The Southern Illinois University Cannabis Science Center is set to host the 6^th annual Southern Illinois Hemp Cannabis Symposium from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 19. For more information about the event, contact the symposium by phone at 618-536-7751 or by email at conferenceservices@siu.edu, or contact Courtney Howell at courtneyc@siu.edu.

The Hemp Cannabis Symposium registration portals can be found here: Participant Registration, Exhibitor Registration, and Poster Presenter Registration. Registration includes lunch and an invitation to a mixer following the symposium at the Dunn Richmond Research Park.

The Hemp Cannabis Symposium will host keynote speakers Dr. Allison Justice, Founder of the Cannabis Research Center and Coalition, Dr. Bruce Bugbee, Professor at Utah State University and President of Apogee Instruments, and David Lakeman, Cannabis Division Manager at the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Other presenters include Hunter Buffington, Joseph Hickey, Matthew Gibbons, Kelly Burke, and Dr. Daniela Vergara. To register, complete the participant registration form,  sponsor/exhibitor registration form, or poster presenter registration form with credit card information to Conference and Scheduling Services at 618-453-5680.

Gower Translational Research Center, located at 1785 University Press Dr. in Carbondale, is set to host the Hemp Cannabis Symposium. Exhibitor space, sponsorships, and tickets are now open. The SIU Cannabis Science Center was established to form a collaborative network for cannabis research. Working groups across campus work together with a combined interest in cannabis. Groups include projects in the areas of Agricultural, Analytical, Biomedical, and Community. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint’s newsletter here.

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