About FFLC
Founding Fathers Loved Cannabis was formed in 2022 by myself, Janina Bowen, MS. I graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado in May of 2022 with a master's degree from the department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.
I grew certified organic CBD hemp for four field seasons (2019-2022) at Colorado State University at ARDEC South which is part of ARDEC: The Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center, which is an off-campus research and teaching farm located in northern Fort Collins. ARDEC consists of 1,065 acres of land in total, most of which is located at the main location, ARDEC North, which contains 1,000 acres of land. My field work was conducted at ARDEC South, which consists of the remaining 65 acres, including about 10 acres of USDA certified organic land.
Research from 2019 + 2022 field seasons: Pollen exclusion as a management practice for high-CBD Cannabis, resulting differences in marketable biomass and 18 phytocannabinoid concentrations (master's thesis research).
Research from 2021 + 2022 field seasons: Different concentrations of 13-0-0 organic nitrogen fertilizer for high-CBD Cannabis, resulting differences in marketable biomass and 18 phytocannabinoid concentrations (ongoing research, unpublished).
Download my master's thesis here (field experiments from 2019 and 2020) published 5/2022:
Download Scientific Reports article published 11/2021 here:
Curriculum Vitae
Janina K. Bowen
Education
2019-2022 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
M.S. in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Prenni
Master’s thesis: Understanding the phytochemistry of high-CBD hemp: Efficacy of common row cover materials for pollen exclusion and impact on flower phytochemistry.
2010-2014 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
B.S. in Psychology
Publications
Bowen, J.K., Chaparro, J.M., McCorkle, A.M. et al. The impact of extraction protocol on the chemical profile of cannabis extracts from a single cultivar. Sci Rep 11, 21801 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01378-0
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant 6/2019-12/2022
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jessica Prenni
Master’s research on CBD hemp cultivation and metabolomic analysis of phytocannabinoids using instruments such as LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, and ICP-MS to explore cannabinoid content changes related to abiotic stress, pollination, and different fertility treatments.
Conducted sample collection, sample extraction, data processing and analysis.
Managed all aspects of certified organic field-grown CBD hemp research projects, including mixing seed starting media, starting seeds in a greenhouse, hardening off seedlings, transplanting, laying drip irrigation, applying fertilizer, managing irrigation schedule, weed management, integrated pest management, and managing all aspects of harvest and post-harvest processes.
Managed all aspects of over 100 certified organic tomato plants including all tasks mentioned above, as well as pruning and trellising.
Research Assistant 11/2017-3/2019
The Center for Health and Addiction: Neuroscience, Genes, and Environment: CUChange Lab.
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Principal Investigators: Dr. Cinnamon Bidwell, Dr. Kent Hutchison
Administered various cognitive and motor tasks on two human-subject observational high-THC cannabis studies: PRISM (Pain Research: Innovative Strategies with Marijuana) and OASIS (Observational Anxiety Study on Inflammation and Stress).
Use of a novel mobile pharmaceutical lab for off-site collection of pre-use and post-use subject data that would otherwise be inaccessible due to federal regulations prohibiting cannabis on university campuses.
Research Assistant 5/2016-11/2017
Vermont Center on Behavior and Health
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Principal Investigator: Dr. Diann Gaalema
Multi-site clinical trial on very low nicotine content cigarettes as part of the Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS).
Administered cognitive assessments, maintained adverse event logs and protocol deviation logs.
Followed appropriate standard operating procedures for instances of unexpected pregnancy, suicidality, and study non-compliance in research subjects.
Research Assistant 2/2012-5/2016
The Potter Lab
Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexandra Potter
Undergraduate research assistant for 2 years. Hired as a part-time research assistant for 2 years after receiving bachelor’s degree.
Administered executive functioning assessments, prepared participants to enter an fMRI, and completed data analysis of fMRI scans.
Presentations
Bowen, J., Prenni J., Chaparro, J., Uchanksi, M. Impacts of Pollen Exclusion as a Management Practice for High-CBD Hemp. Poster presented remotely at the National Hemp Research & Education Conference, August 2020, Fort Collins, CO.
Contributed Presentations
Chaparro, J., Prenni, J., Bowen, J., Mitchell, B. LC-MS/MS assay for the quantitation of 20 phytocannabinoids in hemp plants exposed to simulated hail damage. Poster presented at the 68th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, June 2020, Houston, TX.
Gaalema D.E., Tidey J.W., Tyndale R.F., Tromblee, M., Bowen, J., Higgins S.T. Nicotine Metabolite Ratio and Smoking Behaviors in Those with Current Affective Disorders. Poster presented at the 124th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, August 2016, Burlington, VT.
Lab Skills
All aspects of metabolomic sample collection, preparation, extraction, and data analysis.
Biphasic and monophasic extractions for HPLC-MS/MS analysis.
Derivatization for GC-MS analysis.
Microwave digestion for ICP-MS.
Lyophilizer use and maintenance.