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The 2025 CMCR Symposium is a two-day, virtual scientific conference scheduled for Thursday and Friday, October 16 and 17, 2025 from 8AM-12Noon Pacific Time. Seemingly contradictory findings relating cannabis and cannabinoids to psychosis and vomiting and their treatment have affected trust in their use as therapeutics. To bring clarity to these apparent paradoxes, the 2025 CMCR Symposium will showcase the state of the science of science of cannabis and cannabinoids along the gut-brain axis.
Virtual Event
October 16-17, 2025
8:00AM-12:00PM Pacific Time
Registration is free and is now open
Follow this link to register
Agenda at a Glance
Day 1: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Welcome from the CMCR Director, Igor Grant, MD
2025 CMCR Symposium Awards (8:00 - 10:00 AM)
CMCR Special Lectures (10:00 - 11:00 AM)
Session on Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Psychosis (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Poster Session (12:00 - 1:00 PM)
Day 2: Friday, October 17, 2025
Session on Translational Studies of the Gut-Brain Axis (8:00 - 9:00 AM)
Session on Clinical Studies of the Gut-Brain Axis (9:00 - 10:00 AM)
Session on Voices from the Community (10:00 - 11:00 AM)
Federal panel discussion (11:00 - 11:55 AM)
Closing Remarks from the CMCR Director, Igor Grant, MD (11:55 AM - 12:00 PM)
Detailed agenda coming soon
Speakers
Igor Grant, MD, FRCP(C) Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
David J. Grelotti, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medical Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
Thomas Marcotte, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Co-Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
JH Atkinson, MD Professor of Psychiatry (Emeritus), Co-Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
Steve Gust, PhD Advisor to the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research
Speaker bios - coming soon
Supporters
Coming soon
Posters
A virtual oral poster session highlighting emerging findings in medicinal cannabis research will take place on Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 12:00-1:00PM Pacific (3:00-4:00PM Eastern). We welcome the submission of any abstract broadly related to research of cannabis, cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and/or health.
Abstract submission deadline is Tuesday, September 2, 2025. You will receive more information about the poster session through our online symposium registration website.
CME credits available
Attention clinicians:
Free CME credit is available for the 2024 CMCR Symposium [AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.00 hours), ABA MOCA Part 2 (6.00 hours), ABPath MOC Part II (6.00 hours), ABS CC (6.00 hours), ABTS CC (6.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.00 hours)]. Click here to view the 2024 activity and claim credit.
Contact
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