Canna East

Jamel C. Holley

NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Alphonso David

NEW YORK

Susan Sommer

NEW YORK

Judith Barrett, R.PH

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (invited)

Andrew Brisbo

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Shawn Collins

MASSACHUSETTS CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION

Renu Kulendran

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Norman Birenbaum

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION

Arian Gibson

DISTR. OF COLUMBIA DEPT. OF HEALTH

Mark Kleiman

NYU/MARRON INSTITUTE OF URBAN MANAGEMENT

Leah Heise

4FRONT ADVISORS

Chanda Macias, MBA, Ph.D

NATIONAL HOLISTIC HEALING CENTER; WOMEN GROW

Jahan Marcu, Ph.D

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER ON CANNABIS AND MENTAL HEALTH

Dr. Oludare Odumosu

ILERA HEALTHCARE

Pat Oglesby

THE CENTER FOR NEW REVENUE

Hillary Peckham

ETAIN, LLC

John Saccenti

NEW JERSEY LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Senator Daylin Leach

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

PathogenDX

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Founded in 2014, PathogenDx Inc developed, validated and sold the only microbial testing product that detects human pathogens to the one colony forming unit (CFU) standard AND counts CFUs for Total Yeast and Mold, Total Aerobic Bacteria and 44 other microbials simultaneously, in under six hours. The patented PDx technology is simple, executed at ambient temperature and requires limited special equipment! One lab assistant can process up to 96 SAMPLES from preparation to results in one shift!   Indoor grows can utilize our collection kits and test their rooms for pathogens even before they introduce one plant into the area, removing risk of contamination. With PathogenDx, the consumers receive validation that their medicine is clean and safe.  Labs that run the PathogenDx technology will provide the specificity, sensitivity and consistency demanded by the public and all within six (6) hours!

IloveCompliance.biz

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ILoveCompliance.biz (ILC) is a cannabis compliance consulting company who currently services Cannabis and Hemp clients in 18 states. ILC supports dispensaries, processors, manufacturers, laboratories, and cultivators. ILC incorporates the PowerDMS compliance platform with all the clients they support. ILC can supplement your existing compliance team, conduct audits, or even provide you managed compliance services.

SICPA North America

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SICPA is a trusted global provider of security inks as well as secured identification, traceability and authentication solutions. With high-technology security inks at the core of its expertise, the company protects the majority of the world’s banknotes, security and value documents, and a wide range of consumer and industrial products including cannabis, pharmaceuticals, alcohol and more. It offers solutions and services to governments and industry, ensuring product authentication, traceability and protection as well as tax reconciliation.

ACIL – American Council of Independent Labratories

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ACIL is the trade association representing independent, commercial scientific and testing laboratories.  Its members are professional services firms engaged in testing, product certification, consulting, and research and development. Affiliated membership is available to manufacturer’s laboratories, consultants, and suppliers to the industry. The association was founded in 1937 as the American Council of Commercial Laboratories.  It was later incorporated in the State of New York as the American Council of Independent Laboratories.

The Independent Laboratories Institute (ILI)is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), scientific educational organization established in 1992 that is multi-disciplined and member-driven. Its goal is to provide quality training for the laboratory community, more specifically:  The purpose for which the ILI is organized is to operate exclusively for educational, charitable, and research purposes and ILI currently has several significant initiatives under way, including the task of developing a national accreditation scheme for the independent testing of cannabis across the nation.  This program is called the Cannabis Laboratory Accreditation Program (CLAP) ©.

https://www.acil.org/

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ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB)

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ANAB is your partner in ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. ANAB validates the technical competence of cannabis testing laboratories by a thorough review of the testing processes whether for potency, pesticides or any other state program driven test.

ANAB accreditation can provide a solid foundation on which to build an organization that can withstand the challenges of the marketplace by demonstration technical competency. The principles of the standard can help involve employees in working toward a shared goal, high quality data to support the industry. Investment in ANAB accreditation helps protect the public’s health by ensuring that regulatory agencies, can act quickly on high quality analytical data from accredited laboratories when those laboratories detect a problem in the product supply.

In addition to providing laboratory related accreditation, ANAB offers accreditation for proficiency testing providers, reference material producers, and certification bodies, including certification bodies for a number of GFSI-recognized certification programs.

