Innovative Approaches to Medical Marijuana Distribution and Services

Innovative Approaches to Medical Marijuana Distribution and Services
Avalon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
This panel will focus on the need for improved patient access to high-quality medical marijuana, support services, and increased civil and legal protections. What are the obstacles facing medical marijuana patients? How are different jurisdictions and providers addressing these issues? And how do state and national leaders perceive this issue?  

Moderator: Tamar Todd, Staff Attorney, Drug Policy Alliance, Berkeley, CA

• Rielle Capler, Co-founder - Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, Vancouver, Canada           
• Thomas Heddleston, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Santa Cruz          
• Vincent Palazzotto, Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America, Denver, CO        
• Jacqueline Patterson, Advocate, Patients Out of Time/Sensible Missouri, Kansas City, MO
• Amanda Reiman, Director of Research/Lecturer, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, Berkeley, CA