Tuesday, May 24
FDLI Welcome and Panel Presentation: Update on Federal Cannabis Legislation Proposals, State-Level Legalization, and Regulatory Activity
Amy Comstock Rick, President & CEO, FDLI (FDLI Welcome)
Norman Birenbaum, Managing Director, Pear Tree Strategies and Founding President, Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA)
William Bogot, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Jae Kim, Associate, DLA Piper
Moderated by Sarah A. Chase, Executive Director, Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation (CFCR)
Identifying and Meeting Cannabis Research Needs for Effective Federal Regulation
Madeleine Giaquinto, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Greenleaf Health
Suzanne Sisley, President and Site Principal Investigator, Scottsdale Research Institute and Adjunct Professor, Humbolt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research, California State Polytechnic University
Moderated by Brian J. Malkin, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Watch this session:
https://fdli.vids.io/videos/ac9edfb1151defc125/fdli-cannabis-conference-day-1-session-2-identifying-and-meeting-cannabis-research-needs-for-effective-federal-regulation
Addressing Cannabis Product Health and Safety Concerns
Lila McKinley, Staff Attorney, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
James T. O’Reilly, Volunteer Professor, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Moderated by Kay Doyle, Director of US Public Policy and Public Affairs, Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC
Watch this session:
https://fdli.vids.io/videos/d39ed8b01311e7c65a/fdli-cannabis-conference-day-1-session-3-addressing-cannabis-product-health-and-safety-concerns
The New Scooby Snacks? Animal and Veterinary Products Containing CBD and Other Cannabinoids
Bill Bookout, Founder and Chairman of the Board, National Animal Supplement Council (NASC)
Todd Harrison, Partner, Venable LLP
Robert J. Silver, Adjunct Faculty, Lincoln Memorial University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Founder and Medical Director, Well-Pet Dispensary
Moderated by Elizabeth Butterworth Stutts, Principal, Elizabeth Butterworth Stutts, Esq., PLLC
Watch this session:
https://fdli.vids.io/videos/709edfb11416e4c4f9/fdli-cannabis-conference-day-1-session-4-the-new-scooby-snacks-animal-and-veterinary-products-containing-cbd-and-cannabinoids
Featured Presentation
Ted Thompson, Board Member, CFCR and Senior Vice President, Public Policy, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Watch this session:
https://fdli.vids.io/videos/119ed8b01311e7cc98/fdli-cannabis-conference-day-1-session-5-featured-presentation
Wednesday, May 25
FDLI Welcome and Panel Discussion: Harmonizing Lab Testing and Quality Standards for Cannabis Products
Steven Leslie, Deputy Director, Educational Programs, Food and Drug Law Institute
Elisabeth Berry, Chief Operating Officer, PSI Labs
Tara Lin Couch, Senior Director of Dietary Supplement and Tobacco Services, EAS Consulting Group LLP
Alena Rodriguez, Managing Director, Rm3 Labs
Nandakumara D. Sarma, Director, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, United States Pharmacopeia
Moderated by Andrew J. Kline, Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP
Cannabis Litigation Risks: Hyperbolic Claims, Hidden THC, and Other Marketing and Labeling Perils
Theodore L. Caputi, Public Health Research Consultant, Data Science Solutions
Daphne O’Connor, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Emily A. Sellers, Associate, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Moderated by Jessica Wasserman, Partner, WassermanRowe LLC and Chair, Science and Regulatory Affairs Committee, CFCR
Potential Structures to Create Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry
Shawn “Pepper” Roussel, Attorney at Law, Green Pepper Solutions
Cedric Sinclair, Chief Communications Officer, Cannabis Control Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mathew R. Swinburne, Associate Director, Network for Public Health Law – Eastern Region, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (sub)
Benjamin C. Varadi, Senior Fellow & Visiting Research Scholar, Vermont Law School Center for Agriculture & Food Systems
Watch this session:
https://fdli.vids.io/videos/a79ed8b01311e7c22e/fdli-cannabis-conference-day-2-session-3-potential-structures-to-create-social-equity-in-the-cannabis-industry
Facilitating Stakeholder Collaboration to Improve Future Cannabis Regulation
Jonathan A. Havens, Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Shanita Penny, Senior Advisor, Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR) and Senior Vice President, Forbes Tate Partners
Moderated by Deborah Miran, Consultant, DMiran Consulting and Chair, FDLI Cannabis-Derived Products Committee
Watch this session:
https://fdli.vids.io/videos/449edfb01f1de2cfcd/fdli-cannabis-conference-day-2-session-4-facilitating-stakeholder-collaboration-to-improve-future-cannabis-regulation