USA ASA conference

[Bhang Buddie]

Where medication is concerned it would seem that America is doing their best to make it legal to possess meds, while in the UK growers and tokers are still treated like sub-humans just for toking, let alone growing - so, if you've the time to fly there, the money and a clean past, why not check it out......... Bom Shiva

http://www.nationalmedicalcannabisunityconference.org

Conference Schedule

5:00pm: Registration Opens

8:00 - 10:00pm: Welcome Reception

10:00pm: Registration Closes

7:30am: Registration and Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 - 9:00am: Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30am: Welcome from Steph Sherer

9:30 - 10:00am: Opening Keynote by Doctor RNDr. Lumír Ondřej Hanuš, MD.

10:00am - 12:00pm: What Happens When Medical Cannabis is Re-Scheduled?

12:00 -1:00pm: Lunch

1:00 - 3:00pm: Status of Control of Legal Production of Cannabis for Medical & Scientific Purposes

3:00pm - 3:30pm: Break

3:30 - 5:00pm: Extracting Flowers, Stalks, Seeds, and DNA: Cannabis Extracts and their Uses

5:00 - 6:00pm: Utilizing ASA Tools for Advocacy and Activism

5:30pm: Registration and Exhibit Hall Close

7:00 - 9:00pm: Advocacy & Activism in Scientific Societies & Trade Associations

7:30am: Registration and Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 - 9:00am: Breakfast

9:00 - 11:15am: Next Generation Research and Innovations in Cannabis Patient Care

11:15am - 12:30pm: Reality-Based Cannabis Risk Considerations

12:30 - 1:30pm: Lunch

1:30 - 3:30pm: Overview of Quality Assurance of Medicinal Cannabis

3:30 - 4:00pm Break

4:00 - 6:00pm: Stakeholder Document Review

6:00pm: Registration and Exhibit Hall Close

7:30am: Registration and Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 - 9:00am: Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30am: CBD Only Laws: First Steps or Roadblock?

Continuing Medical Education Courses (CME)

Continuing Medical Education Courses offer 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™ to doctors and healthcare providers. The cost of these courses is not included in your conference registration, however they are offered at a discounted rate for Unity attendees.

9:00 - 11:30am: The Endocannabinoid System, Cannabis and the Role of Cannabinoids in Pain Medicine *Learn more about the course in PDF format*

10:30am - 12:00pm: State Laws: Perspectives from Patients

12:00 - 1:00pm: Lunch

1:00 - 2:30pm: Building Relationships with Elected Officials

1:00 - 2:30pm: Meeting Facilitation Training

2:30 - 4:00pm: Citizen Lobbying

2:30 - 4:00pm: Strategic Messaging and Spokesperson Training

4:00 - 4:30pm: Break

PFC Enrichment Courses (PFCEC)

PFC Enrichment Courses offer individuals specialized cannabis industry education from pesticide guidance to batch and lot sampling.

10:00am - 12:00pm: PFCEC 103 - QA/QC and Representative Sampling

1:00 - 3:00pm: PFCEC 102 - Pesticide Guidance and Integrated Pest Management

3:30 - 5:30pm: PFCEC 104 - Auditing operations, SOPs, & record keeping for Compliance

4:30 - 6:00pm: Federal Legislation 2016: What is at Stake?

6:00: Registration and Exhibit Hall Close

7:00 - 8:00pm: VIP Reception

8:00 - 9:30pm: ASA Excellence Awards Dinner

8:00am: Registration and Exhibit Hall Open

8:00am: Lobbying Packets Available

9:00 - 10:00am: Breakfast

10:00 - 10:30am: Closing Remarks

10:30 - 11:00am: Travel to Capitol Hill

11:00am: Registration and Exhibit Hall Close

11:30am - 12:30pm: Press Conference and Group Photo on Capitol Hill

1:00 - 5:00pm: Meetings on Capitol Hill

6:00pm: Transport to Capitol Hill Ends

http://www.nationalmedicalcannabisunityconference.org