Speakers Include: PA House of Representatives Malcolm Kenyatta, Award-Winning Cartoonist & Best-Selling Author Box Brown, Former Philadelphia Flyers Enforcer Riley Cote, Retired Philadelphia Eagles Todd Herremans, The Philadelphia Inquirer's Sam Wood, Rothman Orthopaedics’ Ari Greis, DO, University of the Sciences’ Andrew Peterson, PharmD, PhD and Cannabis Industry, Community and Healthcare Leaders
BEYOND / HELLO, a leading cannabis dispensary company focused on bringing the best personalized treatments and products to customers, will host the inaugural GO BEYOND Open House & Conference, a free-and-open-to-the-public event dedicated to promoting candid discussions about medical marijuana, the state’s program, community, education and culture on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at BEYOND / HELLO Philadelphia in Center City Philadelphia. The event will bring together professional athletes, award-winning artists, patients, caregivers, Philadelphians and community, healthcare, cannabis and media leaders to discuss a variety of important topics [full conference schedule below].
Medical cards are not required for entry. Professional certifications for Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Cards will be available onsite via Green Care Medical on a first come, first served basis. Participants must sign up to attend the conference by visiting www.beyond-hello.com/beyond-conference.
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***FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE***
GO BEYOND Open House & Conference Vendor Fair
Thursday,
January 17, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The vendor fair will
feature demonstrations, gear, giveaways, medical marijuana patient
certifications and information from BEYOND
/ HELLO Philadelphia, Cresco
Yeltrah, Terrapin
Pennsylvania, Prime
Wellness of Pennsylvania, Moxie
by PurePenn, Vireo
Health, Ilera
Healthcare, Green
Care Medical, Diasporic
Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), University
of the Sciences, Athletes
for Care and others.
Cannabis Careers in Your Community
Thursday,
January 17, 2019
1:00 p.m - 1:45 p.m.
The cannabis industry is
bringing new job opportunities to Philadelphia. Hear straight from the
experts about how to enter this new industry in the Commonwealth.
Panelists include: University of the Sciences’ Andrew
M. Peterson, PharmD, PhD; Medicinally
Jointed Operations Director and DACO
Opportunity Director Justin
Ivey; Community
Marketing Concepts, Inc. Senior Research Associate Bernadine
Hawes; BEYOND / HELLO President Blythe
Huestis; and Philadelphia Community Access Media Instructor and
Station Manager/Founder of WPPM 106.5 FM Vanessa
Maria Graber (moderator).
The Practitioner and The Patient
Thursday,
January 17, 2019
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
With PA’s Medical
Marijuana Program nearly two years old, hear from cannabis industry
leaders and healthcare experts about: how the medical community is
incorporating medical cannabis into their treatment of patients; how
interactions with patients have changed; what lessons have been learned;
and what can be improved moving forward. Panelists include: Cancer
Treatment Centers of America’s Lynn
Bornfriend, MD; Vireo Health Chief Medical Officer Stephen
M. Dahmer, MD; BEYOND / HELLO Sarah Hassinger, PharmD; and the
Franklin Group’s Josh Richman (moderator).
Cracking The Cannabinoid Mystery
Thursday,
January 17, 2019
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
Perhaps you’ve heard of
incredibly important cannabinoids like THC, CBD, CBG, CBN, but what do
they do in your body and why are they important? MERRY
JANE journalist Zach Harris, Temple University Assistant Professor
of Pharmacology Sara
Jane Ward, PhD, Altus
Labs Director of Research Helena
Yardley, PhD and Cresco
Yeltrah Director of Communications and Outreach Beth
Bittner, M. Ed will explore what cannabinoids and terpenes are, how
they should be thought of when trying to match products to treat
qualifying conditions, what research is out there and how you should
consider different products to meet patients’ specific needs.
The Culture and History of Cannabis In America
Thursday,
January 17, 2019
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia
Media Network’s A.D.
Amorosi will lead a discussion with PA
House of Representative Malcolm Kenyatta, Philadelphia native, The
New York Times bestseller, award-winning cartoonist, comic publisher
and author of Cannabis:
The Illegalization of Weed In America Box
Brown and DACO’s Dewey Thomas on America’s complicated history with
the cannabis plant and where that relationship is headed.
Could Cannabis Be a Game Changer for Athletes
and Pain Management?
Thursday, January 17, 2019
4:30
p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
With the opioid crisis spiraling out of control,
could cannabis be a game changer for professional athletes and those who
are managing chronic pain? The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sam
Wood will discuss with Rothman Orthopaedics’ Ari
Greis, DO and retired professional athletes Philadelphia
Flyers Riley Cote and Philadelphia
Eagles Todd Herremans the role that medical marijuana may play in
the future of chronic pain management.
For more information, visit https://www.beyond-hello.com/beyond-conference/.
About BEYOND / HELLO
BEYOND / HELLO is a leading dispensary company focused on bringing personalized service and individualized experiences to customers beyond the first visit and beyond the first hello. Led by a team of industry and medical experts, BEYOND / HELLO brings trusted, personalized cannabis treatments to customers with compassion and professionalism. For more information, please visit https://www.beyond-hello.com/.
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