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3 FULL Days of Education & Expression Sure to Be Engaging
Announcing: Senator Vasconcellos will be speaking at 3 PM Sunday.
| A Special Networking & Luncheon Keynote Presentation |
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"CANNALEBRITY®" - Rebranding the Face of The Cannabis Movement:
Cannabis Meets Celebrity Branding - Media and the Modern
Cannabis Consumer
Presented & Hosted by Cheryl Shuman
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Saturday Oct. 8th |
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This presentation examines a case study of personal rebranding of the modern cannabis patient and consumer. Using the power of celebrity, the cannabis movement builds a new image in the media and public. For the first time in history a television network has consulted with a marijuana expert in the production of megahit television series "Wilfred" on the FX network starring Elijah Wood and Jason Gann. Marijuana Expert Cheryl Shuman created a marijuana dispensary on set complete with vaporizers, cannabis, edibles, tinctures and more, this series launches a first in the Cannabis Reform movement.
Cannabis is being taken seriously by the mainstream and is set to skyrocket in to the topic of practically every conversation. The Wilfred Collective set will be displayed exclusively at the West Coast Cannabis Expo and raffled off for charity to visitors. |
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SPEAKER:
Cheryl Shuman
Director of Celebrity, Media & Public Relations for KUSH Magazine, KUSHCon, Cannabis Conventions & DailyBuds.com
Executive Director for the Beverly Hills Cannabis Club
Director of Special Projects for the NCIA: National Cannabis Industry Association |
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The 420 Academy Stage is located in the northwest corner of the exhibit hall. Check the map here.
Speaking Schedules will be available at the Entrance of the Expo
and at the 420 Music Stage.
420 Academy Stage Hours |
| Friday, October 7 |
3 pm – 9 pm |
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| Saturday, October 8 |
1 pm – 9 pm |
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| Sunday, October 9 |
1 pm – 7 pm |
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Schedule may change without notice. |
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Speaker Bio's Learn more about our speakers for this amazing weekend of presentations. |
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Cheryl Shuman
KUSH Magazine, Beverly Hils Cannabis Club Moderator
Referred to as the "Martha Stewart of Marijuana," Cheryl Shuman brings 25 years of experience working with media, celebrities, marketing and health care in Beverly Hills. Shuman found her passion in the cannabis movement since 1996 working as an activist and legal cannabis patient. Since using cannabis therapy, she has survived cancer and injuries from two car crashes.
Shuman was the founder of Beverly Hills NORML, founding charter member of the NORML Women's Alliance and served on the steering committee for Public Relations and Marketing on an International platform. Cheryl Shuman is a founding member of the NCIA, National Cannabis Industry Association and serves as the Director of Special Projects for the NCIA including the Women's Cannabusiness Network. Cheryl Shuman transformed her non-profit career into a thriving profitable media enterprise.
Cheryl is the Executive Director of Celebrity, Media and Public Relations for the KUSH Brand which includes KUSH Magazine, KUSH Conventions and DailyBuds.com. Cheryl Shuman has been interviewed for television programs, newspapers and magazines, including but not limited to: ABC News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Today Show NBC, HBO Entertainment News and more.
Her private medical cannabis collective, "The Beverly Hills Cannabis Club" is unlisted and membership is by referral only. Through her personal relationships and connections within Hollywood, Cheryl Shuman has been named as one of the most influential women in the cannabis reform movement by international media. Her position with the KUSH brand creates the first and only company of its kind and at the forefront of entertainment marketing, celebrity endorsements, product placement integration, sponsorships, production and technology.
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Ngaio Bealum
Comedian & Activist
West Coast
Cannabis Magazine
Ngaio has been a 20 year Cannabis and Hemp freedom activist.
He has performed at The Seattle Hempfest, The Portland
Hempstalk, HempCon, The International Cannabis and Hemp Exposition,
The State of Jefferson Hempfest, The Missoula
Hempfest, The Olympia Hempfest, The High Times Cannabis Cup in
Amsterdam, and many other events. He is really looking forward to
this West Coast Cannabis Expo.
