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The Hirshberg Foundation is excited to have Dr. Jeffrey Chen as a speaker at the 15th Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer on March 2nd, 2019. Dr. Chen is the Executive Director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, one of the first academic programs in the world dedicated to the study of cannabis. We are excited to have him joining us to discuss Medicinal Cannabis and Cancer with the pancreatic cancer community. California is currently the largest population in the world with legal adult use of cannabis, yet years of research restrictions have contributed to a lack of scientific knowledge about…

The Hirshberg Foundation was first introduced to Dr. Noah Federman in 2019 at the 3rd Annual UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium. After hearing his lecture on “Cannabis Use in Oncology” it was clear our pancreatic cancer community would benefit & appreciate hearing him speak as well. In addition to Dr. Federman’s position as Director of the Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Program at UCLA, he is a faculty member of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, one of the first academic programs in the world dedicated to the study of cannabis. Their mission is to advance scientific understanding of the impacts…