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9:00 am - 9:50 am
Registration
Event registration begins at 9:00 AM
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9:50 am - 10:00 am
Opening Statements
Founder, James He will give a brief opening statement.
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10:00 am - 10:30 am
Reconsidering Marijuana
Dr. Lester Grinspoon shares his experience with marijuana and why he came to reconsider his position on the subject.
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10:30 - 10:40
Break
Break: Popcorn and Refreshments will be available
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10:40 am - 11:10 am
From Education to Enterprise: 1970 - 2015
Pioneer Laurence McKinney will share the deep entrepreneurial history of Massachusetts in cannabis and Babson's part in it.
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11:10 - 11:30
Madness or Medicine?
Dr. Uma Dhanabalan believes that Marijuana is not a Gateway drug, it's an exit drug from pharmaceuticals and opiates.
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11:30 - 11:45
Break
Break: Popcorn and Refreshments will be available
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11:45 - 12:15
A Diverse Plant: Defying Classification
Cannabis is a diverse plant with many applications fitting several categories but defying definitive classification.
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12:15 - 12:45
Sequencing the Cannabis Genome
Kevin McKernan and his company, Medicinal Genomics are the first to ever sequence the Cannabis Genome. They are storing this information on the blockchain.
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12:45 - 1:45
Lunch: Boloco Burritos
Lunch will be served with Boloco Burritos
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1:45 - 2:15
Innovation Interrupted: Prohibition's Impact on Cannabis Consumer Tech
Innovation Interrupted: Prohibition's Impact on Cannabis Consumer Technology and the Reemergence of the Empirical Entrepreneur.
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2:15 - 2:45
The Emerging Cannabis Industry
Babson alum, long-time activist and serial entrepreneur, Bill Downing covers the emergence of a legal cannabis industry.
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2:45 - 3:00
Break
Break: Popcorn and Refreshments will be available
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3:00 - 3:30
The Numbers behind Legalization
Marc Ross offers financial analysis and insight on the numbers and money behind the legal marijuana industry.
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3:30 - 4:00
Moving the Industry Forward: A Commitment to Medicine
Ethan shares his journey and his vision for the future of Medical Marijuana.
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4:20
Networking
Popcorn and Refreshments will be available