Mr. Bealum is also the producer of The
Occasional Cannabis Comedy Festival. Follow him on Twitter at
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Stephen DeAngelo
Harborside Health
Star of Discover Channel's"Weed Wars"
Activist
An inspired leader, Steve DeAngelo has almost four decades of activism and advocacy in the cannabis reform movement. His vision and leadership have been featured by news teams from around the globe including major news outlets in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The media has featured Steve DeAngelo’s landmark Harborside Health Center in their coverage in the emerging cannabis industry in California and nationwide for a reason. It is a place where safe access, compassionate and responsible use and lab tested high quality medicine is offered to patients in great need of relief from a wide range of medical conditions. Patients come first at Harborside.
Steve has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, the Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and the BBC; Fortune Magazine and literally every major network news source in the country. His creation of a model medical cannabis dispensary and lifelong cannabis activism coupled with his extensive knowledge in this arena has made him one of the most respected speakers in the cannabis and hemp industries.
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Aaron Smith
Executive Director
National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)
F. Aaron Smith is the Executive Director at the National Cannabis Industry Association. Prior to launching the nation’s first cannabis industry association, Aaron Smith distinguished himself as a public advocate for marijuana policy reform — first under the auspices of a California-based medical cannabis advocacy group, Safe Access Now, and more recently as the California state policy director for the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project. Aaron has successfully built coalitions with elected officials on both sides of the aisle in order to advance marijuana law reform legislation in the state capitol and among the voting public. Aaron’s opinion pieces have appeared in major newspapers, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, and he has been a frequent commentator on national television news networks. Aaron is currently based in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Joe Rogoway
Deputy Public Defender, County of Sonoma
Joe is a co-founder of Cannabis Law Institute L.L.C. and currently practices as a Felony Trial Deputy in the Sonoma County Public Defender’s Office. Mr. Rogoway graduated in 2005 from the University of San Francisco School of Law and previously practiced in the Mendocino County Public Defender’s Office. While in Mendocino, Joe’s practice consisted almost entirely of medical cannabis defense. Prior to becoming an attorney, Joe clerked for Americans for Safe Access, the largest nationwide medical marijuana advocacy organization. In 2008, Joe was featured on the National Geographic Explorer channel’s “Marijuana Nation” while teaching at Oaksterdam University. Most recently, Joe was a co-author to both the California Cannabis Initiative as well as the Tax Cannabis 2010 initiative. |
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William G. Panzer
Attorney
William G. Panzer has been practicing law in the Bay Area for over twenty years, specializing in cannabis defense. He is a co-author of California's Prop 215, "The Compassionate Use Act of 1996" the nation's first law legalizing the use of cannabis by patients pursuant to a physician's recommendation. In his practice he has represented patients, growers, and medical cannabis dispensaries throughout California in state and federal court, at both the trial and appellate level. He has lectured at numerous NORML legal seminars, conferences and other events on cannabis law and related issues. He is also on the board of Directors for California NORML. A member of the NORML Legal Committee for over twenty years, Bill is a former winner of the NORML "Al Horn Award" and a two time winner of the Sonoma Alliance for Medical Marijuana's "Compassion In Action" Award, as well as a High Times Magazine "Freedom Fighter of the Month". |
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Dr. Frank Lucido
Frank H. Lucido MD has been practicing Family and General Medicine in Berkeley, California since 1979. Since the passage of the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996, he has been performing Medical Cannabis evaluations, and has written and lectured on the subject. In 2004, he co-authored the widely read article “Implementation of the Compassionate Use Act in a Family Medical Practice” with Mariavittoria Mangini, PhD, FNP. This article is designed to be a blueprint for physicians in making safe and appropriate recommendations for a safe and effective medicine.
Dr. Lucido is a founding member of the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine. and founder of MedicalBoardWatch.com and the Association of Independent Medical-Legal Consultants. |
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Omar Figueroa
Attorney
Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of California 2012
Omar Figueroa is a San Francisco attorney specializing in cannabis cultivation and medical marijuana cases. He is on the faculty at Oaksterdam University and a lifetime member of the NORML Legal Committee.
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Pebbles Trippett
Activist
Mendicino Growers and Sheriff Assoc.
