Martin A. Lee is the director of Project CBD (projectcbd.org), an educational nonprofit that focuses on cannabis science and therapeutics.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Martin's public lecture will focus on the current scientific and political landscape of hemp, cannabis and the game-changing emergence of CBD.

Martin is the author of four books, most recently "Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational and Scientific."

The American Botanical Council gave Smoke Signals its James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award. Historian Douglas Brinkley said of Smoke Signals: “Every American should read this landmark book.” Lee is also a cofounder of the media research group FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting). His books have been translated into French, Spanish, Czech, Chinese and Russian. His articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, Salon, Daily Beast, New Statesman, Le Monde Diplomatique, and many other publications. Lee is the winner of four Hopwood awards for creative writing.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC