Registration and Networking

Opening Organizational Address by Interim Executive Director Caitlein Ryan

State of the State Address by David Postman – Chair, Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board

Outpacing Regulations: Innovation in Cannabinoids

Mitzi Vaughn -Shareholder, Karr Tuttle Campbell, Founding Board Member at the International Cannabis Bar Association

Dr. Uma Dhanabalan – MD, MPH, MRO, CMS – Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a Diplomat Certified in Cannabis Medicine

Kathy Hoffman – Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board Policy and Rules Manager

David Gang – PhD, Associate Professor and Fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Director of the Tissue Imaging and Proteomics Laboratory

Moderated by: Trey Reckling – Academy Of Cannabis Science

Barriers to Entry: Equity and Justice in American Cannabis

Tahir Johnson – Director of Social Equity & Inclusion for Marijuana Policy Project

David Mendoza – Member, Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force, Director of Advocacy & Engagement The Nature Conservancy

Joselin E. Monohan – Attorney at Law Miller Johnson

Moderated by: Jessica Pichardo – Operations Manager at Dockside Cannabis, Founder of Canna Luz

Pioneering in Cannabis Sustainability

Gretchen Schimelpfenig, PE –  Technical and Operations Director Resource Innovation Institute

Kaitlin Urso – Environmental Consultant, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Matt Gaboury – Director of Operations & Co-founder, Calyx King Consulting

Moderated by: Derek Smith

Closing Keynote by Shaleen Title – CEO and co-founder, Parabola Center; founding board member of the Minority Cannabis Business Association; former and inaugural Commissioner on the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Registration and Networking

Opening Keynote by Tarra Simmons – Director of Civil Survival Project, Representative of the 23rd Legislative District

Cannabis and the Athlete

Lofa Tatupu –  Co-founder of ZoneIn CBD and former all-pro linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks

Ross Rebagliati – Olympic Gold Medalist in Giant Slalom. Owner of Ross’ Gold. 

Anna Symonds – COO of East Fork Cultivars, Former Woman’s Premier League Rugby Player, Ambassador for Athletes for Care

Marques Ogden – Former NFL Offensive Lineman; CEO and Founder of Ogden Ventures LLC

Moderated by: Matthew Friedlander – Owner of Skagit Organics, Cannabis Alliance Board Member

Impairment, Employment, and the Law

Dr. Nick Lovrich – WSU Senior Research Affiliate; Emeritus Regents Professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs; Center for Cannabis Policy, Research, and Outreach

Sgt. Danyl Klump – Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife Police

Dr. Michael Milburn – Professor of Psychology (retired), University of Massachusetts/Boston Chief Science Officer and Founder of Impairment Science, Inc.

Nicole Li – The Li Law Firm

Moderated by: Danielle Rosellison – Owner of Trail Blazin Productions

Fortifying Washington State Cannabis in Preparation for Federalization

Rep. Shelley Kloba – Washington State Representative, First Legislative District

Rick Garza – Agency Director, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board

Sheri Sawyer – Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Jay Inslee

Michael Corriea – Director of Government Relations, National Cannabis Industry Association

Moderated by: Caitlein Ryan – Founder of Sound Cultivation, Cannabis Alliance Interim Executive Director 

Closing Keynote: The Knox Group