Pebbles Trippet has been an advocate and an activist for civil rights, the anti-war and anti-draft movements, feminism, sexual freedom, medical freedom and reform of marijuana laws. Pebbles co-founded the Grassroots Elections Action, a group of veteran marijuana petitioners. The group multiple initiatives on the San Francisco ballot throughout the 1980s and winning 6 out of 8 initiatives including, the Nuclear Free Zone, Apartheid Consumer Boycott, Legalize Needles and Hemp Preparations. Pebbles Trippet will discuss the most recent efforts to change Marijuana laws in California. |
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AnnaRae Grabstein
CEO Steephill Labs
Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of California 2012
AnnaRae oversees the business development, scientific, and outreach departments, maintaining SHL’s unified vision of championing the future of medical cannabis. With AnnaRae’s leadership, Steep Hill is setting the standard for socially responsible cannabis entrepreneurship. In addition to her 10 years in the medical cannabis industry, previously AnnaRae has been instrumental in operations, project management and implementation of marketing strategies in the renewable energy, non-profit, and restaurant industries. Her passion for innovation and entrepreneurship is instrumental to the growth phases planned for Steep Hill Lab.
She is on the steering committee of the NORML Women’s Alliance, has been published in various publications and is currently an MBA candidate at University of San Francisco.
steephilllab.com |
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Debby Goldsberry
United Collective
Activist
Debby Goldsberry is a 25-year pioneer of the cannabis industry. She currently directs the United Cannabis Collective, a California dispensary dedicated to ending cannabis prohibition. Ms. Goldsberry also co-founded the Berkeley Patients Group collective and several other non-profit organizations, including Americans for Safe Access, Medical Cannabis Safety Council, and Cannabis Action Network. Ms. Goldsberry was awarded NORML’s Paula Sabine Award for Woman in Leadership, and is the HIGH TIMES Freedom Fighter of the Year for 2011. |
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Dr. Amanda Reiman, MSW Ph.D.
Berkeley Patients Group
Amanda Reiman is the Director of Research For Berkeley Patients Group, a community-based medical cannabis dispensary, a lecturer in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, and an Affiliate Scientist at the Alcohol Research Group in Emeryville, California. Dr. Reiman has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois, Chicago, a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Reiman’s dissertation, Cannabis Care: Medical Cannabis Facilities as Health Service Providers, was the first in depth study of medical cannabis patients through dispensaries. She has published numerous articles on medical cannabis dispensaries, patients and the use of cannabis as a substitute for alcohol. At Berkeley, Dr. Reiman teaches Substance Abuse Treatment and Drug and Alcohol Policy. Dr. Reiman served as the Chairwoman of the first Medical Cannabis Commission for the City of Berkeley and has consulted with other cities in the Bay Area regarding medical cannabis policy and dispensing. Dr. Reiman regularly presents her research on cannabis use at National and International conferences including the International Cannabinoid Research Symposium, the International Conference on Safe Medicine, the American Public Health Conference, the National NORML Conference and the Harm Reduction Conference. Dr. Reiman is a member of the Multidisciplinary Scientific Advisory Board (MSAB) for Americans for Safe Access, a consortium of health professionals, researchers and academics. The MSAB includes individuals from the fields of Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Addictions, Osteopathy, Sociology, Public Health, Public Policy, and Law from across the world. |
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Dale Gieringer, Ph.D.
Dale Gieringer has been the state coordinator of California NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) since 1987. He is also Vice-Chairman of the national NORML board of directors, director of the California Drug Policy Forum (DPFCA) and treasurer of the Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance (OCLA).
Dr. Gieringer has published research on medical marijuana usage, marijuana smoke harm reduction, potency testing, marijuana and driving safety, and drug urinalysis. He has testified before the legislature and in court on issues concerning personal use of marijuana. He was one of the original co-authors of California's medical marijuana initiative, Prop. 215, and the proponent of Oakland’s Measure Z cannabis initiative in 2004.
California NORML www.canorml.org
You can contact Dale: dale@canorml.org |
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Senator John Vasconsellos
California
Vasconcellos comes from Portuguese (paternal) and German (maternal) roots. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Clara University. After graduating magna cum laude and valedictorian of his class from Santa Clara, Vasconcellos spent two years as a lieutenant in the United States Army, serving in West Germany. Upon his return, he reenrolled in SCU, obtaining a law degree in 1959. He joined the law firm of Ruffo & Chadwick; after a year, he joined the staff of Governor Pat Brown for one year before returning to the firm.
