OasisLMS

Thursday, Oct. 22
10-11 a.m.

Liliana Esquivel, General Counsel

Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission

Liliana Esquivel is General Counsel of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, the state agency that regulates the medical cannabis industry in Georgia. She received her undergraduate degree from Oglethorpe University. She received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, cum laude, from Georgia State University College of Law. Prior to joining the Commission, she spent several years working in fintech for GreenSky and Goldman Sachs, supporting their respective litigation teams. She was also an associate attorney at Hall, Booth, Smith, handling professional liability, premises liability, and other general liability cases.

This speaker has no real or perceived conflicts of interest that relate to this presentation

Medical cannabis laws are rapidly changing both at the federal and state level. However, policies and sentiments surrounding medical cannabis have not evolved at the same pace. This conversation will highlight the legal changes that have occurred thus far and what questions are still left unanswered. It will also provide an overview of how the program functions in Georgia, how patients become registered, and key differences in Georgia’s program as opposed to other states.

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify recent federal and state-level legal and regulatory changes related to medical cannabis and recognize key questions that remain unresolved.
• Describe how Georgia’s medical cannabis program operates, including patient registration requirements and key differences between Georgia’s program and those of other states. 

The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 1 contact hour. 

By attending Tides of Change in Medical Cannabis Laws Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 1 ACHE Qualifying Education Hour toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.