Jini Curry

Chief scientific officer at Modern Canna Labs

Jini Curry is the chief scientific officer at Modern Canna Labs in Lakeland, Florida. She received her Bachelor’s degree with honors in Biochemistry from the University of West Florida. Before entering to the cannabis industry, Jini gained valuable research experience at several well-respected institutes, including Emory University, the National Institute of Aging, and the University of Florida. She began working with Modern Canna in 2016 and moved into the laboratory director position in January 2018. She was promoted to chief scientific officer in 2022, the same year she earned a Master's Degree in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her current focus at Modern Canna is developing standardized methods for analyzing cannabis to ensure harmful toxins are not present. These toxins include, but are not limited to, heavy metals, microbials, mycotoxins, agricultural agents, and residual solvents.