Register now for The Marijuana Conference, featuring MPP’s Rob Kampia, NYC Oct. 25-26!

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On October 25-26, an exciting conference on marijuana will be held in New York City. The Marijuana Conference bills itself as “the first unbiased event covering business, legal, health, and political issues surrounding the growing debate over marijuana in the United States” and will discuss the cultivation, distribution, and sale of marijuana. MPP’s own executive director, Rob Kampia, will be speaking at the event, which costs $595.

If you mention MPP when you register, you will receive a discount of $100. To get your discount, you can call 516-876-8006 to register and use the code “MPP” to register for $495 (NOTE: this will only work for phone registration and not online).

The conference has planned many different fascinating informational sessions, with titles such as “Investing in Ancillary Businesses Developing within the Industry,” “Marijuana: Issues in Health & Recovery,” and “Business & Legal Ethics: Challenges in Advising Clients on Business Matters.” The conference will also include many interesting speakers from the movement, including:

• Stephen D'Angelo, Executive Director, Harborside Health Center
• Lester Grinspoon, MD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Senator Joshua Miller (D), Rhode Island State Senate, Chair of Special Senate Commission to Study the Prohibition of Marijuana
• Jeffrey A. Miron, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Economics, Harvard University
• David E. Smith MD, Chair, Addiction Medicine, Newport Academy, Founder, Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, and former President, American Society of Addiction Medicine

What: The Marijuana Conference, two days of panels and speakers, networking luncheons, and marijuana policy, business, science, and ethics.

Where: The Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019

When: Monday, October 25 at 8:00am to Tuesday, October 26 at 5:00pm

Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project. Don’t forget to register! Please pass this alert along to anyone you know who might be interested in attending this event.