In 1966, Vasconcellos ran for a seat in the California State Assembly; he took office in 1967. By 1980 he was one of the longest serving members of the Assembly, second only to Speaker Willie Brown. Due to the Assembly's policy of awarding leadership positions based on seniority, he became the chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, one of the most powerful assignments in the California Legislature. Vasconcellos proposed the State Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem in October 1986. In 1989, Brown appointed Vasconcellos to chair the Select Assembly Committee on Ethics. Vasconcellos held the positions until he was forced out of the Assembly in 1996 by term limits.
He then ran for, and won, a seat in the California State Senate, again representing Silicon Valley. In the State Senate, he chaired the Public Safety, Education, and Economic Development committees. Vasconcellos served two terms in the State Senate, again limited by term limits.
In March 2004, Vasconcellos introduced Senate Bill 1606, known as Training Wheels for Citizenship, which would allow people 14 or older to vote. The votes of 14- and 15-year-olds would count as a quarter of a vote, and of 16- and 17-year-olds a half. The National Youth Rights Association supported the bill, but Republican legislators criticized it. Bob Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies, compared this bill's fractional vote to the policy of the Three-Fifths Compromise, which gave slaves three-fifths representation in the early history of the U.S. Vasconcellos abandoned the bill after it fell one vote short in the final committee.
After representing the Silicon Valley for 38 years in the California Legislature, Vasconcellos retired on November 30, 2004. In order to carry forward the vision and leadership of Vasconcellos' politics, friends and colleagues created The Vasconcellos Project. As its first initiative, The Vasconcellos Project launched the Politics of Trust Network (PTN), a civic engagement enterprise that seeks to become a prime mover in advancing this new vision and practice of politics.
Vasconcellos gave his whole being into his work as a legislator, eventually becoming the longest elected state legislator in California history. His love of public education and his work on the state budget during both his Assembly and Senate careers did as much, if not more, as any legislator in improving the quality of life, health and education for California's citizenry.
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Scott Van Rixel
Creator & Master Chocolatier of Bhang Cannabis Chocolate
Since that first title of dishwasher, Scott Van Rixel has collected a few more for his résumé, including European certified chef de cuisine and master chocolatier. His primary business, Chocolate Cartel, started as an outdoor confection stand on Taos Plaza. Eight years and a move to Albuquerque later, his chocolates are shipped all over the world, to places as far as Japan and the Middle East.
Scott, who seems to have a knack for entrepreneurship, began pursuing another ambition this March in light of recent legislative shifts. He's developing medical marijuana chocolates that he hopes to distribute in California and,eventually, New Mexico
Click here to read more about Scott
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John Ricci
Miller Gold Capital
Miller Gold, is a global investment banking and advisory firm focused on financing emerging companies like those in the Medical Marijuana Industry.
miller-gold.com
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Aundre Speciale
Abatin Wellness Collective
Activist
Aundre Speciale has been a cannabis activist and lobbyist for over 22 years. Her life was forever changed after touring on the Hemp Bus with Jack Herer, Capt. Ed and others in the late 80's to 90's, educating people about cannabis and spearheading re-legalization petition drives. This experience lead to a lifelong passion for cannabis reform. Aundre has been a key organizer of many front line actions, from the federal hempfood ban protests, to organizing over 1000 people in protest against the first federal prosecution of a medical cannabis provider, to local court support and more. Aundre started the very first ASA chapter, developed it's popular 'peer counseling' program and is a former ASA boardmember.
She currently sits as vice chair of the board for the Marijuana Policy Project, and is active in lobbying and politics. Aundre is founder and director of Capitol Wellness of Sacramento, CBCB of Berkeley, Tahoe Wellness in So. Lake Tahoe, Abatin of Sacramento, and the former VBWC, in Venice Beach, and has brought unique and innovative patient and community programs to many cities throughout California. Aundre is the mom of two amazing kids, and believes in always being fearless and choosing love.
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William D. Clark, Ph.D.
President & Co-Founder
Pure Naturals Certified, LLC
For over 14 years, Dr. William (Bill) Clark has been developing natural products and nutraceuticals. A strong advocate of preventative care, Dr. Clark has directed research and development at the executive level, delivering monumental value to an entire industry. In fact, Dr. Clark has been instrumental to the establishment of nutraceuticals as a market force in the United States, Canada, Britain, Japan, New Zealand, & Australia. Dr. Clark’s particular expertise spans the entire product continuum - from formula development to full commercial launch.
