Agenda
Pre-Conference Lab + Farm Tour
Step behind the scenes of cannabis cultivation and testing with a guided tour of a premier farm, lab processing facility, and end with a dispensary and lounge visit. A perfect way to kick off your weekend and connect with others before the conference even begins.
Your ticket includes an all-day pass on the 420 Bus, which will shuttle our group between tour sites—making it easy for everyone to relax, consume, and fully enjoy the day’s experiences together!
To join the tour, select your ticket type + Farm & Lab Tour during registration. Reserve now – space is limited to 50 participants!
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Registration Open & Light Refreshments
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
Welcome & Opening
1:05 PM - 1:25 PM
Amanda Reiman, PhD
Medical Cannabis in an Age of Legal Access
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM
Dustin Sulak, DO
Physiology of Healing: Targeting the ECS and Psychedelic Pathways
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM
Bonni Goldstein, MD (Keynote)
The New Frontier in Pediatric Care: Cannabinoids for Complex and Drug-Resistant Conditions
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Paulette Smith, DSW
Integrating Medical Cannabis into Mental Health Practice: Research, Clinical Strategies, and Mindfulness Tools
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Susan Audino, PhD
Cautionary Notes about Test Reports
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Exhibit Hall Tour / Poster Session / Break
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM
Ryan Castle
Industry Speaker Spotlight: Meta-Analysis of Medical Cannabis Outcomes and Associations with Cancer
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Jahan Marcu, PhD
The Landscape of Cannabis Education
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Deborah Malka, MD PhD
Clinical Therapeutics with Medical Cannabis Patients – Characteristics by Their Age
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Tanya Scott Cannady, DNP
Healing in Our Hands: Reframing Cannabis and Restoring Health Equity in Communities of Color
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
Katherine Golden, RN & Ethan Moses, MD
Implementing a Medical Cannabis Model for Workers’ Compensation Patients at the State Level
5:20 PM - 5:35 PM
Harold Han, PhD
Industry Speaker Spotlight: Cannabis Emulsion: The Ideal Vehicle Delivering Cannabinoids to Patients
5:35 PM - 5:50 PM
Sanghyuck Park, PhD
Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of Cannabis sativa cv. Pink Pepper for Advancing Breeding and Genomic Research
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM
Day 1 Closing
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wine & Charcuterie Welcome Reception
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Opening
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM
Jeffrey Hergenrather, MD
SCC’s Activist Roots: Where It All Began
9:25 AM – 10:05 AM
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD (Keynote)
How Psychedelics Work: Illuminating the Hidden Mind
10:05 AM – 10:35 AM
Maysa Alavi, MD
Cannabis as Psychedelic: Functional Pathways for Healing, Integration, and Nervous System Regulation and Resilience
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM
Marty Otañez, PhD
Psilocybin Harm Reduction Praxes to Manage Mental Health of BIPOC and Low-Income Individuals in Colorado
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
Exhibit Hall Tour / Poster Session / Break
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
Judge Mary Celeste (ret.)
The Legal and Scientific Confusion of Hemp Derivatives: Delta-8, Delta-10, and Beyond
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Daniel Stein, MD
Cannabis for Neuroprotection
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM
Carole Ann Johnson, MD
Revolutionising Cannabis Therapy: A Fully Integrated Physician-Led Model for Safer, Smarter Treatment
12:20 PM – 12:40 PM
Shannon Donnelly
Formulating with Purpose: A Clinician–Manufacturer Framework for Custom Cannabis Therapies
12:40 PM – 1:40 PM
LUNCH
1:40 PM – 2:10 PM
Sue Sisley, MD
Free the Data—Let Science Lead on Controlled Substances:
Exploring Cannabis for PTSD and Whole Psilocybin Mushrooms for End-of-Life Care
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
Ariane Williams, RN
The Cannabis Ceiling and the Psychedelic Bridge. When Cannabis Isn’t Enough and How Psychedelics Fill the Therapeutic Gap
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Joseph Zamaria, PsyD
Treating Racial Trauma with Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Clinical and Research Implications
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Exhibit Hall Tour / Poster Session / Break
3:20 PM – 3:35 PM
Kirsten Shepard, LMT, DC
Industry Speaker Spotlight: Enhancing Musculoskeletal Injury Outcomes with CBD
3:35 PM – 3:50 PM
Emily Lindley, PhD
Challenges Associated with Participant Blinding in Clinical Trials of Cannabis
3:50 PM – 4:05 PM
Rachael Rzasa Lynn, MD
Regulatory Landscape for Using Cannabinoid Products in Clinical Trials
4:05 PM – 4:20 PM
Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, PharmD
Use of NIDA Cannabis Extracts to Compound Oral Solutions for Cannabis Clinical Trials
4:20 PM – 5:00 PM
Panelists: Gaetano Lardieri, Nichelle Santos BS, Marvin Washington, Matt Brockmeier
Panel: Advancing Medical Cannabis as an Employee Benefit – A Multidisciplinary Perspective
5:00 PM – 5:20 PM
David Vaillencourt, MS
Can Standardization Save the Medical Cannabis Industry?
5:20 PM – 5:30 PM
Closing
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MedCannCon25 Evening Social Happy Hour