JUSTICE GROWN AND TEXANS FOR SAFE ACCESS TO HOST MEDICAL CANNABIS
SYMPOSIUM ACROSS TEXAS WITH DR. SUE SISLEY, DR. OGADINMA OBIE, SUSAN
HAYS & MORE FROM JANUARY 27-30, 2020The panel will stop in Plano,
Houston, Austin and El Paso to share findings from medical cannabis
research and evolving cannabis law.
TEXAS – Justice Grown, a multi-state, legal cannabis operator, in
collaboration with 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Texans For Safe
Access, will host a four-day medical cannabis symposium in Texas this
January, which will consist of panel discussions in each Dallas,
Houston, Austin, and El Paso. The panels will be moderated by Justice
Grown’s VP of Regulatory Affairs, Shivawn Brady, and will feature a
line-up of esteemed guests who will share their research on medical
cannabis and the rapidly changing world of cannabis laws. The topic of
the symposium will be “Medical Cannabis for Neurological
Disorders,” broken down into six parts that will repeat for each day
of the panel. The topics are as follows:
* Texas Regulatory Overview and Legal Updates w/ Esme Thoman
* Endocannabinoid System Overview w/ Dr. Ogadinma Obie
* The Therapeutic Potential of Medical Cannabis and Government
Barriers to Research w/ Dr. Sue Sisley, MD
* Medical Cannabis Dosing w/ Barbara Sciandra, Pharm. D.
* Patient Treatment Panel Discussion w/ Dr. Sue Sisley, Dr. Ogadinma
Obie, Barbara Sciandra
* What’s Next for TX Patients, Panel Discussion w/ Esme Thoman,
Nico Murillo, Susan Hayes
The events will take place January 27-30, 2020. Details are below:
1/27/20 - 9am-12:45pm: Plano Events Center, 2000 E. Spring Creek
Parkway, Plano, TX
1/28/20 - 9am-12:45pm: Houston Marriott Medical Center, 6580 Fannin
St, Houston, TX
1/29/20 - 9am-12:45pm: Austin City Library, 710 W. Cesar Chavez St,
Austin, TX
1/30/20 - 10:30am-2:10pm: El Paso Main Library, 501 N Oregon St, El
Paso, TX
About the Panelists:
Dr. Sue Sisley MD: Sue Sisley MD is president of the Scottsdale
Research Institute & best known for serving as Principal Investigator
in the only FDA-approved randomized controlled trial in the world,
examining safety/efficacy of smoked marijuana flower in combat
veterans with severe post traumatic stress disorder. Sue is striving
to put smoked/vaped flower through the entire FDA drug development
process to eventually be on the market to treat chronic pain, opioid
dependence and trauma, and then to urge health insurance companies to
pay for dry bud, similar to conventional pharmaceuticals. Sue was
highlighted in _Rolling Stone_ magazine in 2018 as one of the Top 25
Most Influential People in Tech & Research, as well as in Dr. Sanjay
Gupta’s CNN special _WEED 3: The Marijuana Revolution_.
Dr. Ogadinma Obie: Dr. Obie practices as a board-certified emergency
physician in ERs throughout Texas, California, and Louisiana and
serves as medical director for Refine Pharmaceuticals, a patient
advocacy and cannabis education group that works to provide
evidence-based cannabinoid medicine to the Houston, TX community.
Additionally, Dr. Obie sits on the board for Texans for Safe Access,
an organization that actively works to change and influence state and
national cannabis policy. She also sits on the board of the Minority
Cannabis Business Association, an organization that works to influence
national policy where it concerns cannabis social equity. Dr. Obie is
an active TCUP physician, approved by the state of Texas to register
qualified patients for low-THC cannabis.
Susan Hays, PC: Susan Hays is a lawyer, advocate, and crisis manager
with more than thirty years experience in law and politics. While she
earned her chops analyzing complex legal issues and creating simple,
persuasive legal arguments despite that complexity, she also relishes
getting her boots dirty to investigate facts on the ground. Likewise,
she is equally at home in a big city boardroom as in a small-town
courtroom. Her practice includes legislative advocacy, administrative
and regulatory filings, and managing media contacts around
high-profile issues. Substantive practice areas over the years have
included securities, health care, and of late all things cannabis,
including medical marijuana and hemp. The legal issues in the cannabis
industry are complex, challenging, and fascinating. The public affairs
issues will test whether science and reason can prevail over the
politics of fear and distraction.
