9th Annual Scientific Meeting
Detroit, Michigan, USA | July 18-20, 2025
The RSMj 9th Annual Meeting will be held in Detroit, MI, from July 18 - 20, 2025, at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. As we did last year, the meeting will be held in collaboration with the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, a joint research centre of McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.
All Proposal Deadlines: March 15, 2025
We are accepting submissions for Posters, Papers, Symposia, and Panel Discussions. To submit an abstract for a poster presentation, paper presentation, symposium, and/or panel discussion, please complete the form below by clicking "Submit a Proposal". For empirical studies, please provide enough detail regarding the research question(s), method, analysis, results, and conclusion for peer-review. While we are soliciting paper submissions for specific topics of interest, we will also consider separate symposia, panels, and posters on similar topics. Detailed submission instructions can be found below.
We will once again be giving travel awards to trainees and individuals from underrepresented groups, so please be sure to check the appropriate boxes if you would like your submission to be considered for such an award.
If you have any questions, email RSMj conference submission chair, Jeff Wardell, directly at JWardell@yorku.ca
DETAILED SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Papers
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2025
Papers include an individual oral talk in a specific content area. Submitted paper presentations should focus on empirical studies in select research areas (see below) and must have completed data analysis. The abstract should be < 500 words. If your submission is not accepted as a paper and you would like it to be considered for a poster presentation, you may indicate your preference during the submission process.
We will only accept individual papers submitted in the following content areas:
1) Cannabis use among groups historically underrepresented in cannabis research (e.g., women, youth, sexual/gender minorities, racialized minorities, indigenous persons)
2) Cannabis-related measurement (especially measurement of consumption behaviors and emerging forms such as delta-8 products)
3) Cannabis and co-occurring mental/physical health
Symposium
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2025
Symposia involve a series of oral talks organized by a chair on a common theme. Themes similar to paper presentation topics will still be considered. Submitted talks should focus on empirical studies with completed data analysis. Overall summary abstract should be limited to 250 words, and each paper abstract should be limited to 500 words. 3-5 talks are allowed. A chair is required; a discussant is optional (but encouraged). The chair can also serve as the discussant. The overall abstract, along with the abstract for each individual talk, will be submitted together on the same form by the person submitting the symposium proposal (typically the chair).
Panel Discussion
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2025
Panel discussions involve the scientific discussion of an important, timely topic. All panel discussions will have a member of the Conference Program committee assigned as a moderator after panel acceptance. Overall abstract is limited to 750 words and should include an explanation of the importance of the topic for discussion and a justification of the unique perspectives offered by the panel participants.
Poster Presentation
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2025
Abstract submissions are limited to 500 words. Poster board sizes will be distributed to presenters in advance of the meeting. We are agnostic regarding poster style and encourage presenters to communicate their science as they desire. We will consider select poster submissions for individual paper presentations or as a talk in a symposium (e.g., if we receive multiple submissions on a similar topic/theme). If you would like to be considered for either of these options, you may indicate your preference during the submission process. Please note that while we will do our best to honor your preference, we cannot guarantee your submission will be selected for one of these options beyond the poster presentation.