BDS Analytics

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Headquartered in Boulder, Colo., BDS Analytics provides businesses with smart, actionable, and accurate cannabis market intelligence and consumer research. The company provides a holistic understanding of the cannabis market through insights distilled from dispensary point-of-sale systems through its market-leading GreenEdgeTM platform, producing comprehensive consumer research, and generating cannabis industry financial projections and analyses led by BDS Analytics’ industry-leading team of thought leaders and analysts. To learn more about how you can utilize BDS Analytics’ superior market research, please visit www.bdsanalytics.com.

Complia

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Complia is the only cannabis-specific licensing and registration government technology solution on the market today.  Our platform facilitates patient/caregiver registration, business licensing, employee credentialing, physician registration, and more.  We are proud to call the States of Maryland, Montana, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island our customers.  Our team has established an exemplary reputation for best-in-class service and unmatched deployment speed.  In fact, we recently went live for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority in only 42 days, a new state-wide IT implementation record.  To learn more or schedule a demo, contact us today: [email protected].

Eaze

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Launched in 2014, Eaze is a technology platform that connects adult consumers with local licensed retailers for on-demand delivery of legal cannabis products. Our innovative software solutions give local cannabis businesses the tools they need to build a legal and sustainable industry, while Eaze’s robust compliance team helps our retail and brand partners ensure every product and sale meets local and state regulations.

Fluid Management Systems, Inc.

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Fluid Management Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports analytical instruments used by scientists to perform extraction, cleanup, fractionation and concentration of samples prior to chemical analysis. Some of the industries that rely on our sample preparation systems are: Agricultural, Chemical, Clinical, Coatings, Cosmetics, Energy, Environmental, Flavors, Food, Life Science, Pharmaceutical, Petrochemical, Tobacco, Toxicology, Utilities. Automated Sample Preparation Systems from FMS are designed to replace outdated, labor-intensive techniques that hinder laboratory productivity. Our automated sample preparation systems allow laboratory personnel to reduce costs, shorten sample turnaround time and improve the quality and consistency of their results by eliminating the variability inherent with manual sample preparation methods. All FMS consumables are guaranteed and both our instruments and consumables are proudly made in the USA. After 25 years in business, FMS has established itself as the world leader in providing automated sample preparation systems in the field of Persistent Organic Pollutants analysis in all sample matrix types.

CustomVault

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CustomVault is the leading provider of high-security modular vault systems specifically designed to meet the regulatory, operational and site requirements of cannabis growers and dispensaries.  With over 30 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, we apply our expertise in controlled substance security to the benefit of the cannabis industry.   Well-versed in regulation and industry trends, CustomVault consistently delivers compliant vault solutions complemented by safes, security cages, bullet resistance, video surveillance, intrusion alarm and access control.  CustomVault partners with cannabis clients to optimize the security piece of the license application, and then manages implementation of the security plan post-approval.  Ultimately, our process is marked by collaboration and professional attention from project inception to completion.  We are Responsive by Design.

Perkin Elmer

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PerkinElmer is a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world. Our dedicated team of about 12,500 employees worldwide are passionate about providing customers with an unmatched experience as they help solve critical issues especially impacting the diagnostics, discovery and analytical solutions markets. Our innovative detection, imaging, informatics and service capabilities, combined with deep market knowledge and expertise, help customers gain earlier and more accurate insights to improve lives and the world around us.

AHPA

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ASCPh American Society of Cannabis Pharmacists

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Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey

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Doctors for Cannabis Regulation

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Our mission statement can best be summarized: Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR) serves as a voice for physicians who believe that cannabis prohibition has failed and that the misuse of cannabis should be treated as a health issue rather than a criminal one. DFCR’s physician members strive neither to minimize nor to exaggerate scientific literature about the risks and benefits of cannabis use. DFCR promotes evidence-based strategies to prevent recreational marijuana use by minors and misuse by adults. Through education of physicians and the public, DFCR supports the legalization and effective regulation of cannabis in the United States and around the world.

Foundation Of Cannabis Unified Standards (FOCUS)

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International Cannabis Farmers Association

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

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Minorities for Medical Marijuana

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National Cannabis Bar Association (NCBA)

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Organic Cannabis Association

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Rosen Group

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Women Grow, LA Chapter

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