Dr. Clark’s technical expertise includes not only research and development, product formulation, clinical studies, and product development, but also regulatory affairs and compliance, quality assurance and quality control, project management, and front line manufacturing and packaging of nutraceuticals. Pure Naturals Certified, LLC is a Contract Research Organization (CRO) that specializes in the research and development, product formulation & development, analytical testing, and clinical studies of nutraceuticals and medical cannabis. Pure Naturals Certified, LLC is the only operating CRO with this targeted specialty. |
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Dale Sky Jones
Oaksterdam University
As Oaksterdam University Executive Chancellor, she develops education courses to provide quality training for the cannabis industry. Dale also teaches, and has interviewed with hundreds of news, entertainment and journalism sources.
Dale is on the board of directors for the National Cannabis Industry Association and the Medical Cannabis Association. She is the Chairwoman of the Board for the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform, previously Spokeswoman for the Prop 19 Campaign in California.
Her remaining time is spent in legislative and local government meetings, research and policy conferences, community meetings and debates. Dale has joined the ranks of “working mother”; she and her husband, veteran drug policy crusader Jeff Jones, recently had their first baby, Jackson Wolf Jones.
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Ernie Cefalu
Branding Expert
Grandaddy Purple
Ernie is the owner, and Senior Creative Director of HornBook Inc. the original cyber-agency with an arsenal of 25 World-Class creative professionals. Ernie was Senior Creative Director and Co-Owner of Y & M Associates in Los Angeles. His agency was known for its breakthrough business solutions fueled by keen strategic focus and unparalleled creative design. He sat at the helm of this cutting edge boutique and his eye, and hand, touched and guided every client’s assignment. He remains a leader in this industry.
He is a dynamic speaker that captivates and electrifies audiences as he travels the country. If you ask him to reflect on his illustrious career his response is always the same…”Career? What do you mean, I’m just warming up. Wait till you see what’s next”. |
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Jerome D. Handley
Oakland Business Attorney
Business owner since 2008.
Jerome has been an active member of the cannabis community since 1994, and was one of the campaign managers of the Prop 215 campaign in 1996.
Jerome graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1996 with a BA in both Economics and Sociology, and also graduated from Golden Gate School of Law in 2000. Jerome represents client's in the cannabis industry in regards to their taxes and compliance issues.
Jerome has offices in Oakland, San Jose, and Hayward. Jerome is the owner of his new venture Cannabiz Law, "A Place for all your cannabis industry business needs. " Check out the booth at the Job Fair ".
Liana Held
has over 15 years of experience in the medical cannabis industry and is specialized in compliance and accounting issues.
Ms. Held founded Liana Limited, a consulting company specializing in medical cannabis business development. The Law Office of Jerome D. Handley also employs her. |
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Sam Sabzehzar
Medical Marijuana 411
Sam
is a Co-founder of Medical Marijuana 411 and MedicalMarijuana411.com's The Daily Dose, an online news and media group highlighting patients in their struggle for safe access, and how many are experiencing a better quality of life.
Through the use of digital media and high definition cameras, patient testimonials and physicians that explain the science behind the medical use of cannabis is what Medical Marijuana 411 brings to this industry, and Sam uses his social change background to help share these stories with the greater community at large. |
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Troy Dayton
Arcview Group
Troy co-founded Students for Sensible Drug Policy, now active on over 200 college campuses. After meeting a host of other adventurous entrepreneurs selling books door-to-door in college, he teamed up with them to start Renewable Choice Energy and created their residential and fortune 500 sales programs. He helped found the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative and made national headlines by gathering support from Nevada religious leaders to support a ballot initiative to make marijuana legal. He was the promotional director and a script consultant for the film, BUSTED: The Citizens Guide to Surviving Police Encounters, narrated by former ACLU executive director Ira Glasser and seen by over millions.
From 2007-2010 Troy was the top fundraiser for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) and was MPP’s lead liaison to the legal cannabis industry. CNN profiled Troy as part of a special on the science of happiness, in which he discussed how his responsible drug use supports his ongoing mental well-being.
Most recently, Troy became a founding board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA). |
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Lynnette Shaw
Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana
Well known throughout California, Lynnette Shaw has been interviewed on most major television stations, radio and newspapers across the country and the UK. Her reputation as a fearless fighter for patient protection, being a stalwart negotiator, a longtime hemp educator and having a positive relationship with world class media, caused the Libertarian Party to draft her as a Candidate to run for LT. Governor of California. Wille Nelson endorsed her platform of Marijuana Peace, and nearly 150,000 votes were cast for her in 2006.