Barbara A. Sciandra, Pharm.D.: Barbara Sciandra serves as a pharmacist
at Justice Grown’s Pennsylvania medical cannabis dispensary
locations. Sciandra is also President and Co-founder of Paint Pittston
Pink™, a 501c3 organization, whose mission is to bring the community
together to support a cure for all cancers through research and
clinical trials. Barbara has been the recipient of numerous awards,
including being named as one of the Top 25 Women in Business by the
Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal, as well as the recipient of
the Greater Pittston Person of the Year Award (2015), The Greater
Pittston Y.M.C.A., Spirit of Community Award and the Rene Mock Award
(2002).
Esme Thoman: For the past decade, Esme Thoman has worked in
governmental affairs assisting her clients navigate the legislative,
regulatory and appropriations process. Esme specializes in highly
regulated industries including gaming, development, natural resources,
analytical testing, cannabis and tax policy. Esme is based in Austin,
Texas and owns her own governmental affairs firm, Thoman & Butler,
LLC.
Nico Murillo: Nico Murillo is the Board Chair of Texans for Safe
Access, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to patient outreach and
medical cannabis education. Texans for Safe Access is a part of
Americans for Safe Access, based out of Washington D.C. which has over
100,000 active members. Nico is a Certified Research Chef with 20
years’ experience in professional kitchens. Nico has held numerous
titles, most notable as a Product Development Chef for PepsiCo/Frito
Lay. Nico has dedicated her career to medical cannabis and helping
patients. She applied to the Texas Compassionate Use Program under the
name Bocanna and developed a hemp skincare line set to launch in 2020,
Bocanna Skin.
Cheryl Wilson, Pharm.D.: Dr. Cheryl Wilson joined Justice Grown in
2018 and is currently the Managing Pharmacist for JGPA. Prior to
joining Justice Grown, she was employed in diverse areas of pharmacy
practice, including retail pharmacy, ambulatory care specializing in
anticoagulation therapy and diabetes management, and home infusion
where she was pharmacy manager and upheld the rigorous standards of
USP 797 for sterile compounding. Cheryl obtained a Bachelor’s in
Business Management from Pennsylvania State University in 2000 and her
Doctorate in Pharmacy from Wilkes University in 2006.
Shivawn Brady (Moderator): Shivawn Brady is the Vice President of
Regulatory Affairs and Compliance for Justice Grown, a U.S. based
national CANNABIS COMPANY; and serves as a board member for the Sonoma
County Growers Alliance and the Sonoma County Conservation Action Fund
for Education. She was recently appointed to the Sonoma Clean Power
Community Advisory Council and previously served on the CANNABIS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE HEMP ADVISORY COUNCIL. She speaks
internationally as well as throughout the U.S. Her unique expertise
has supported growers, business owners, and investors in making
efficient and sustainable business decisions for over a decade. As the
northern California regional production manager for two of the largest
and earliest dispensaries in California, she garnered a specialty for
grassroots organizing, greenhouse management, production planning and
commercial harvest systems. She was featured on the cover of
_Marijuana Venture_ June 2018 issue of top 40 under 40 Rising Stars in
the Cannabis Industry and has been interviewed by news and
entertainment publications throughout the United States and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
About Justice Grown: Justice Grown is a rapidly growing cannabis
company that is based in the U.S. JG holds multiple licenses across
seven states, including California, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Missouri, and Utah.
About Texas For Safe Access: Texans for Safe Access is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization dedicated to cannabis patient outreach and
medical cannabis education. Texans for Safe Access is a part of the
Washington D.C. based Americans for Safe Access, which has over
100,000 active members.
PRESS OPPORTUNITIES: To arrange interviews with the panelists, please
contact Michael Pizzo at Justice Grown via email at
michaelpizzo@jgrown.com.
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