Cannabis Sciences 2019

Russell Cersosimo Jr. is the founder of Pittsburgh-based Miradati Technology, which is currently developing HIPAA-compliant, enterprise software that creates standardized data for medical cannabis research. Integrating both legacy and proprietary technologies, Miradati helps ... facilitate this rapidly developing field of study, producing quantifiable data that more accurately measures patient outcomes, reduces prescribing errors and lowers patient costs. Up until 2104, it's safe to say Cersosimo had, at best, an agnostic view of the medicinal benefits of the popular recreational drug. That would soon change after he was introduced to the family of Hannah Shuker, an 11 year-old girl with severe intractable epilepsy. Hannah instantly captured Cersosimo's heart and the desire to help save her life forever changed his. Witnessing first hand how profoundly cannabis could improve Hannah's condition, Cersosimo made it his mission to help get such medicine into the hands of other patients and families, equally desperate for hope. These efforts led him in 2015 to found the Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Society (PAMCS), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's largest organization for professionals, educators and leaders in the industry. It should come as no surprise that PAMCS' and Cersosimo's advocacy efforts were instrumental in 2016's successful legalization campaign. Today, Cersosimo is committed to forging partnerships that improve the capture and analysis of medical cannabis data. Cersosimo is passionate about developing solutions that will shape the industry and help more patients like Hannah around the world. With that operating vision at its core, Cersosimo's Keystone Integrated Care, was recently awarded multiple licenses to operate medicinal dispensaries throughout southwestern Pennsylvania. A serial entrepreneur as far back as his days studying Psychology at West Virginia University, Cersosimo founded Webbula, a data-centric technology company. As its CEO, Cersosimo generated high-profile clientele including Google, Yahoo, T-Mobile, Neustar, and Epsilon. Mr. Cersosimo has also served as CEO for marketing firm Optimal Reach Media. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Tourettes Syndrome Awareness Foundation.

Kent Crowley, Pharm.D., is a board-certified Pharm.D. through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from University of California, San Francisco and completed his residency with Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, CA. He completed his ... Fellowship in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine in 2011. During his 34 years in practice, he has worked in primary research at UCI, Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Child Development, involved in the development of several drugs; holds two patents in neuropathic pain and a patent on a buccal delivery system incorporating cannabis. Dr. Crowley currently is the Director of R&D at Silver State Trading in Sparks, NV, a 40,000 sq.ft. permitted Clean Green cannabis cultivation and production facility. He serves as the CMO for the Palliative Care Corporation in Huntington Beach, CA, working with patients & physicians incorporating cannabis in disease state treatment and symptoms management, whether as a primary treatment or complementary to traditional and/or other modalities. This same approach is practiced through Bud and Bloom in Santa Ana, CA as a clinic day each week for patients to come to a Best in Class dispensary and get good information/education on cannabis products/dosage forms/routes of administration and incorporate that into a functional medicine consult for personalized treatment goals. Dr. Crowley is a member of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians and serves on the Research Subcommittee and a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society.

Sebastien Cotte became actively involved in the field of medical marijuana in 2013 while seeking alternative treatments for his son Jagger's, rare terminal Mitochondrial disease. In 2014, with his wife Annett, they became medical refugees in Colorado to access cannabis oil for ... Jagger. They lived in Colorado for 13 months before moving back to Georgia. Sebastien received a bachelor degree in international business from the University of Indianapolis and has over 15 years of business experience at several Fortune 500 companies. His areas of expertise include: human resources, training, process improvements, sales management, customer care, marketing, brand building, etc. Sebastien also completed a Medical Marijuana certification program offered by Americans for Safe Access and is in the process of finishing a few more industry certifications. He serves as an ambassador for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation and is one of the co-founder of Georgia's Hope, the leadership parent group that was successful in getting a Medical Cannabis law passed in Georgia. (HB1 Haleigh's Hope). Sebastien is the national business/education director and a board member for the Flowering Hope Foundation (a 501c no for profit that provides education and patient support for Haleigh's Hope-Cannatol products). He is also on the board of advisor of MDherb, a cannabis education website, the Georgia action group leader for Americans with Safe Access and the VP of the "Talk to the 6630507 hand" campaign which aim at de-scheduling cannabis.

