Webinar: Potential Changes in Federal Cannabis Policy and Anticipate Public Health Impact

Meeting Dates: 
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Meeting Time and Location: 

1:00pm-2:00pm

Note: 

By attending this webinar, you will:

  • Learn how the Controlled Substances Act regulates cannabis at the federal level and the schedules that cannabis and THC-derived medications occupy within that structure.
  • Understand the current rescheduling process underway at the Drug Enforcement Agency and how rescheduling would impact federal and state cannabis law.
  • Understand other policy proposals that have been made to deschedule cannabis entirely, and what that would mean for state cannabis policy.
  • Understand how federal law has created a market for intoxicating hemp derived products and the public health challenges created by these products.
  • Learn how states have attempted to minimize the risks of intoxicating hemp products.
  • Explore the potential changes in federal law aimed at addressing the issues associated with intoxicating hemp products.

Speakers: 

  • Mathew Swinburne, J.D., Director, Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy-Cannabis and Senior Advisor, Network for Public Health Law-Eastern Region.
  • George Townsend, J.D., Staff Attorney, Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy-Cannabis