Pediatric Grand Rounds EM - VT's New Cannabis Commercialization Law: What Happens Next & What the Prevention Community is Doing

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Starts On: Wed, 2/3, 2021: 12:00 AM
Ends On: Tue, 6/21, 2022: 12:00 AM
Type: Enduring Material
Credits: 1
Description: ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE: 60 minutes
Date of Review: 2/3/21
Termination Date: 6/30/22

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In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Vermont designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Objectives: Create a better understanding of VT's newly passed retail marijuana bill and it's public health implications
VT legalized adult-use cannabis through passing Act 164 in October of 2020
The Cannabis Control Board is the governing body
Municipalities must opt in by vote to allow an adult-use cannabis retailer
Cannabis revenues fund Substance Misuse Programming, but lacks a formal funding mechanism in statute
Vaping products and oils can legally be sold, except for flavored prod that are banned
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Contacts:
Anna Zuckerman, MD
anna.zuckerman@uvmhealth.org

Penelope Marchessault
pmarches@med.uvm.edu
Disclosure Information: The planners, speaker and CMIE staff have no financial disclosures. This activity did not receive any commercial support.

Speaker(s)

Ms. Marisa Bolognese, Master of Arts, Prevention Works!VT  - View Disclosure
Samantha Kelly, MS, Public Consulting Group  - View Disclosure
Lindsay Kenney, MPH, Public Consulting Group  - View Disclosure
Megan Hawkes, MPH, Public Consulting Group  - View Disclosure
Dr. Jill Rinehart, MD, University of Vermont Children's Hospital  - View Disclosure
Mariah Flynn Sanderson, BA, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community  - View Disclosure
Topic Categories: Pediatrics

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