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2025 Agenda

Day 1 – May 29, 2025

Time (EDT)

Session Description

∆=Virtual option available

8:15 – 9:00 am

Check-In | Breakfast

9:00 – 9:20 am

Day 1 Welcome Address Δ 


Almut Winterstein, PhD

Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research 

University of Florida  

9:20 – 9:30 am

CCORC 2025 Agenda Overview Δ   

                                                                   

Amie Goodin, PhD 

Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research 

University of Florida  

9:30 – 10:30 am

Keynote: Rethinking Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment: Individualized Risks, Benefits, and Care* Δ

Introduction: Amie Goodin, PhD, University of Florida     


Rachel Tomko, PhD

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Medical University of South Carolina              

10:30 – 10:45 am

Exhibitor Hall | Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45 am

Presentations of Top Abstracts: Cannabis Use in Specific Populations and Health Conditions


Ava A. Jones, University of Houston

Amrit Baral, PhD, University of Miami

Isabella Jimenez, University of Miami

Mitchell L. Doucette, PhD, Leafwell

11:45 – 1:15 pm

Poster Session 1 | Exhibitor Hall | Networking Lunch Reception

Please note that lunch will be served at 12:15 pm

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Keynote: Effects of Edible Cannabis Use on Pain, Sleep, and Mood* Δ   

Introduction: Md Mahmudul Hasan, PhD, University of Florida  


Angela Bryan, PhD

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

University of Colorado Boulder

2:15 – 3:15 pm

Session A: Best Practices and Lessons Learned to Successfully Conduct NIH-/Consortium-Funded CVD, Cancer, COVID-19, and HIV Cohort Studies of South FL Medical and Adult Cannabis Consumers

Denise Vidot, PhD | Amrit Baral, PhD | Ciné Brown | Bria-Necole Diggs | Kylee Krivijanski | Ranya Marrakchi El Fellah

University of Miami


Session B: Florida State-Based Analyses of Medical Marijuana Utilization: Results from the Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Repository (MEMORY)

Almut Winterstein, PhD | Md Mahmudul Hasan, PhD | Nicole Smolinski, PhD | Earl Morris, PhD | Priyanka Kulkarni

University of Florida

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Exhibitor Hall | Coffee Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Session A: Beyond THC: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Non-THC Cannabinoids

Mandip Singh Sachdeva, PhD, Florida A&M University

Allan Steigleman, MD, University of Florida

Yujia Zhou, MD, University of Florida

John Stauffer, University of Florida

Joseph Wakshlag, PhD, Cornell University, Cultivate Biologics


Session B: Epidemiology of Cannabidiol Use in Vulnerable Populations

Liva LaMontagne, PhD | Catalina Lopez-Quintero, PhD | Nicholas Rowe | Lina Velilla Jimenez

University of Florida

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Poster Session 2 | Exhibitor Hall | Networking Reception

Appetizers and refreshments provided

Day 2 – May 30, 2025

Time (EDT)

Session Description

∆=Virtual option available

8:15 – 9:00 am

Check-In | Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 am

Day 2 Welcome Address Δ                     

                 

Robert Cook, MD

Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research 

University of Florida  

9:15 – 10:15 am

Keynote: Developing Cannabis-Based Treatments for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Adjuvant Anti-Tumor Activity* Δ   

Introduction: Yan Wang, PhD, University of Florida


Sara Jane Ward, PhD

Center for Substance Abuse Research

Temple University

10:15 – 11:15 am

Session A: Building Cannabis Community Steering Committees: The National Cannabis Nurse Task Force as a Trustworthiness-Community-Led Model to Transform Cannabis Clinical Practice from an Epidemiologic-Nursing Perspective

Renessa Williams, PhD | Denise Vidot, PhD | Angelica Agati | Christopher Campos

University of Miami


Session B: Advancing the Science of Medical Cannabis: Findings from the Medical Marijuana & Me (M3) Study

Catalina Lopez-Quintero, PhD | Yan Wang, PhD | Robert Cook, MD | Juan Perez | Kendall Robinson

University of Florida

11:15 – 11:30 am

Exhibitor Hall | Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm

Presentations of Top Abstracts: Cognitive, Physical, and Biological Effects of Cannabis Use

                           

Emely Gazarov, University of Florida

Teddy Salan, PhD, University of Miami

Jennifer Attonito, PhD, Florida Atlantic University

Cataryna Senra, University of Miami

12:30 – 1:00 pm

Closing and Awards Ceremony Δ

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Board Meeting and Lunch (Invitation Only) 

* May be eligible for CME and CPE credits. More information coming soon.