Jeff Matura is a founding shareholder of Graif Barrett & Matura, P.C. His practice emphasizes commercial litigation, municipal and governmental law, and insurance law. He is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest peer-review rating an individual lawyer can receive ... He has also received the Rising Stars designation by Super Lawyers. In his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Matura represents private and public companies in a variety of matters, including contract disputes, fraud claims, employment issues, insurance disputes, and other business-related issues. Mr. Matura works closely with in-house counsel on all business matters, and often serves as the first person to call when a company lacks its own established in-house legal department. Mr. Matura is also the head of the firm's medical cannabis and marijuana law practice group. In this capacity, he advises dispensaries, cultivation facilities, and other licensed entities and individuals regarding compliance with the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. He also provides counseling regarding corporate structures, contracts, policies and procedures, and licensing issues that arise with the growing, production, and sale of medical cannabis. When disputes arise, Mr. Matura handles litigation matters involving all aspects of medical cannabis, including disputes against the Arizona Department of Health Services. In his municipal and governmental law practice, Mr. Matura represents towns, cities, and counties throughout Arizona. Mr. Matura defends these municipalities against civil rights claims, employment disputes, housing matters, police enforcement issues, and other contested actions. Mr. Matura serves as the town or city attorney for several municipalities, works closely with a Town or City Manager, and often appears before a Town or City Council to provide advice on pending matters and updates on important laws. Mr. Matura also has specialized knowledge and experience regarding the Civil Rights Act, the Arizona and Federal Fair Housing Acts, reasonable accommodation requests, law enforcement disputes, and public records requests. Mr. Matura also testifies before the Arizona State Legislature to provide input on behalf of clients on proposed legislation that could impact municipalities. In his insurance law practice, Mr. Matura represents international and national life insurance companies, property and casualty companies, and other insurers. He often represents these insurers against first-party breach of contract and bad faith lawsuits, analyzes claims and medical payment issues, and advises insurers on their business needs and compliance with Arizona insurance laws. Mr. Matura handles disputes from their inception and through trial. He has completed numerous jury trials in federal and state courts. He has also completed more than 50 administrative trials before various regulatory and administrative bodies throughout Arizona.

James Eaves received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis. Today, he is a management professor at Université Laval, where he is part of a research group that aims to find ways to increase the profitability of growing cannabis indoors and ... in greenhouses. He is a regularly invited speaker at cannabis conferences across North America, writes for Canada's leading cannabis trade journal, and his award-winning research has been discussed in numerous media outlets, including The Washington Post, Newsweek, and the CBC.

Dr. Paszko is an innovative, customer-centric leader with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate well with both sales and technical teams. A strong leader with a commitment to driving growth in the rapidly evolving technology industry. Her unique career ... combines a Ph.D. in infectious disease and Microbiology with 20+ years of experience in defining and directing marketing and sales and business development strategies. This approach has helped customers to outperform competitors with best in class Laboratory Information Management Systems, Positive ID, and Automation Technology. Dr. Paszko's multicultural background provides a real-world understanding of the importance of sales leadership and relationship management to the bottom line.

Catharine is a Senior Technical Applications Chemist at Waters Corporation in Milford, MA where she works closely with technical experts in chromatographic purification, supercritical fluid separation, and bio-botanical extraction. Catharine received undergraduate degrees in ... Biological Science and Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Master's degree at Western Connecticut State University. She began her career in Biopharmaceutical Research and Development at a fast-paced, international contract research organization and drug development laboratory where she was responsible for the design of analytical methods used to characterize novel biological therapeutics formulated by key research organizations. Catharine later moved into large pharma where she dedicated over 15 years to the development of analytical methods and implementation of testing strategies for drug delivery devices and complex small molecule formulations while working in both the United States and Europe. She is most recently the author of "The Beginners Guide to Preparative Liquid Chromatography".