74°F
weather icon Windy

Virtual vaping and cannabis event planned for mid-January

The virtual Public Health Cannabis and Vaping Summit is planned for mid-January.

Featured speakers include Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford; Norm Birenbaum, director of Cannabis Programs at the state of New York; Elyse Contreras, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Brooke Hoots, Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Christine Jones-Brady, attorney general’s office for the state of Nevada; and Jennifer Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno. Many other speakers are pegged to be in attendance from a variety of sectors.

Breakout sessions include cannabis prevention, tobacco products: prevention and treatment; cannabis and vaping: policy and regulation; cannabis and vaping law enforcement and public safety; and cannabis treatment and special populations.

For more, head to http://www.nevadapublichealthfoundation.org/nv-cannabis-vaping-summit-2021/

MOST READ
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
THE LATEST
EDITORIAL: Most college degrees still carry a financial benefit

A college degree remains a reliable indicator of success, despite concerns about affordability and questions about whether the value offered by institutions of higher learning is worth the significant investment required.

Letters to the Editor

This is not a time for joy and parties and festivities. This is the quiet time.