The Cannabis Policy Institute at UNLV hosted its Student Showcase of Cannabis Research and Policy on Sept. 5 with special remarks by Congresswoman Dina Titus as well as The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West Executive Director David Damore. and UNLV faculty Rochelle Hines and Showcase Chair Dustin Hines.

Undergraduate and graduate students presented on a variety of topics, including cannabis use, therapeutic applications, cannabis and gaming, policy, and tribal economics. Participating undergraduate students included Adriana Carrillo, Vidhani Goel, Elyas Harris, and Mia Tschan. Graduate student participants included Melissa Bothwell, Regine Deguzman-Lucero, Michael Donahue, Celene Fuller, Joshua Lozano, Frankie Nieblas, and Jordyn Sanders.

Following the presentations, Showcase Chair Dr. Dustin Hines presented two students with Outstanding Cannabis Research Awards. Undergraduate Mia Tschan won the award for Outstanding Undergraduate in Cannabis Research Award for their presentation, “Youth & Nevada's Illicit Cannabis Market.” The Outstanding Graduate in Cannabis Research Award was awarded to Melissa Bothwell for her presentation, “Examining the Effects of Vaporized Terpenes in Mice Using EEG.”