Dewey Co-Founders’ Cannabis Research Published in Prestigious Journal, Plant Physiology

Recent changes in the legal status of cannabis and cannabis-products have allowed renewed scientific interest in the genetic and metabolic basis of cannabis’ effects as well as the regulatory issues related to quality control of the products. Many varieties of Cannabis spp. have poorly documented pedigrees, and a focus on breeding simply for increased THC has left the chemical diversity relatively understudied. In this recent study, Zager et al. have characterized nine varieties of hybrid Cannabis based on their 1) metabolite profiles for a variety of psychoactive or fragrant compounds, and 2) gene expression profiles in the glandular hairs known to by the site of synthesis for many of these compounds. Read More.