TheBlackCanni TheBlackCanni
Our Roots Run Deep: Our Roots Run Deep: Health and Hemp Edition Health and Hemp Edition
Baltimore Unity Hall
October 4th & October 5th
Baltimore, MD
TheBlackCanni TheBlackCanni
The Black Canni Health and Hemp Edition was created to provide a dedicated space for the Black community to engage with and benefit from the growing cannabis industry, focusing on both health and economic opportunities.
Address Health Disparities: There are significant gaps in health outcomes and access to cannabis-based treatments for people of color. This event aims to bridge those gaps by providing education on the health benefits of cannabis and hemp, particularly for managing chronic conditions and autoimmune issues that disproportionately affect Black communities.
Promote Economic Empowerment: The hemp and health sectors of the cannabis industry offer unique opportunities for entrepreneurship, job creation, and investment. The event provides resources, networking, and support for Black entrepreneurs, cultivators, and professionals to thrive in these areas.
Foster Knowledge Sharing and Community Building: It creates a platform for sharing knowledge and experiences, discussing the cultural significance of cannabis, and connecting with industry experts. By curating a space led by Black innovators, researchers, and policymakers, the event promotes community empowerment and collective growth.
Challenge Stigma and Misinformation: The event aims to dismantle negative stereotypes and misinformation around cannabis use in Black communities, providing accurate information about its health benefits and safe usage.
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WhoWeAre TheLivingWell
Weareco-creating opportunitiestointerweavesocialhealthdata, storytelling,mind-bodyexpressionastoolsforhealing theimpactofsocietalracism.Ourthoughtpartners provideabraintrustofknowledgeandimagination fromBaltimore’sBlackcommunities’past,present, andfuture.Ourmissionistocuratespacefor communityskillexchange,soulfulexpression, consciousexpansion,socialwell-beingandeconomic empowerment.
Ourstrategicgoalistosupportthedevelopmentof newideasandexplorepracticemodelsthatdismantle systemsthatfacilitatethepromotionofstructural determinantsofhealth. Wecurateimmersive experiencesthatareco-createdbyanever-evolving teamofartists,healers,disruptors,andsocialimpact innovators.
TheBlackCanni TheBlackCanni
Founder Founder Founder
MAURISSA STONE is a philanthropist, cultural anthropologist and a social entrepreneur who celebrates over 30 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations, government agencies (federal, state, and local), and entities in the private sector.
As a social entrepreneur, Stone provides executivelevel Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) coaching, research, and thought leadership to social impact entities. She currently provides organizational culture assessments and coaching using a REDI lens for community development corporations and government.
AGENDA
OCTOBER5th OCTOBER5th OCTOBER5th 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM TENIYAH KAISHAUTSAU YOGA/MEDITATION Pleasejoinusbywearingcomfortableclothesandbringayogamat. 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM IYA OGUNJOBI (NNEKA NNAMDI) LIBRATION & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM DAYVON LOVE
Discuss the critical intersection of social equity and policy within the context of the cannabis industry and beyond.
THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL EQUITY & POLICY 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ANUSHREE GOEL
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW FROM THE MARYLAND OFFICE OF SOCIAL EQUITY 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM ASHLEY WYNN-GRIMES, MS, RN-BC
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THE RECLAMATION OF CANNABIS 6:00PM-10:00PM
This discussion circle will cover moments in the rich history of cannabis, from its medicinal use in ancient China and India to its role in 19th-century Western medicine and the impact of the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act.
SEED
BANK TRADE
DR. FARMER NELL
Participate in a seed bank exchange and share seeds of wisdom in our lunchtime immersive activity.
ARE WE LIFTING AS WE CLIMB?
SCHERIL MURRAY POWELL, ESQ
A cross intersection conversation about advocacy, thought leadership, and sustainable economic development from a Pan African Lens.
CANNABIS AND PSYCHOSIS IN BLACK YOUTH: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
DR. TIFFANY BUCKLEY
This discussion will explore the relationship between cannabis use and mental health, focusing on how cannabis can affect Black young people and potentially be linked to severe mental health issues like psychosis.
CANNABIS & MENTAL HEALTH IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM DR. HENRY GREGORY 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
This discussion will examine the benefits and challenges to one's mental health in regular cannabis use. The discussion will include an informal assessment of issues to support optimal cognitive and emotional functioning!
