June 24-29, 2023

The 33rd Annual International Cannabinoid Research Society Symposium on the Cannabinoids

The International Cannabinoid Research Society is delighted to announce that our 33rd annual ICRS Symposium will be held from June 24-29, 2023 – in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre. We are pleased to be offering our meeting in a hybrid-type format – both LIVE and recorded for asynchronous participation – enabling us to continue to provide access to a broader audience.

Toronto is situated in one of the world’s most diverse cities and we acknowledge that where we meet has, for thousands of years, been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to meet on this land.

The conference venue – Toronto – is a vibrant city of 6.3 million people, and one of the major travel hubs for Canada for both international and domestic travel. The downtown core is well connected by transit from the airport and for rail transit from other provinces. In anticipation of your arrival in Toronto, your ICRS2023 Organizing Team has secured extremely competitive rates for accommodations at the Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre meeting venue. This location is central to both the downtown core and to the University of Toronto and its affiliate research centres and institutes, as well as to major tourist activities and restaurants. 
Our Organizing Committee is scheduling an exciting programme for our 33rd Symposium: 
  • 75+ Oral Presentations – 12 min each, live and recorded/streaming HD video.
  • 5 Plenary Presenters – 1hr each, live and recorded/streaming HD video.
  • 200+ Poster Presentations – presented during 3, 2-hour poster sessions, with live Q&A.
  • Plus, trainee and delegate roundtables, discussions, and sponsored events.  
  • Unprecedented access, on-site and via our virtual site, to key sponsors and exhibits.
Keeping with tradition, this year too the ICRS conference serves as a window into cannabinoid research. During the conference seasoned researchers and young cannabinoid students alike have the opportunity to share their work with one another. Join Us!

Plenary Speakers

ICRS2023 Kang Tsou Memorial Lecture: Sheena Josselyn, PhD
Senior Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Professor of Psychology and Physiology at the University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair in Brain Mechanisms Underlying Memory, Senior Fellow in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Biography

ICRS2023 Presidential Plenary:
Jaideep Bains, PhD

Director of the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, formerly Scientific Director of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary..

Biography

ICRS2023 Presidential Plenary:
David Hammond, PhD


Professor and University Research Chair in Public Health in the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo.

Biography

2023 William A Devane Early Career Investigator Award Lecture: Josée Guindon, PhD


Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and
Neuroscience at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Biography

ICRS2023 Mechoulam Award: Marilyn Huestis, PhD
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore and recently retired as a tenured senior investigator and Chief, Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section, IRP, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institutes of Health.

Biography

Agenda at a Glance

  • Saturday, June 24

    • 12:00 PM 6:00 PM York A/B SIG Group Meeting/C4T Pediatric SIG: Global Perspectives on Cannabinoid Therapeutics
    • 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Conference Level Registration OPEN 
    • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Foyer Area  Opening Reception 

  • Sunday, June 25

    • 8:30 AM 8:45 AM Grand Ballroom Welcome Opening Remarks And Land Acknowledgement
    • 8:45 AM 10:00 AM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 1 Phytocannabinoids: Routes Of Administration, Pharmacokinetics, Interactions, And Driving 
    • 10:00 AM 10:30 AM Foyer Area  Coffee Break 
    • 10:30 AM 11:45 AM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 2 Phytocannabinoids: Medical Use
    • 11:45 AM 12:00 PM Grand Ballroom NIDA Update 
    • 12:00 PM 12:45 PM Grand Ballroom Plenary 1 Presidential Plenary Lecture 1
    • 12:45 PM 2:15 PM Foyer Area  LUNCH 
    • 2:15 PM 3:45 PM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 3 Phytocannabinoids: Use Patterns, Prenatal Effects, Harms, And Harm Reduction 
    • 3:45 PM 4:15 PM Grand Ballroom Datablitz Db1
    • 4:15 PM 6:15 PM Trinity Ballroom Poster Session P1 

  • Monday, June 26

    • 8:25 AM 8:30 AM Grand Ballroom Welcome Opening Remarks
    • 8:30 AM 9:30 AM Grand Ballroom Plenary 2 Presidential Plenary Lecture 2
    • 9:30 AM 11:00 AM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 4 Cannabinoids: Signalling, Pain, Addiction, And Opioids
    • 11:00 AM 11:30 AM Foyer Area  Coffee Break
    • 11:30 AM 12:15 PM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 4 Cannabinoids: Signalling, Pain, Addiction, And Opioids
    • 12:15 PM 1:00 PM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 5 Cannabinoids: Fibrosis
    • 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Foyer Area  LUNCH 
    • 2:30 PM 3:30 PM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 6 Cannabinoids: Cancer, Eye, Skin, And Gastrointestinal System
    • 3:30 PM 4:00 PM Grand Ballroom Datablitz Db2
    • 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Trinity Ballroom Poster Session P2 

  • Tuesday, June 27

    • 8:25 AM 8:30 AM Grand Ballroom Welcome Opening Remarks
    • 8:30 AM 10:00 AM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 7 Cannabinoids: Signalling, Behaviour, Anxiety, And Cns
    • 10:00 AM 10:15 AM Grand Ballroom In Memoriam
    • 10:15 AM 10:45 AM Foyer Area  Coffee Break
    • 10:45 AM 11:45 AM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 8 Novel Lipid Pathways And Endocannabinoid Profiles
    • 11:45 AM 12:30 PM Grand Ballroom Plenary 3 Kang Tsou Memorial Speaker
    • 12:30 PM 1:15 PM Foyer Area  LUNCH 
    • 1:15 PM onward Outing Free Time For Delegates

  • Wednesday, June 28

    • 8:45 AM 9:00 AM Grand Ballroom Welcome Opening Remarks
    • 10:30 AM 12:15 PM Grand Ballroom In Memoriam - Raphael Mechoulam
    • 12:15 PM 1:00 PM Grand Ballroom Plenary4 2023 ICRS Mechoulam Awardee
    • 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Foyer Area  LUNCH 
    • 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Grand Ballroom Oral Session 9 Minor Cannabinoids
    • 3:00 PM 3:30 PM Grand Ballroom Plenary Session 5 2023 Icrs Early Career Awardee
    • 3:30 PM 4:00 PM Grand Ballroom Datablitz 3
    • 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Trinity Ballroom Poster Session P3 

  • Thursday, June 29 - Departure


Check ICRS2023 PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Travel Information

Accommodations and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the traveler. We shall do our best to help you with everything you need.

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OUR SPONSORS

The Kang Tsou Memorial Fund   

The Monique and George Braude Memorial Foundation

The Mary E. Abood ICRS Women in Cannabinoid Research Fund

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