LI Conference On Aging And Cannabis To Be Held In Farmingdale

FARMINGDALE, NY — A Long Island conference about the use of cannabis is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 4. "Aging & Cannabis: The Business, Politics, Law & Science of Cannabis" will be presented at The Heritage Club at Bethpage, located at 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Farmingdale. The luncheon and conference will run from 12:30 to 4 p.m., and there will be an hour for cocktails and networking from 4 to 5 p.m.

The 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed a 10-fold increase in cannabis use among adults over age 65, said a spokesman on behalf of Genser Cona Elder Law, the Melville-based law firm hosting the conference.

Open to the general public, the conference will cover:

• The science behind cannabis use for the aging, including therapeutic benefits, conditions treated and how cannabis is significantly reducing seniors’ reliance on opioids.
• How health care facilities are legally implementing cannabis programs for their patients and long-term residents.
• The ins and outs of New York’s medical cannabis laws, including which patients are eligible for certification and how caregivers can legally assist patients using medical cannabis.
• The lobbying efforts, barriers and current political status of the legalization of recreational cannabis in New York.
• The business of cannabis, including capitalization and structuring, cash management, banking and the role of venture capital in new businesses.

Featured speakers, based on topic, at the conference include:

• Navigating Cannabis Use in Residential Health Care Facilities
• Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq., senior associate, Genser Cona Elder Law Cannabis Compliance Practice Group
• Zachary Palace, M.D., medical director, Hebrew Home At Riverdale
• Paloma Lehfeldt, M.D., director of medical education, Vireo Health
• The Business And Politics Of Cannabis
• Mitzi Hollenbeck, partner, citrincooperman co-leader Of The Cannabis Advisory Services Practice
• Jeffrey Guillot, partner, millenial strategies government relations & campaign solution
• Chris Sarisky, investment banking & venture capitalist consultant

Jennifer Cona, Esq., managing partner at Genser Cona Elder Law, will be making the introductions.

The keynote address, "Your Mother's Cannabis: The Latest Trends In Cannabis Use" will be made by Stephen Dahmer, M.D., chief medical officer, Vireo Health.

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