PSYLOCIBIN'S PLACE IN HEALING
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
TIMOTHY GREEN
This session will focus on teaching women how to harness the benefits of THC and psylocibin while promoting responsible usage to them and their family members.
OCTOBER6th OCTOBER6th OCTOBER6th 8:00 – 8:45 AM
TENIYAH KAISHAUTSAU
Teniyah will guide you through a healing Kemetic yoga session infused with cannabis to deepen awareness of beneficial breath and movements that can help alleviate stress.
YOGA/MEDITATION SESSION 9:45 – 10:00 AM
DR. FARMER NELL
This circle discussion will explore the botany of hemp and cannabis. Come prepared with questions—this won't be a stuffy lecture but an interactive discussion to empower your understanding.
HEMP VS. MARIJUANA: CUTTING THROUGH THE CONFUSION 10:15 – 11:45 AM KEITH PARKER NATHANIAL HICKS
This discussion will examine proposed legislation that redefines "industrial hemp" for non-cannabinoid uses, such as fiber and seeds.
HEMP FARMING AND PRODUCTION 12:00 – 1:15 PM A TASTE OF 4:20
Cannabis Chefs will be on site to share recipes and techniques for infusing topicals, teas, tinctures, and more. Learn about the nuances of terpenes and cannabinoids and how to pair different strains with your favorite foods and activities.
TRACKING OUR CANNABIS USE WITH AUTO IMMUNE DISORDERS
1:30 – 2:00 PM
MAURISSA STONE
Are you a person of color diagnosed with an auto-immune condition? The Living Well is partnering with Tetragram to survey cannabis users to help determine what strains and dosing methods are providing relief from pain, anxiety, and other related conditions. This discussion circle offers a safe space to discuss how integrating cannabis into managing symptoms can benefit future health research.
BRIDGING THE KNOWLEDGE GAP IN INDUSTRIAL HEMP FARMING
2:15 - 3:00 PM
KEITH PARKER
TODD HUGHES
This discussion will highlight Piedmont Hemp Co.'s efforts to educate farmers and landowners about industrial hemp, particularly as a biomass resource, and discuss partnerships that support this initiative.
INDUSTRIALIZING HEMP FOR GREEN CONSTRUCTION
2:30 – 3:45 PM BRANDON WYATT, ESQ
TODD HUGHES
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
With a 6 Million dollar EPA research award as a testament to their impact, this is your chance to learn from the leaders shaping the future of eco-friendly construction. Don’t miss out be part of the thought leaders driving the conversation on green building solutions that will define tomorrow’s infrastructure!
MAPPING THE CANNABIS HEALTH AND WELLNESS ECOSYSTEM
4:15 -5:00 PM MAURISSA STONE
Mapping the cannabis health and wellness ecosystem provides a comprehensive view of the various stakeholders, processes, and connections contributing to this growing field. It helps identify opportunities for collaboration, areas needing further development, and strategies for ensuring equitable access and sustainable growth.
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHTS
FEATUREDHEALER
TENIYAHKAISHAUTSAU,RYTT
FOUNDER,VICTORIUSONES
Teniyah Kaishautsau is a registered yoga teacher trainer), is the founder of Archeus Yoga School, owner of Victorious Ones llc., Executive Director of the Park Heights Community Health Alliance and Brain Trust member of The Living Well. Teniyah specializes in healing Vinyasa and Kemetic yoga for individuals, communities and organizations that may have been exposed to trauma. With nearly a decade of experience, Teniyah integrates dynamic Vinyasa flows with the ancient wisdom of Kemetic practices to offer a unique and transformative yoga experience.
FEATUREDHEALER
IYAOGUNJOBI-NNEKANNAMDI
N’namdi is the founder and CEO of Fight Blight Bmore, an economic, environmental, and social justice initiative led by the community and informed by data to address the blight issue, and Co-Founder of the SOS Fund. SOS Fund disrupts and dismantles predatory housing systems in Baltimore. These systems erode property rights and ownership within the Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) community. We do this while decolonizing our understanding of property and wealth and encouraging a transition to a framework for collective land stewardship. FOUNDEREXECUTIVEDIRECTOR FIGHTBLIGHTBMOREANDCOFOUNDERSOSFUND
VONLOVE UREDSPEAKER NDER,VICTORIUSONES
Dayvon Love is a Baltimore-based political organizer and the Director of Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS). This grassroots think-tank advances the public policy interests of Black people. In 2010, Love co-founded Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), one of many organizations that successfully pressured the state of Maryland to disband its plans to build a juvenile jail downtown. LBS has also led acy efforts regarding criminal justice and community empowerment.
