Tuesday, November 19
8:30 – 8:55 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:55 – 9:00 AM
Welcome and Announcements
Laura Brown, Director, Educational Programs, FDLI
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Mai T. Dinh, Assistant General Counsel, Marketing, Regulatory, and Food Safety Programs Division, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Patrick Moen, Managing Director and General Counsel, Privateer Holdings
Evelina Norwinski, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Moderated by Rick R. Ball, Partner, Duane Morris LLP and Treasurer, FDLI Board of Directors
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Coffee and Networking Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM
The DEA has traditionally restricted U.S. research on cannabis-derived products to plants grown at the University of Mississippi. How did the Farm Act change the scope of this research? In the midst of increased demand for research on potential therapeutic outcomes, what is the current status of DEA’s review of other potential research facilities? This panel will also provide an overview of the current state of cannabis research regarding both therapeutic benefits and acute and long-term toxicity. Speakers will explore current restrictions on research, including access issues, and how GW Labs was able to conduct the research necessary to obtain FDA approval of Epidiolex.
Aidan Hampson, Special Content Expert Cannabis, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Angelique Lee-Rowley, Global Chief Compliance Officer, Greenwich Biosciences
Heike Newman, Senior Regulatory Manager, University of Colorado
Moderated by Christina M. Markus, Partner, King & Spalding
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Deborah Miran, Former Commissioner, Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission
Jessica Parsons O’Connell, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Lee Rosebush, Partner, BakerHostetler
Moderated by Libby Baney, Partner and Co-Leader – Health and Life Sciences Industry Team, Faegre Baker Daniels
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Luncheon
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Richard Cleland, Assistant Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Areta L. Kupchyk, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP
Douglas MacKay, Senior Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, CV Sciences
Moderated by Stuart M. Pape, FDA Practice Chair, Polsinelli PC
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Linda D. Bentley, Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Kelly Fair, Director of Legal, USA, Canopy Growth Corporation
Andrew Kline, Director of Public Policy, National Cannabis Industry Association
Moderated by Michael Werner, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
3:15 PM
Closing Remarks and Adjournment