Lynnette has since joined the Democrats in support of Obama.
Here is her background:
Lynnette, a union musician since 1976, went to Hollywood in 1979 where she was discovered by John Belushi in 1981 and hired to sing and dance with Jake and Elwood. She barely survived a major nervous breakdown when Belushi died in 1982, 6 days before her world-class contract was to be signed. Suffering from PTSD and several other problems, she moved to Marin County to recover, in 1984. Lynnette discovered that she was allergic to nearly every medication prescribed for her various illnesses, and turned to cannabis for relief. Dr. Tod Mikuriya, the founder of the modern medical cannabis movement for physicians, diagnosed and treated her for many years.
After being physically abused by police in the East Bay when arrested for marijuana possession in 1990, she served 80 days in Contra Costa County jail. This prompted her to join the hemp and medical marijuana movement that same year. Dr. Tod Mikuriya, the founder of the modern medical cannabis movement for physicians, diagnosed and treated her for many years. Lynnette was hired by Dennis Peron in 1991 to work at the very first medical marijuana club in San Francisco, as an intake counselor. As a support person and social worker, she has personally worked with an estimated 20,000+ patients since then.
With the help of then-Sup. Gary Giacomini, Lynnette co-wrote the pioneer Marin Medical Marijuana Ordinance # 3109 in 1992, making world news again when it was adopted unanimously by the Board of Supervisors The law requires the sheriffs to make medical marijuana their lowest priority and it cut the anti-pot budget when it came to medical users. Marin County Supervisors appointed her to several advisory boards in the early 90s that she later resigned when she acquired her license to sell medical marijuana. Lynnette was appointed by the Marin Court to be a volunteer Adult Probation Community Service Worker Supervisor in 1992, a position she still serves, and is a member of L.E.A.P. (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition). While running Jack Herer's H.E.M.P. office in 1994 (on loan from Dennis Peron), educating hemp petitioners and stirring crowds with impassioned speeches, she was trained by Dennis and Jack to be a national spokesperson for both the hemp and medical marijuana movements. She was sent to lobby in Sacramento for medical cannabis law changes, and garnered supportive major media coverage for the issue.
Having been front page news with her sensible advocacy for years, Lynnette, a member of the Prop.215 think tank that developed the measure, helped Marin residents "get the message" in the statewide 1996 vote for Prop. 215. Marin County came in #2 statewide with 74 % Yes for legal medical marijuana, second only to San Francisco.
Because of the trust and support of the community and Town of Fairfax (89 % Yes on 215), then-Fairfax Chief of Police Jim Anderson developed a unique permit to sell not- for- profit medical marijuana that he sponsored through the Planning Commission process in 1997. This helped the patient community stabilize medically, and no longer be so afraid, since the MAMM has always provided free legal defense to protect their qualified members. Suddenly it turned into a courtroom circus when the (former) Marin County DA decided to go after medical pot users, on a jihad to overturn Prop 215, that same year.
After 18 months of incessant raids targeting cannabis using patients, in 1999 Ms. Shaw yet again made world news when she helped recall the Marin County DA over legal medical users repeatedly being busted. This brought her a lot of personal grief, but the patients stopped getting arrested, so she endured all the threats and disrespect, in order to secure the safety of the medical marijuana community in Marin.
In early 2002, Lynnette sent in a mediator to negotiate a type of Medical Marijuana Peace Treaty that the law enforcment community agreed to, in writing. The policy change that eventually came as a result of all the controversy, also saved Marin County millions of tax dollars, by finally stopping the excessive arrests and failed prosecutions of qualified medical cannabis patients. The MAMM legal team won all their cases, about 50 of them, and had considered filing a discrimination lawsuit, but opted for negotiations instead, in the spirit of Marijuana Peace.