NUSHREEGOEL
ffice of Social Equity, an independent shed by the Cannabis Reform Act of 2023, mic opportunity and equity in Maryland’s arket.The responsibilities of the Office chnical assistance programs for qualifying and licensees; Reviewing regulations and laws through an economic equity and social justice lens; and Supporting key programs, including the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund and the Cannabis Business Assistance Fund.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
ASHLEYWYNN-GRIMESMS, RN-BC
FOUNDER,LET'SREIGNITE
es BSN, RN, is a Baltimore native and Reiki years of nursing experience. As a projector by human design, Ashley is the Founder of Let's Reignite, and the author of “Stigmatized” and the children’s book “Asa’s Medicine.” Ashley’s work empowers holistic healers and their communities to make informed wellness choices through impactful educational programs.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
DR.DOMINIC(FARMER)NELL
CEO,CITYWEEDS
Dr. Dominic Nell is a photographer, an activist, and a farmer-chef focused on healing communities on various mediums. Nell, aka @nellaware, helped tell the true narratives of the #BaltimoreUprising in 2015 via photojournalism & video. In 2016, #FarmerNell created #CityWeeds, a healthy food & urban farming business that grows microgreens & cold-pressed juices, which has a youth program called #BeMoreGreen, which operates out of a corner store in West Baltimore.
ATUREDSPEAKER
R.TIFFANYBUCKLEY
SYCHIATRICPHARMACIST
Dr. Tiffany Buckley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, is an award-winning, founding faculty member of the pioneering Master of Science (MS) program in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics (MCST) at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Dr. Buckley designs innovative courses on topics such as how cannabis affects mental health, strategies for safe cannabis use, science writing through storytelling, clinical uses of psilocybin, and clinical applications of 3,4methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
DR.HENRYGREGORY
BRAINTRUST|CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Gregory is a mental health professional with over 45 years of experience. He holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and master's degrees in Community Mental Health and Psychology. As a constructivist, Dr. Gregory passionately believes that we create our destiny by how we think about ourselves and our circumstances. To this end, he believes that focusing on strengths, competence, and resilience will revolutionize the mental health field.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
TIMOTHYGREEN
a visionary entrepreneur and advocates for abis and psylocibin use. As the founder of RICT, he is dedicated to educating and en on the transformative potential of these natural substances.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
MAURISSASTONE
Maurissa is also Co-State Director for Minorities for Medical Marijuana and was named by the Baltimore Sun as one of 25 Marylanders to Watch in 2024. She received the Cllivelty Change Maker Award in 2024. MARYLANDCODIRECTOR,M4MM DIRECTOROFINNOVATION,TLW
Maurissa Stone is the founder and curator of the Black Canni, a cultural anthropologist, and a social entrepreneur. Stone is the Founder and CEO of Iona Concepts Inc.; the Chief Equity Impact Analyst for Fight Blight Bmore; and the Director of Innovation for The Living Well (TLW) Center for Social and Economic Vibrancy.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
NATHANIELHICKS
Nathaniel Hicks, Jr, Vice President of Cannas Capital Insurance Firm, is the proud founding Board Member of Maryland Cannabis Equity Collective, a grassroots non-profit aimed at educating People Of Color about entrance into cannabis entrepreneurship. With nearly 10 years of experience in Maryland’s Cannabis Industry, Mr. Hicks, Maryland State CoDirector of Minorities 4 Medical Marijuana, is passionate about the quality of life our Veterans and Seniors must endure due to the lack of access and education about the medicinal benefits of cannabis.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
KEITHPARKER
Mr, Parker is the founder of Piedmont Hemp Co.®. which offers over twenty life-changing hemp-based products but also works to preserve legacy land by educating farmers, partnering with HBCUs for research, and securing financial resources from government and private investors. Keith’s leadership has positioned Piedmont Hemp Co.® as a North Star for reclaiming and cultivating industrial hemp on Heir property.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
TODDHUGHES
CO-FOUNDER,BCBMASTERMIND
COO,BLVCKMRKT
BOARDCHAIR,MINORITYCANNABIS BUSINESSASSOCIATION
P, is a dynamic mechanical engineer and entrepreneur from Pittsburgh, PA, whose career spans the critical intersections of energy, cybersecurity, and the cannabis industry. His passion for diversity is evident in his leadership as board chair of the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) and as cofounder of BCB Mastermind, where he empowers minority entrepreneurs to thrive in the cannabis industry. As COO of BLVCK MRKT, a cutting-edge cannabis cultivation and retail company, Todd drives operational excellence and responsible industry growth.
