New York-based KCSA Strategic Communications announced on Thursday that it will be hosting its inaugural Congressional Cannabis Day Forum in coordination with the Cannabis Caucus at the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, May 21.
The free event runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Congressional Auditorium and features a variety of panel discussions with lawmakers and cannabis industry leaders on current topics such as banking, the 2018 Farm Bill, CBD, hemp, social justice, and veterans and medical cannabis.
“Federal cannabis laws are drastically out of touch with the American people,” says Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). “Congress must start listening to the public and end the senseless prohibition of cannabis. The Congressional Cannabis Caucus is committed to continuing to hold events like this that add to the public discussion and aid in our cause.”
To conclude the Cannabis Day Forum, there will be a premiere screening of the Weed the People documentary which follows the lives of parents desperately seeking medical marijuana to save the lives of their children.
The screening will be followed by a panel with the film’s executive producer Ricki Lake and director Abby Epstein and a post-event networking session at 7 p.m.
Lake says that access to potentially-lifesaving natural medicines is a fundamental human right that institutions should not have the power to take.
To register for free for the KCSA Congressional Cannabis Day Forum, click here.
Congressional Cannabis Day Forum
Tuesday May 21, 2019
United States Capitol Building
E Capitol St NE & 1st St NE
Washington, DC 20001
Visitor Congressional Auditorium CVC 200
Forum Schedule
9 a.m.-9:45 a.m. – Market Overview of Cannabis Industry
Greetings from Rep. Earl Blumenauer
- Speaker: Jessica Billingsley (MJ Freeway)
10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. – CBD, Hemp and the Farm Bill
- Panelists: Kyle Detwiler (Northern Swan), Mara Gordon (Aunt Zeldas), Jade Green (Nabis)
- Moderator: Mark Singleton (Thought Leaders)
11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. – Capital Markets and Banking
- Panelists: Edward Fields (DionyMed), Codie Sanchez (Cresco Capital Partners), Nick Kovacevich (KushCo Holdings), Evan Eneman (MGO-ELLO Alliance)
- Moderator: CNBC’s Tim Seymour
LUNCH
1 p.m.-1:45 p.m. – Opioids, Is Cannabis the Answer?
Introduction by Rep. David Joyce
- Panelists: Dr. Bonni Goldstein (“Weed the People”), Dr. Richard Boxer (UCLA), Dr. Patricia Frye (HelloMD)
- Moderator: Carl Cameron, formerly of Fox News
2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. – Social Justice
Introduction by Rep. Barbra Lee
- Panelists: Dr. Chanda Macias (Women Grow), Shea Alderete (Gen X Biosciences), James Watts (Cage Free Cannabis), Jeannette Ward Horton (NuLeaf Project)
- Moderator: Kris Krane (4Front)
3 p.m.-3:45 p.m. – Veterans and Medical Cannabis
Introduction by Rep. Don Young
- Panelists: Nick Etten (Acreage Holdings), Joe Plenzler (Wounded Warrior Project), Melissa Bryant (IAVA), Bill Ferguson (Veterans Cannabis Coalition)
- Moderator: Michael Correia (NCIA)
4:30 p.m. – “Weed the People” premiere
6 p.m. – Discussion with Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein
7 p.m. – Post-Event Networking Session
