Dr. Mark Lefsrud, Cannabis Production and Processing from a Canadian Perspective, Hosted by The ICR Hemp Farmers Association

August 2023

Dr. Lefsrud is an Associate Professor at McGill University and leads the Biomass Production Laboratory. His education includes a B.Sc. (USask) and M.Sc. (Rutgers) in Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering, and a Ph.D. (UTenn) in Plant Physiology, giving him a background in agriculture, biology, and engineering. The laboratory’s primary goal is the improvement of plants for human consumption (food security), post-harvest processing, and energy. Within the focus of food security, we are investigating methods for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and indoor plant environments (IPE), including research for medicinal cannabis, northern greenhouses, tropical greenhouses, greenhouse heating using wood pellets (with direct combustion and gasification), light-emitting diodes, HVAC, and technologies for improving vertical farming.

Learn more by registering for our webinar at the link below.

Mark Lefsrud, PhD., Cannabis Production and Processing from a Canadian Perspective

Previous Webinars

Rachel Tomko, PhD.

10 July, 2025, 1 PM MST 

Understanding Young Adults’ Cannabis Use and Craving in Naturalistic Settings: Insights from Ecological Momentary Assessment 

Dr. Rachel Tomko is an Associate Professor in the Addiction Sciences Division at MUSC’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on how individual and sex-related factors influence cannabis […]

Read More »

Cynthia Ocamb, PhD.

July 16, 2025, 11 AM MST

Cynthia Ocamb is a professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, based in Corvallis, OR. Ocamb provides statewide leadership in the diagnosis and management of diseases of field and vegetable crops as an Extension specialist in plant pathology. She is a co-editor of the […]

Read More »

Carolina Corredor, PhD.

June 18, 2025, 11:00AM MST

Carolina Corredor, Ph.D. in Agroecology and Agricultural Microbiologist, specializes in cannabis cultivation, plant physiology, plant–microbe interactions, and seed viability. With over six years of teaching experience in biology and microbiology, her research focuses on optimizing sustainable cannabis production for cannabinoids, fiber, and grain. As a Visiting Research Scholar and Postdoctoral Researcher, […]

Read More »

Devan Kansagara, MD., PhD.

Systematically Testing the Evidence on Marijuana (STEM): Bridging the science of cannabis health effects and clinical practice

June 12, 2025, 1:00 PM MST

Devan Kansagara MD, MCR is a Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. He practices and teaches primary care and hospital- based internal medicine in the VA Portland Health Care System. His […]

Read More »

Dan Covey, PHD

Effects of isolated cannabinoids and endocannabinoids on emotional behavior in rodents

May 8, 2025 1:00 PM MST

Dan is currently an Assistant Professor at Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute (LBRI) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He started this position in June 2020 after completing his PhD at Illinois State University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Maryland […]

Read More »

Institute of Cannabis Research

The Institute of Cannabis Research is the state of Colorado’s official cannabis research institute and is here to provide our citizenry with unbiased and objective scientific facts about cannabis biology, chemistry, health effects, economic impacts, and more.

 

Quick LInks

Follow Us On

Facebook Youtube Linkedin