Fairfax allowed the only medical cannabis club in California for 9 years that actually was licensed and permitted by municipal law. It was a historic breathrough for compassion.Now there are several others in the State. As envisioned by Lynnette, the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana (AKA Cannabis Buyers' Club Marin) is a working model of long term Marijuana Peace. Lynnette's dispensary has contractual protection by local police and is the longest standing, licensed medical marijuana club in the nation.The Marin Alliance never violated any of their 84 rules since 1997, and subsequently was allowed a few less rules and a regulated delivery system in 2010. |
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Stephanie Bishop
Heart Brain Media
Stephanie has worked with Doctors, Activists, Attorneys and Industry Professionals to help patients and the general public educate themselves about all aspects of the Cannabis plant. From every side of the movement, Stephanie brings news and trending conversation adding discussion topics and direct action to help people form a more in depth perception of prohibition.
Stephanie currently resides in Seattle WA and has worked locally with organizations like Seattle Hempfest, Americans for Safe Access and NORML to help spread the truth about the cannabis plant and the political battle to end the War on Drugs |
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Arif A. Khan, MD
Dr. Khan is a former surgeon who found cannabis remarkably effective for his own medical conditions and started working at Greenway in San Francisco providing medical cannabis consultations in May 2010. He focuses on integrating cannabis as an alternative holistic remedy to each patient's treatment plan. With his practice at Greenway and personal experience, he has developed clinical guidelines helping new patients navigate the often confusing world of cannabis.
Dr. Khan is licensed by the Medical Board of California. He attended medical school at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and trained as a surgeon at a University of Pennsylvania affiliated program in Philadelphia. He also did cancer research at Imperial College in London. Subsequently he was on staff at the University of Southern California and practiced general, oncologic and hepato-biliary/pancreatic surgery.
Dr. Khan is available at Greenway in San Francisco, by phone at 415-777-0157 and also has an after-hours clinic for busy professionals. You may reach him by email: arifkhan97@gmail.com.
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Mark Goldfogel
MJ Freeway
A former executive with both John Deere Corporation and ADP, and a patient who has recovered from a life threatening disease with the help of medical marijuana, Mark Goldfogel considers himself uniquely qualified to create the platform that legitimizes marijuana and is a founder of MJ Freeway. Tracking every strain, every dollar and every patient to each states compliance requirements allows government to feel comfortable with revenue and diversion control, and enables this industry with the tools to evolve.
Mark will be talking about the web, data and the evolution of cannabis in all its forms, and how patients, deliveries, collectives and vendors can all play a key role in evolving this industry. |
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Steele C. Smith, III
Steele Smith is the central figure in what could be the most significant Federal Marijuana case in US history, the first allowing a medical defense based on State law.
A Medical Marijuana patient and his wife face ten years in Federal prison in a fight to uphold the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, States' rights allowing safe, legal access to medical marijuana.
Learn more about this Federal case at: steelescase.org |
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Joel Gold
TetraLabs
Joel Gold
is the founder of TetraLabs, which manufactures pharmaceutical-grade medical-cannabis products, including the orally-ingested GoldCaps softgel, the GoldMist sublingual spray, as well as squeeze tubes containing inhalable PureGold.
After retiring from a 40 year long career in Silicon Valley, Joel teamed up with a chemist and set out to research pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis. Over the next several years they developed a purification process to consistently isolate over 95% of pure cannabinoids.
In 2010 Joel turned the process over to TetraLabs to perform dosage trials for GoldCaps. Tetralabs introduced GoldCaps in 10mg and 25mg dosage forms, and pioneered the first use of softgels in the medicinal marijuana industry. |
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Steve Berg
Partner
Arcview Group
Steve has over 23 years experience in banking, private equity, and venture capital experience. He has worked directly with CEOs and investors in launching startups, creating venture investment partnerships, implementing mergers and acquisitions, and managing financial risk. He began his career as an investment banker working with private equity firms, and previously was a Managing Director in Wells Fargo Bank’s capital markets division. |
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Ryan Landers
CA State Director for AAMC
Ryan Landers was there the day they filed what has now become known as Prop 215. He was then named Sacramento County Director for Californians for Compassionate Use. He headed the signature gathering for the State Capital region of the State and immediately started public speaking to all forms of media and other forums.
Ryan became the "poster boy" for medicinal marijuana for this area during the campaign to pass prop 215. I was the "yes on 215 spokesperson." He is now the director for the American Alliance For Medical Cannabis.
