Saturday, 12-6pm

1pm : Cultivation for Patients and Caregivers in Mass.

Jon Napoli:   A multi-time winner of the Boston gardening contest’s “golden trowel,”  Jon has been the  owner of local indoor growing shop The Boston Gardener since 2010. Keith Saunders, Ph. D  A former High Times magazine’s “Freedom Fighter of the Month,” Dr. Saunders and has been invited to speak about marijuana policy reform and culture at dozens of institutions, and regularly from the stage at Seattle Hempfest and the Boston Freedom Rally, since 2003.

2pm Politics/Activism Panel

Moderated by Chris Faraone:  News Editor at Dig Boston, and long time MMj advocate, Chris is a veteran award-winning journalist & author of 4 books. Diane Russell:  Maine State Rep.  (D), Portland.   Named Nation Magazine’s 2011  “Most Valuable State Representative”  Diane has introduced multiple bills to legalize marijuana in Maine. Jill Hitchman-Osborn:  Author of  Seizing Hope, a blog, which chronicles her journey parenting a child with epilepsy and her work as a cannabis activist. Chris Goldstein:  The founder of Freedom Leaf Magazine and a member of Philly NORML, Chris  has been covering cannabis news for over a decade as both a writer and radio broadcaster.

3pm Becky DeKeuster, M.Ed: KEY NOTE Speech

Becky DeKeuster, M.Ed. is founder and director of community and education of the Wellness Connection of Maine, the state’s largest group of medical marijuana dispensaries. Wellness Connection operates four state-licensed dispensaries and one grow facility. DeKeuster has over a decade of experience in the medical cannabis industry, with special emphasis on dispensary regulations, operations and patient/community relations. As a director of Berkeley Patients Group (BPG), DeKeuster led one of the country’s largest and most established wellness centers through extreme uncertainty as the original medical marijuana movement got underway.

4pm Medical Marijuana as Medicine Panel 

Moderated by Mike Cann:  Former President of MassCann/NORML and long time successful Boston MMJ activist,  Mike is both  a local radio host, and weekly “BLUNT TRUTH“ Columnist at DigBoston. Dr. Dustin Sulak Intergr8 Dr. Nadolny from Canna Care Docs  Donna Hackett: A RI Medical Marijuana Patient and Advocate, Donna has been active with Moms for Marijuana & as a speaker at the Boston Freedom Rally. Holly Evans:  As Owner of Healthy Headie Lifestyle, Holly’s  mission is to provide tools, resources and information to people interested in cannabis for their health.  Holly works with top of the line manufactures, distributors, businesses and services to share resources for alternative information, awareness and knowledge.

Sunday, 11am-5pm

Noon: Cooking with Cannabis

Moderated by Mickey Martin (See Sat. Programming for Mikey’s Bio). Featuring experienced Cannabis Chefs from across New England: Stephanie Peltier from Maine, Broderick Moose from RI, and AJ Sweets Smyth from Mass.  Aaron Smith was born in Plymouth, MA and raised in Boston an Cape Cod Massachusetts, he is a 2006 graduate of the Arizona Culinary Institute. With over 20 years of culinary experience and extensive training, he is known as a private cannabis chef. In 2013 he successfully launched cannachusetts caregivers. A local courier service for qualified MMJ patients on Cape Cod and the surrounding areas.

1pm Politics/Activism Panel 

Moderated by Mike Cann: (see Sat. programming for Mike’s bio). N.A. Poe:  A veteran member of Philly decrim,  and former MassCann/NORML National Activist of Year Cara Crabb-Burnham:  The 2013-14  MassCann/NORML President, Cara is also the School Administrator at Northeastern Institute of Cannabis, an on-air talent at WEMF radio and former writer for Ladybud Magazine. Nichole Snow:  Nichole is the Deputy Director of the Mass Patients Advocacy Alliance.  After meeting hundreds of patients across the commonwealth and advocating for their right to safe access over the last several years, Nichole was invited to take a leadership role in the alliance. Since becoming deputy director, “An Act to protect patients approved by physicians and certified by the department of public health to access medical marijuana.” was crafted, presented, and filed on Beacon Hill to provide protections against discrimination, ease restriction on pediatric access, and to change the caregiver ratio to ensure patients are receiving safe access in the State of Massachusetts.

2:00pm  Introduction to meditation / mindfulness

Noel Coakley, LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) Noel will be giving an overview of the  Physical, Mental, Social and rational benefits of practicing meditation and mindfulness

2:30pm  Cannabis Testing & Quality

Chris Hudalla , ProVerde Labs:  A PhD analytical chemist with 25 years of research experience including chromatographic method development.  Recognized worldwide as an expert in the field of Supercritical Fluid and Convergence Chromatography (SFC and CC) and an sctive leader in the development and implementation of the UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography (UPC2) instrumentation Addison DeMoura, SteepHill Labs:   A cannabis expert with over fifteen years of experience developing specialized cannabis strains and medicines.   His work pioneered quality assurance principles in the cannabis industry which have been instrumental in helping organizations develop operational and administrative protocols that promote safe medicine.  Previously, Addison founded Oakdale Natural Choice Collective, the first cannabis patient organization in Stanislaus County, CA, and has been honored as a celebrity judge at several High Times Cannabis Cup events.

3pm Career Opportunities in Marijuana

Shaleen Title:  Shaleen Title is co-founder of THC Staffing Group, a recruitment firm for the marijuana industry.  She currently serves as a board member for Marijuana Majority.