FEATUREDSPEAKER
BRANDONL.WYATTESQ.
FOUNDINGMEMBER,MINORITY CANNABISBUSINESSASSOCIATION
Maryland attorney, decorated army combat paratrooper, & disabled veteran. Mr. Wyatt has crafted drug control & civil rights policies for US Customs & Border Protection, designed compliance tracking programs for federal & Maryland EEO regulations, and executed Congressional corrective after-action mandates. Mr. Wyatt is a founding member and current board secretary of the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA), the nation’s first & largest 501(c)3 dedicated exclusively to minority & women inclusion in the cannabis industry.
THOUGHT PARTNERS
BrainTrust BrainTrust BrainTrust
DR. FARMER NELL
TREVOR
LAWRENCE
NNEKA NNAMDI
CHANGA ONYANGO
RESOURCE LIST
The following reading list covers various aspects of cannabis, including its health benefits, pharmacology, and historical context.
Health and Pharmacology
1. "The Cannabis Health Index" by Uwe Blesching
- Explores the therapeutic uses of cannabis for over 100 chronic symptoms and diseases, using scientific research to support its efficacy.
2. "Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana" by Michael Backes
- Provides comprehensive information on the medicinal uses of cannabis, including how to use it for specific health conditions and the science behind its effectiveness
3. "CBD: A Patient's Guide to Medicinal Cannabis" by Leonard Leinow and Juliana Birnbaum
- Focuses on cannabidiol (CBD) and its uses for various health conditions, dosage recommendations, and safety.
4. "The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis" by Julie Holland
- Offers a broad overview of cannabis, including its medical applications, psychological effects, and legal issues.
5. "Healing with Cannabis: The Evolution of the Endocannabinoid System and How Cannabinoids Help Relieve PTSD, Pain, MS, Anxiety, and More" by Cheryl Pellerin
- Examines how cannabinoids interact with the endocannabinoid system and their therapeutic potential
History and Culture
1. "Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational, and Scientific" by Martin A. Lee
- Traces the cultural history of cannabis, from its early use to its role in the modern legalization movement.
2. "Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America" by Emily Dufton
- Chronicles the social and political history of cannabis in the U.S., from the counterculture era to the current push for legalization.
3. "Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany" by Robert C. Clarke and Mark D. Merlin
- Explores the historical, cultural, and biological aspects of cannabis, providing a detailed account of its evolution and uses across different cultures.
4. "Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs" by Johann Hari
- While not solely focused on cannabis, this book offers a critical examination of the war on drugs, including cannabis prohibition, and its impact on society.
5. "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" by Jack Herer
- A seminal work advocating for cannabis legalization, this book details the history of cannabis prohibition and its uses in industry and medicine.
Pharmacy and Medical Research
1. "Handbook of Cannabis" edited by Roger G. Pertwee
- A comprehensive guide on the pharmacology of cannabis, its clinical uses, and its potential therapeutic applications.
2. "Medical Cannabis: A Guide for Patients, Practitioners, and Caregivers" by Michael H. Moskowitz and Richard E. M. Doblin
- Provides practical advice for using medical cannabis, with insights into its pharmacology and therapeutic uses.
3 "Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research" (Journal)
- A peer-reviewed journal focusing on cannabis research, covering topics from medical studies to pharmacology and policy.
4. "Neuropsychopharmacology of Cannabinoids" by Marco Colizzi and Paolo Brambilla
- Explores the neurological and psychological effects of cannabinoids, with a focus on their impact on mental health and behavior.
These books and resources provide a well-rounded view of cannabis from multiple perspectives, allowing for a deep understanding of its health benefits, pharmacological properties, and historical significance.
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