Most of us know by now that recreational cannabis became legal in California on Jan. 1. But there's still a lot we don't know about the plant, despite its long history of human use, says Eric Siegel, the director of the UC Botanical Garden. So the garden is hosting a lecture series called the "Science of Cannabis," where experts will discuss everything from the environmental impacts of large-scale cannabis cultivation to the neurological effect of cannabis in our brains.

Read more about the lecture series on UC Berkeley News: http://news.berkeley.edu/2018/01/16/podcast-science-of-cannabis-lecture-series-uc-botanical-garden/

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