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Raudel Wilson
Community Liaison Director
Americans For Safe Access
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. ASA works to overcome political and legal barriers by creating policies that improve access to medical cannabis for patients and researchers through legislation, education, litigation, grassroots actions, advocacy and services for patients and the caregivers. ASA has over 50,000 active members with chapters and affiliates in all 50 states.
As Community Liaison Director, Raudel is in charge of managing and implementing the Community Liaison program by placing an ASA representative in every major city of every medical marijuana state. Community Liaisons are a direct link to ASA National for local communities. They provide legal training for patients, meet with local elected officials, organize & rally supporters, community outreach & education, and provide court support for those who have been targeted by law enforcement. |
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Craig Beresh
American Cannabis Coalition
Craig currently is the executive director for the California Cannabis Coalition and has been instrumental in reversing the bans on medical marijuana in San Diego, Kern County and Lake County and Butte. He spends his time educating people on Cannabis and how to change the restrictive ordinances against cannabis.
Craig was the founder of Southern California NORML and currently sits on the board of San Diego NORML, He is an executive director of Californians for Patient Rights which is working on state legislation to end bans and zoning regulations against medical marijuana. He also sits on the board of overgrow the government which does yearly cannabis marches in Washington DC on 4-20.
Craig works to unify communities and educate them on steps to protect their right to use cannabis. |
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Randy Welty
Patient Care Associate
Randy is the Chairman of both Citizens for Patients Rights and the Patient Care Association of California. After coordinating the fight against the City of San Diego's ban of medical marijuana dispensaries through the formation and leadership of the PCA, Mr. Welty formed Californians for Patients Rights to continue the fight on the state level.
A First Amendment and citizen right's activist for over 30 years, Mr. Welty brings a wealth of experience fighting state and local governments over intrusive and illegal legislation. |
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Dr. John J Oram, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist &
Co-Founder
CW Analytical
Dr. Oram holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in environmental chemistry and engineering from the University of California Los Angeles and Bachelors’ degrees in analytical chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He spent the last ten years as a research scientist dedicated to protecting delicate coastal ecosystems.
Dr. Oram he has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and technical reports, has given presentations before local and international audiences, and is an invited member of several technical review and scientific steering committees. In 2009, Dr. Oram co-founded CW Analytical Laboratories.
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Dr. Robert Martin, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist & Co-Founder
CW Analytical
Dr. Martin received his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Botany/Mycology from Ohio University. He remained to teach at Ohio prior to entering Kraft Foods as head of their Microstructure Research Group. Dr. Martin excelled in the creation of new raw material specifications for novel food ingredients and quickly became an expert in product development and quality assurance. In 1993, Dr. Martin established an analytical laboratory and led research and development for a national ice cream company.
In 2002, Dr. Martin retired from the food industry where he contributed seven patents and began MRM Group Consulting. In 2009, Dr. Martin co-founded CW Analytical Laboratories.
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Joshua “Big Hempy” McGuire
Versativa
is an Industrial Hemp activist from the heartland transplanted to Glen Ellen, California. He is employed in the industry as a distributor for ForeverGreen’s Versativa hemp food division which helps to fund his efforts in teaching others about the benefits of hemp for the environment, the economy, and personal health. A supporter of medical cannabis, Big Hempy runs a hemp and cannabis blog at BigHempy.com and an industrial hemp educational site at MyHempRevolution.com. |
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Stephen McCamman
Stephen is a professor of political science, vice-president of the Patient Care Association of California, and executive director of Medical Compassionate Caregivers, a medical cannabis collective. He resides in San Diego with his wife and three children. |
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Kevin Gorman
Executive Director
High Sierra NORML
Butte Alliance Medical Marijuana, Board of Directors
President: Student for Sensible Drug Policy, Butte Community College
Sacramento Valley Chapter-Americans for Safe Access-NORML Liaison
Education:
Sacramento State College 1980 Graduate
Fields and Disciplines of studies/Degrees Human Behavioral Science, Business and Public Administration, Agricultural Science, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture,
Cannabis related,,been a grower since 1972.
Work:
Worked in Agriculture/Horticulture for over 30 years
John Roadrunner
has been a long time activist since the early days since the dawn of Cannabis Activism, working closing with Pro-Cannabis organization such as W.A.M.M and N.O.R.M.L in the early years of their operations |
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Join us October 7, 8 and 9th, 2011 at the fabulous Cow Palace
2600 Geneva Ave. San Francisco, CA
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