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
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- 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
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- 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
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
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