Dominic Corva, Phd

Dominic Corva, Phd received his PhD in Geography, with a graduate certificate in Law, Societies and Justice from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 2010. He is founder and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy (CASP), a research and education nonprofit. His research has been published in Political Geography, the International Journal of Drug Policy, and the Lancet. He co-authored cannabis equity grant applications for Humboldt and Mendocino Counties for more than $6 million, in partnership with the CA Center for Rural policy. He is focused on cannabis markets and social equity program design, implementation, and outcomes. Corva has conducted cannabis market and policy research since 2008, when he created and taught the first Cannabis, Law and Society courses at the University of WA, Seattle. His findings have been presented by invitation to a wide array of public, private and NGO stakeholders to, among others, Americans for Safe Access, Drug Policy Alliance, International Cannabis Business Conference, Seattle Hempfest, University of Essex, Association of American Geographers, Association of Pacific Sociologists, CA Cannabis Voice, the municipalities of Berlin, Germany and Montreal, Canada, the U of WA, Clark County WA, the City of Seattle, the City of Bellingham, and Seattle Town Halls.