In this episode I talk with Gianni Del Rosario-Makridis who is a graduate researcher at La Trobe University with a PhD on cannabis trichome genetics currently under examination and a Medical Science Liaison at Novachem, a medicinal cannabis distributor. He’s also a former Cann Group cultivator and is the owner of CannabisNews.au .

Topics we discuss:

* Gianni’s Background including his trip to South America

* Trichomes, what are they?

* Cannabis botany and history 101

* Importance of legacy cultivars

* Will there be an “Aussie’s Hope”?

* CannabisNews.au

* Getting into the industry

Where to find Gianni:

* CannabisNews.au

* @CannabisNewAu on Twitter/X

* Gianni Del Rosario-Makridis on LinkedIn

Where to find me:

* @AusCannaReviews on SubStack

* @AusCannaReviews on Instagram

* @AusCannaReviews on Twitter/X

* Email [email protected]

* Buy Me A Coffee/AusCannaPodcast

Show notes:

For an overview of worldwide human spread and domestication of cannabis see: 

Clarke, R. C., & Merlin, M. D. (2016). Cannabis domestication, breeding history, present-day genetic diversity, and future prospects. Critical reviews in plant sciences, 35(5-6), 293-327.Link to paper

For an overview of the taxonomic history of Cannabis and recent genetic studies see:

Lapierre, É., Monthony, A. S., & Torkamaneh, D. (2023). Genomics-based taxonomy to clarify cannabis classification. Genome, 66(08), 202-211.Link to paper

For a detailed look into cannabis taxonomy and the 'sativa' vs 'indica' debate see:

McPartland, J. M. (2018). Cannabis systematics at the levels of family, genus, and species. Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 3(1), 203-212.Link to paper

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