Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Patients Out of Time
The Sixteenth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics

Cannabis: From Prohibition to Recognition

September 14-16, 2025

Sunday, Sept. 14th

Oaksterdam Pre-Conference Workshops

9:30 am – 12:30 pm Home Grow: Cannabis & Hemp Horticulture

For Home Gardeners, Commercial Cultivation, and Cannabis Enthusiasts

    • Cultivar Selection 
    • Basics of Cannabis Horticulture
    • Garden Setups

12:30 – 2 pm Lunch On Your Own (break)

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Cannabis Products, Methods of Ingestion & Dosing

For Budtenders, Regulators & Cannabis Consumers

    • Effects of Cannabis
    • Method of Ingestion and Dosing
    • Consumer Safety 
    • Cannabinoids, Flavonoids, and more

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Meet & Greet Reception

“Bonus Q&A” – announce the day of both sessions

    Monday, Sept. 15th

    Prohibition to States’ Recognition

    8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks

    8:45 am Keynote – Paul Armentano 

    9:30 am Working to End the Prohibition:  Jeff Jones, Bryan Krumm, & Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. – moderated by Paul Armentano (?)

    10:15 am Break

    10:30 am Virginia Cannabis Control Authority

    11:10 am Panel Veteran’s Issues – Michael Krawitz, Shanetha Lewis, Sue Sisley, MD  

    12:10 – 1:30 pm Lunch

    Consumer Use and Safety

    1:30 pm Lab testing – Dedi Meiri, PhD 

    2:15 pm Product Safety – Jahan Marcu, PhD

    3:00 pm Break

    3:15 pm Dale Sky Jones

    3:45 pm Cannabis Use Disorder – ML Mathre, RN, MSN

    4:15 pm Side Effects & Adverse Reactions to Cannabis – Deborah Malka, PhD, MD 

    6:00 pm – 9:30 Benefit Dinner
    (More Info Coming Soon)

     

      Tuesday, Sept 16th

      Clinical Use for Professionals

      8:30 am The Endocannabinoid System – Greg Gerdeman, PhD

      9:15 am Navigating the Gut-Brain Connection:  Harnessing the Endocannabinoid System, Cannabinoids and the Human Microbiome in Gastrointestinal Cancer and Health – Adam Abodeely, MD

      10:00 am Cannabis Consumers & Anesthesia – Llewellyn Smith, RN

      10:15 am Break

      10:30 am Cognitive Effects of Cannabis – Staci Gruber, PhD

      11:00 am Cannabis and Dementia – Dustin Sulak, DO

      11:30 am Cannabis & Geriatrics – Mikhail Kogan, MD

      12-1:30 Lunch

      Looking Towards the Future

      1:30 pm Keynote – James Woodford, PhD (stabilizing natural cannabis products)

      2:10 pm Consumer Panel – Janice Knox, MD, Rachel Knox, MD, & Bridgett Williams, MD

      3:00 pm Break

      3:15 pm Professional Education Panel – Deborah Malka, PhD, MD, Mikhail Kogan, MD, U of MD rep, & Deanna Sommers, PhD, RN

      4:15 pm Q & A panel (All speakers, ML Mathre moderator)

      The 16th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics

      The Sixteenth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics

      Cannabis: From Prohibition to Recognition

      September 14-16, 2025

      Ammount of credits TBA

      Jointly Provided by

      ACNA and Patients Out of Time

      Conference Registration

      This conference is offering CEUs

      Jointly Provided by ACNA & POT

      Provider, American Cannabis Nurses Association, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17085 for contact hours.