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Congressional Cannabis Day Forum
May 21, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 8:00 pm PDT
The Cannabis Caucus and KCSA Strategic Communications are hosting the first-ever Congressional Cannabis Day Forum at the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, May 21st, 2019. Industry leaders and lawmakers will come together to discuss the fastest growing industry in the U.S. all under one roof. A series of panels addressing critical issues relevant to the sector will include:
- CBD, Hemp, & The Farm Bill – 10 a.m. EST
- Capital Markets & Banking – 11 a.m. EST
- Opioids, Is Cannabis the Answer? – 1 p.m. EST
- Veterans Access to Medical Cannabis – 2 p.m. EST
- Social Justice – 3 p.m. EST
A variety of Congressional representatives and industry notables are expected to participate including:
- Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, with families, & doctors of “Weed the People” film
- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Rep. David Joyce, Rep, Barbra Lee and Rep. Don Young
- Tim Seymour, CNBC
- Carl Cameron, formerly of Fox News
- Joe Plenzler, Wounded Warrior Project
- Nick Etten, Acreage Holdings
- Nick Kovacevich, KushCo Holdings
- Kris Krane, 4Front
- Jessica Billingsley, MJ Freeway
- Edward Fields, DionyMed
- Codie Sanchez, Cresco Capital Partners
- Evan Eneman, MGO-ELLO Alliance
- Kyle Detwiler, Northern Swan
- Mara Gordon, Aunt Zelda’s
- Jade Green, Nabis Holdings
- Mark Singleton, Thought Leaders
- Dr. Richard Boxer, UCLA
- Dr. Patricia Frye, HelloMD
- Dr. Chanda Macias, D.C. based, National Holistic Healing Center
- Shea Alderete, Gen X Biosciences
- James Watts, Cage Free Cannabis
- Melissa Bryant, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
- Bill Ferguson, Veterans Cannabis Coalition
The all-day event will conclude with the D.C. premiere of “Weed The People,” followed by a discussion with the documentary’s filmmakers Abby Epstein and Ricky Lake, who will discuss medical cannabis in the United States.