Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tags: Pest Management, Product Safety, Product Quality, Remediation, Cannabis Testing, IPM, Integrated Pest Management
Moderator: Jini Glaros, M.S. (CannaCAS)
Panelists: Kimberly Gwinn, PhD (@UniversityTennessee), Kyle Boyar (@BioRadLaboratoriesCorp), Andrew Guy (CCC Advisors), Jose Franco Da Cunha Leme Filho, PhD (@ThisIsSIU)
This panel addresses the impact of regulatory challenges on cannabis growers’ pest management practices, exploring how unclear regulations often lead to the overuse of chemical solutions that may compromise product quality and safety. Through case studies and expert insights, panelists will examine the unintended consequences of current remediation policies and explore safer, more sustainable alternatives such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs, biological fungicides, and plant genetics. Attendees will gain an understanding of how evolving regulations can support innovation in pest resistance and reduce reliance on chemical remediation.
Key Discussion Points:
⦾ Regulatory impacts on pest management and remediation choices, including unintended consequences on product safety and quality
⦾ Case studies illustrating the negative effects of chemical fungicides and remediation methods
⦾ IPM programs and plant genetics as proactive approaches to pest resistance and reduced need for remediation
⦾ Pathways for regulatory evolution to encourage safer pest control methods and promote consumer education on product safety
0:00 - Rethinking Cannabis Pest Management and Remediation
0:45 - Panelist Introductions
3:30 - Remediation: A Reactive Approach to Contamination
4:16 - Different Remediation Technologies and Their Use
5:37 - The Lack of Third-Party Research on Remediation
9:50 - Proactive Pest Management in Cultivation
11:42 - The Challenges of Growing Indoors
14:21 - The Need for Academic and Regulatory Collaboration
18:15 - Should Consumers Be Informed About Remediation?
22:15 - The Challenges of Testing Remediated Products
25:10 - The Role of Beneficial Microbes in Plant Health
29:42 - How Regulations Hinder the Use of Bio-Controls
33:55 - The Predicament of Growers
40:43 - Integrated Pest Management: A Preventative Solution
44:43 - The Need for Standardized Protocols and Education
50:10 - Q&A
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The CannMed 25 Innovation & Investment Summit showcased its first international venue, the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort in Puerto Rico from June 17 - 20, 2025. Since its inception at Harvard Medical School in 2016, CannMed has earned a reputation as the premier destination for cutting-edge research, emerging technologies, and investment opportunities. CannMed 25 continues this tradition with medicinal plant researchers, clinicians and venture capitalists who view this Summit as the industry’s number one showcase for the latest advances in plant-based science, medicine, cultivation, and safety.
Tags: Pest Management, Product Safety, Product Quality, Remediation, Cannabis Testing, IPM, Integrated Pest Management
Moderator: Jini Glaros, M.S. (CannaCAS)
Panelists: Kimberly Gwinn, PhD (@UniversityTennessee), Kyle Boyar (@BioRadLaboratoriesCorp), Andrew Guy (CCC Advisors), Jose Franco Da Cunha Leme Filho, PhD (@ThisIsSIU)
This panel addresses the impact of regulatory challenges on cannabis growers’ pest management practices, exploring how unclear regulations often lead to the overuse of chemical solutions that may compromise product quality and safety. Through case studies and expert insights, panelists will examine the unintended consequences of current remediation policies and explore safer, more sustainable alternatives such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs, biological fungicides, and plant genetics. Attendees will gain an understanding of how evolving regulations can support innovation in pest resistance and reduce reliance on chemical remediation.
Key Discussion Points:
⦾ Regulatory impacts on pest management and remediation choices, including unintended consequences on product safety and quality
⦾ Case studies illustrating the negative effects of chemical fungicides and remediation methods
⦾ IPM programs and plant genetics as proactive approaches to pest resistance and reduced need for remediation
⦾ Pathways for regulatory evolution to encourage safer pest control methods and promote consumer education on product safety
0:00 - Rethinking Cannabis Pest Management and Remediation
0:45 - Panelist Introductions
3:30 - Remediation: A Reactive Approach to Contamination
4:16 - Different Remediation Technologies and Their Use
5:37 - The Lack of Third-Party Research on Remediation
9:50 - Proactive Pest Management in Cultivation
11:42 - The Challenges of Growing Indoors
14:21 - The Need for Academic and Regulatory Collaboration
18:15 - Should Consumers Be Informed About Remediation?
22:15 - The Challenges of Testing Remediated Products
25:10 - The Role of Beneficial Microbes in Plant Health
29:42 - How Regulations Hinder the Use of Bio-Controls
33:55 - The Predicament of Growers
40:43 - Integrated Pest Management: A Preventative Solution
44:43 - The Need for Standardized Protocols and Education
50:10 - Q&A
Learn More about CannMed: cannmedevents.com
Sign Up for Our Newsletter: share.hsforms.com/1oi57oJDnRN-Uqqc9YPByRA20xr2
The CannMed 25 Innovation & Investment Summit showcased its first international venue, the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort in Puerto Rico from June 17 - 20, 2025. Since its inception at Harvard Medical School in 2016, CannMed has earned a reputation as the premier destination for cutting-edge research, emerging technologies, and investment opportunities. CannMed 25 continues this tradition with medicinal plant researchers, clinicians and venture capitalists who view this Summit as the industry’s number one showcase for the latest advances in plant-based science, medicine, cultivation, and safety.
