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Agenda
Friday, June 11, 2021
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration Open
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Exhibitor Setup
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Pre-Conference Workshop
Moderator: Eric Stevens, Executive Director, Florida for Care
Best Practices for Managing a Marijuana Retail Business
Nicole van Rensburg, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bloom Medicinals
Responsible Distribution: A Model Designed Specifically for the Healthcare Industry
Nadia Bodkin, Pharm.D., M.S., CEO/ Vincent Crowley, SVP, Blaze Therapeutics
Medical Cannabis Centers of Excellence-Introducing Standardization and Protocols to Your Practice
Ruta Jouniari, Chief Executive Director, Medical Cannabis Centers of Excellence
Taking a Deep Dive into Cannabis Consumer Demographics
Josefine Nowitz, MBA, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Cannabis Creative Group (CCG)
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception – Exhibit Hall
Saturday, June 12, 2021
7:45 am – 7:00 pm Registration Open
7:45 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast: Exhibit Hall
8:30 am – 10:00 am FMCCE 2021 Opening Session
Welcome: Gene Jones, Executive Director, Can-Ed, Inc.
Moderator: Zack Swan, Director of Sales and Marketing, MÜV™ by Verano™
Opening Remarks (Virtual Welcome)
Nikki Fried, Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Florida Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Legislative Update
Ron Watson, President, Watson Strategies
Smoke and Mirrors - Navigating the Regulatory Landscape in Marijuana Banking
Craig Nazzaro, Partner, Nelson Mullins
The Role of Cannabinoids in Viral Infections
Dr. Derrick DeSilva, Jr., MD, Senior Attending Staff, Dept. of Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) and Teaching Faculty JFK Medical Center
10:00 am – 10:30 am Break - Exhibit Hall
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Session: Medical Session I
Moderator: Dr. Jenny Wilkins, NMD, CRA, PharmD Candidate, AgeVital Wellness
Cannabis Use Disorder in 2021: What is it?
Dr. Barry Gordon, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Compassionate Cannabis Clinic
Uses for Medical Cannabis - A Case Study
Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD, International Medical Consultants, Inc.
Minor Cannabinoids - The Next Big Thing
Dr. Gregory L. Smith, MD, Gregory L. Smith, Inc.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Session: Industry Session I
Moderator: Bob Reilly, Founder and CEO, HIGHLIFE Advertising & Marketing Agency
Creating a Strategic Plan: A Guide for Cannabis Entrepreneurs
Andi Gray, President, Strategy Leaders
Top Selling Products, How To Rank on Google and White Labeling a Private Brand
Catherine Zito, CEO, Cannabis Business Solutions, Inc.
Five Things You Should Do When Starting a Hemp Business
Adam Wick, CEO, Healthy Hemp Outlet
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch and Networking in Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Session: Medical Session II
Moderator: Josephine Cannella-Krehl, LCSW, CEO, MMJ Knowledge “Dispensing Knowledge”
Chronic Pain and the Role of Medical Cannabis in Decreasing Opioid Use
Dr. Kevin F. Smith, MD, MPH, WorkMed Consulting
Medical Cannabis for Trauma and Injury Patients
Dr. Terel Newton, MD, Total Pain Relief LLC
Cannabis & Athletics: The Future of Cannabis in Sports
Dr. Jeff Konin, Clinical Professor, Florida International University
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Session: Industry Session II
Moderator: Charles Felix, Publisher/ Owner, South Florida Hospital News & Healthcare Report and Cannabis News Florida
The FDA, the FTC, Florida Regulators and Advertising Medical Benefits of CBD
Nichole Geary, Esq., Florida Partners
Case of Legally Defensible Cannabis Data with Known and Documented Quality
Dr. Harry Behzadi, AccuScience Laboratories
The Compliance Matters Now More than Ever
Jessica Arent, Chief Compliance Officer, Cannabidiol Life
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Refreshment Break: Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Patient Day Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Derrick DeSilva, Jr., MD, Senior Attending Staff, Dept. of Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) and Teaching Faculty JFK Medical Center
The Endocannabinoid System Explained
Dr. Jenny Wilkins, NMD, CRA, PharmD Candidate, AgeVital Wellness
Dr. Derrick DeSilva, Jr., MD, Senior Attending Staff, Dept. of Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) and Teaching Faculty JFK Medical Center
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Reception: Exhibit Hall
Sunday, June 13, 2021
8:15 am – 12:30 pm Registration Open
8:15 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast: Exhibit Hall
9:00 am - 10:30 am Medical Session III
Moderator: Dr. Sasha Noe, DO, PhD, Founder and CEO, DrSashaNoe.com, LLC, CMCCare, LLC; Founder and Dean of MediCanna®️Academy; Host of MediCannaposium®️ and Cannaposium®️; former Board Member and Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee for Florida Society of Cannabis Physicians; Sub-investigator for Clinical Research of West Florida; Board of Trustee member District 10 for the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association; Past President and Board of Trustee member for Hillsborough County Osteopathic Medical Society.
Medical Cannabis Update: Dosing, COVID-19 Pandemic and Telehealth, and Next Up
Dr. Kevin F. Smith, MD, MPH, WorkMed Consulting
Effects of Cannabis on Oral Health
Dr. Jaana Gold, DDS, MPH, PhD, CPH, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida, College of Dentistry
New Trends in the Use of Medical Cannabis and Immunological Disorders
Dr. Sasha Noe, DO, PhD, Founder and CEO, DrSashaNoe.com, LLC, CMCCare, LLC; Founder and Dean of MediCanna®️Academy; Host of MediCannaposium®️ and Cannaposium®️; former Board Member and Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee for Florida Society of Cannabis Physicians; Sub-investigator for Clinical Research of West Florida; Board of Trustee member District 10 for the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association; Past President and Board of Trustee member for Hillsborough County Osteopathic Medical Society.
10:30 am - 11:00 am Break - Exhibit Hall
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Plenary Closing Session
Fostering State Policy on Medical Cannabis
This closing panel session is designed to discuss emerging issues
and state policy as it related to medical cannabis.
Moderator: Eric Stevens, Deputy Executive Director, Florida for Care
Representative Andrew Learned
Mr. Ron Watson
Mr. Erik Range
Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD
Dr. Terel Newton, MD
Dr. Jenny Wilkins, NMD, CRA, PharmD Candidate
Dr. Barry Gordon, MD
Dr. Sasha Noe, DO, PhD
12:30 PM Adjourn