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 8(3):320-330. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.04.009.
Madsen, H. J., Carmichael, H., Reinicke, T., Gleisner, A. L., Del Chiaro, M., Schulick, R. D., & Stewart, C. L. (2023). Cannabis use and post-operative complications in patients undergoing pancreatic resection. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 25(4), 431–438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2023.01.006
MacWilliams, J., Peirce, E., Pitt, W.J., Schreiner, M., Matthews, T., Yao, L., Broeckling, C., and Nachappa, P. (2023). Assessing the adaptive role of cannabidiol (CBD) in Cannabis sativa defense against cannabis aphids. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1223894. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1223894.
Swenson K. Cannabis for morning sickness: areas for intervention to decrease cannabis consumption during pregnancy. J Cannabis Res. (2023). 5(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00184-x. PMID: 37330589.
Swenson, K. S., Gomez Wulschner, L. E., Hoelscher, V. M., Folts, L., Korth, K. M., Oh, W. C., & Bates, E. A. (2023). Fetal cannabidiol (CBD) exposure alters thermal pain sensitivity, problem-solving, and prefrontal cortex excitability. Molecular Psychiatry, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-023-02130-y.
MacWilliams, J. Padimi, P., Carter, O., Brownstein, K., Stansell, Z., Gordon, T., Nachappa, P. (2024). Assessing the adaptive role of cannabidivarinic acid (CBDVA) in aphid defense in Cannabis sativa. Journal of Cannabis Research. 7:34. dorg/10.1186/s42238-025-00291-x
Ramos, M.F., Kinney, C.A., Coblinski, J.A., Fett, M.S. Dick, D.P., de Oliveira Camargo, F.A., (2024). ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and LDA: a rapid non-destructive and cost effective strategy to trace the geographical origin of Cannabis sativa L. Forensic Science Research. doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owae016.
Taylor JA, Smith ZZ, Anderson ME, Holbrook EM, Elkinbard IS, Reuter JD, Lowry CA, Barth DS (2024). Prenatal broad-spectrum cannabidiol administration prevents an autism-like phenotype in male offspring from a maternal stress/terbutaline rat model, Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health,100828, ISSN 2666-3546, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100828.
Urvashi, Han, J.H., Hong, M., Kwon, T.H., Druelinger, M., Park, S.H., Kinney, C.A., Olejar, K.J. (2024). Thermo-chemical conversion kinetics of cannabinoid acids in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) using pressurized liquid extraction. Journal of Cannabis Research. 6:33 doi.org/10.1186/s42238-024-00243-x.
Macaluso, F., Goldman, S., James, KA., Van Dyke, M. (2025). Levels and Distribution of Health-Relevant Heavy Metals in Commercially Grown Cannabis in Colorado. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 52(6):3191-3202. doi.org/10.1520/JTE20240073
Urvashi, Druelinger, M., Hatfield, J., & Olejar, K. J. (2025). Fluorinated Ethers of Cannabinol (CBN). Chemistry, 7(4), 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry7040125
Urvashi, Druelinger, M., Hatfield, J., Olejar, KJ. (2025). Electrophilic fluorination of cannabinol (CBN). Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. 23:4855-4859. doi.org/10.1039/D5OB00378D
Ryu, B. R., Gim, G. J., Shin, Y. R., Kim, M. J., Kang, M. J., Kwon, T. H., … & Lim, J. D. (2025). Enhancing Drought Tolerance in Cannabis sativa L. by Trichoderma hamatum through Optimized Water Usage. Current Plant Biology, 100534.