Zach Walsh

UBC and Tilray partner for Canada’s first PTSD cannabis study

By Patty Wellborn on November 13, 2014

UBC Okanagan and Tilray, a Health Canada Licensed Producer under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), will conduct the country’s first clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic benefits of medical cannabis as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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UBC professors discuss ‘plant teachers,’ sacred medicines

By Patty Wellborn on September 5, 2014

Psychoactive plants, traditional medicines, and government policy form debate.

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The legal marijuana trade in Washington state will add fuel to calls for legalization in neighbouring B.C., says Zach Walsh of UBC’s Okanagan campus. Photo: Alexodus, Flickr.

Budding industry: How legal marijuana trade affects Canada

By Patty Wellborn on July 17, 2014

A UBC expert says legal marijuana shops in nearby Washington state puts pressure on B.C. and Canada to re-think its cannabis laws

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Assistant Professor of psychology Zach Walsh is the co-director for the Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Is medical cannabis the answer to chronic joint pain?

By Patty Wellborn on February 3, 2014

Researchers discuss benefits of medical cannabis for those with arthritis.

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UBC forensic psychologists Michael Woodworth, Zach Walsh, and Stephen Porter host a Dec. 13 workshop on how to spot a psychopathic liar.

Who’s lurking in your backyard?

By Patty Wellborn on November 20, 2013

Psychopathy is a complex emotional disorder that is often difficult to detect. Psychopathic people are typically narcissistic, conning and manipulative, antisocial, and engage in deception at an often pathological level. If you don’t know what to look for, it’s difficult to spot and easy for them to manipulate and take advantage of you.

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