REGISTER TO ATTEND

Cannabis Round Table Panel and Training Event
May 9-13, 2022

Location:  Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard
Aurora, USA, Colorado 80019

Please contact ANAB's Kelli Schimmoller kschimmoller@anab.org to secure your accommodations. 

SCHEDULE:

DAY 1:  TABLE DISCUSSION WITH PANELISTS (FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

ANAB and other industry leaders are hosting a round table discussion for those in the cannabis industry or who have interest in the field.  Interested attendees may include representatives of laboratories and dispensaries, growers, consultants, and others in the field.  Advance registration required (registration link under Day 2 below).

Topics and Panelists

9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and Introductions

9:15 - 10:00 (45 min) Regulatory Updates Surrounding the Cannabis Industry and Future Trajectory
Heather Krug, Marijuana Lab Sciences Manager, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

10:00 - 10:45 (45 min) Overview of the Cannabis Authenticity & Purity Standard 1.1 (CAPS), which Uniquely Combines ISO/IEC 17065 with ISO/IEC 17025 for Product Certification
Paul VaIder, Chief Technical Officer, Purity IQ 

Roger Muse, Vice President, Business Development, ANAB

10:45 - 11:00 (15 min) Break

11:00 - 11:30 (30 min) The Importance of Safe Cannabis Packaging, Testing, and Regulatory Updates
Lori Dixon, President, Great Lakes Marketing

11:30 - 12:15 (45 min) Overview of ANAB's C-CAP program, the First of its Kind Based on ASTM D 8403, Standard Program for Certificate Programs in Cannabis
Caitlin O'Connell, Manager of Accreditation, Credentialing, ANAB

12:15 - 1:15 (1 hr) Lunch

1:15 - 1:45 (30 min) Cannabis Regulations and Challenges of a Cannabis Laboratory from a Laboratory Perspective
Tony Miller, Quality Manager, Anresco, Inc.

1:45 - 2:30 (45 min) Michigan Regulatory Updates and Compliance Challenges
Claire Patterson, Scientific and Legal Section Manager, Marijuana Regulatory Agency, State of Michigan

2:30 - 2:45 (15 min) Break

2:45 - 3:30 (45 min) How Public/Private Partnerships Can Assure Safe Consumer Access to Marijuana
Jason Stine, Senior Director of Accreditation, ANAB

3:30 Final Questions and Closing Remarks

DAY 2: CANNABIS PROGRAM UPDATES AND TRAINING FOR ANAB ASSESSORS (FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC)

ANAB will be training its assessors on accreditation requirements and discussing ISO/IEC 17065 and its interconnectivity with the Cannabis Authenticity and Purity Standard 1.1 program for certification. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn what the assessors who perform assessments to ISO/IEC 17025 for cannabis laboratories are learning! Advance registration required.

DAYS 3 - 5: PUBLIC TRAINING ON ISO/IEC 17025 FOR TESTING/CALIBRATION/SAMPLING LABORATORIES ($950 FOR THE COURSE)

Internal Auditing to ISO/IEC 17025 training course will provide participants with clause by clause detailed review of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard and its application.  Participants will also learn how to coordinate a quality management system audit and collect audit evidence and document observations, including techniques for effective questioning and listening.

Advance registration required.