THC

Presenter Kenneth Finn, MD, will speak about the commercialization of cannabis (with THC) in CO and the health and safety implications for Vermont.

Friday, February 21st - 3 possible events to attend:

EVENING: 6:00 - 8:00pm Hors D'oervers will be served.
UVM Alumni House, 61 Summit Street, Burlington
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-evening.eventbrite.com

MORNING: 7:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast will be served.
Capitol Plaza 100 State St. Montpelier
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-breakfast.eventbrite.com

NOON: 12:00 Lunch will be served.
Capital Plaza 100 State St. Montpelier.
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-lunch.eventbrite.com

About the presenter: Dr Finn has practiced pain medicine in Colorado Springs for 24 years. He served on the Colorado Governor’s Task Force on Amendment 64, Consumer Safety and Social Issues Work Group and the Colorado Medical Marijuana Scientific Advisory Council. Dr. Finn is an Executive Board Member of the American Board of Pain Medicine and has been on their Exam Council for 17 years. He also serves on the El Paso County Medical Society Board of Directors and is involved in the Colorado Pain Society and Colorado Medical Society’s work to manage the state’s opioid epidemic. He is currently editing a medical textbook for Springer Nature titled "Cannabinoids in Medicine" that is scheduled to be published this summer.

For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/events/1292227724297641/

This is a public forum designed to provide Vermonters with facts and includes a discussion and audience Q&A with an expert panel.

Libby Stuyt MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director of the Circle Program, a 90- day inpatient co-occurring treatment program that she ran for 19 years at the Colorado State Hospital in Pueblo, CO. Author: “The Problem with the Current High Potency THC Marijuana from the Perspective of an Addiction Psychiatrist”

TJ Donovan, Vermont Attorney General

David Rettew MD,  Director, Pediatric Psychiatry at UVM's Larner College of Medicine. Medical Director for the Vermont Department of Mental Health’s Child, Adolescent and Family Division.

Scott Gagnon MPP, PS-C Director, New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Scott is the public health representative on Maine’s Marijuana Advisory Commission and currently serves on SAMHSA ‘s Substance (Ab)use Prevention National Advisory Council.

Ed Baker ACSW, LADC, Host/Producer Vermont’s “Addiction Recovery Channel.” Public Speaker. Over 30 years’ experience providing Counseling to people with Substance Use Disorders and their families. In personal recovery from addiction for 35 years.