Education
"Cannabis in Mississippi" Conference, July 13, 2023
Horizons presented this successful conference to providers from across Mississippi, attracting more than 150 registrants. Our deep appreciation to the presenters and the organizers, especially Daniel Williams, Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Erin Shirley Orey, CIDA Mississippi Horizons Project Manager, and James Rowlett, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator of Horizons
2023 Conference Agenda
Time | Speaker | Topic |
7:30 – 8:00 | Breakfast (Provided) |
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8:00-8:10
| Erin Shirley Orey, MS UMMC | Introduction |
8:10-8:15 | Alan Jones, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs, UMMC | Welcome |
8:15-9:15 | Saurabh Bhardwaj, MD; Addiction Psychiatrist UMMC, MPA | Cannabis In the Treatment of Other Substance Use Disorders |
9:15-9:45 | Robert Welch, Ph.D. University of Mississippi | National Center for Cannabis Research and Education |
9:45-10:30 | Panel, University of Mississippi Mahmoud El Sohly, Ph.D. Soumyajit Majumdar, Ph.D. | National Center for Cannabis Research and Education |
10:30-10:45 | Break |
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10:45-11:45 | Brad Ingram, MD, Neurologist, UMMC | Medical Cannabis for Seizure Disorders |
11:45-12:45 | Lunch (Provided) | |
12:45-1:45 | Steve Maxwell, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics | Law Enforcement Perspective on Medical and Recreational Cannabis |
1:45-2:45 | Laura Goodson, JD, Acting Director, Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program, Mississippi Department of Health | Administration and Regulation of Medical Cannabis in Mississippi – The Law and Its Implementation |
2:45-3:00 | Break | |
3:00-4:00 | Daniel Edney, MD, FACP FASAM, State Health Officer, Mississippi Department of Health | Medical Cannabis in MS |
4:00-5:00 | Claude Brunson, MD, Executive Director MSMA, Professor Emeritus UMMC | Future of Medical Cannabis in Mississippi |