|Articles|September 9, 2021

Tomorrow’s Analytical Cannabis Track Keynote Talk—Day 2

September 14—Baltimore, Maryland—Lori Dodson, Deputy Director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, will give a special welcome talk tomorrow in the analytical meeting room at 9:00 a.m. The talk is titled “Special Welcome from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.”

Lori Dodson, Deputy Director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, will give a special welcome talk tomorrow in the analytical meeting room at 9:00 a.m. The talk is titled “Special Welcome from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.”

Join Lori Dodson from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission for a special welcome to Maryland to our 2021 Cannabis Science Conference East attendees. Over her career at the Commission, Lori oversaw laboratory compliance and worked to advance cannabis science and education.

Lori Dodson currently serves as the Deputy Director for the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission. During her time with the Commission, Lori has been actively involved in developing policies and regulations for the medical cannabis industry in Maryland, as well as developing criteria and tolerances for the laboratories registered to certify medical cannabis. Prior to coming on board at the commission, Lori was a Program Coordinator for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene-Office of Health Care Quality.

For more information on the analytical track, please visit the 2021 Cannabis Science Conference East Final Program & Exhibitor Guide.


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