Agenda

September 16, 2022 | UW Tower, 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle

8:30-9:00am – Registration / Sign-in

9:00-9:15am – Opening remarks

• Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, Professor, Department Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Susan Ferguson, PhD, Director, Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI), University of Washington
• Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, Director, ADAI Cannabis Education and Research Program

9:15-10:15am – Market Trends in High Potency Cannabis Products

Keynote speaker: Jonathan Caulkins, PhD
Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College

10:15-10:30am – Break

10:30am-12:30pm – Short- and Long-Term Risks of High THC Products

Introductions: State Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline)
Moderator: Tracy Klein, PhD, ARNP, FAANP, FRE, FAAN (Assistant Director, Center for Cannabis Policy, Research and Outreach, Washington State University)

• High THC Products: Public Health Outcomes in Legal Markets
  Julia Dilley, PhD (University of Washington)
• Acute Effects of High Potency Cannabis Flower and Concentrates on Cognition
  Carrie Cuttler, PhD (Washington State University)
• Cannabis Use by Young Adults: Trends and Considerations
  Jason Kilmer, PhD (University of Washington)
• Cannabis Use and Psychiatric Comorbidity: Epidemiology and Association with High-Potency Cannabis Products
  Deborah Hasin, PhD (Columbia University)
• Recommendations for Regulating High Potency Cannabis in Recreational Markets and Why*
  Rosalie Pacula, PhD (University of Southern California)

12:30-1:30pm – Lunch (provided). Time for attendees to meet informally over lunch.

1:30-2:30pm – High THC Cannabis Products: Trends in Consumer Use, Adverse Outcomes, and Implications for Policy in Legal Cannabis Markets

Keynote speaker: David Hammond, PhD*
Professor, University Research Chair
School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo

2:30-2:50pm – Comments from Public Officials

2:50-3:05pm – Break

3:05-4:50pm – Exploring Solutions: Addressing the Risks of High THC Cannabis Products

Introductions: Jim Vollendroff, MPA (Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board)
Moderator: Marina Epstein, PhD (University of Washington)

• Do Cannabis Users Reduce THC Doses When Using More Potent Cannabis Products?*
  Wayne Hall, PhD (University of Queensland, Australia)
• Regulatory Considerations and Challenges for Cannabis Products with High THC Concentration
  Gillian Schauer, PhD, MPH (University of Washington)
• Risk of High Concentration THC for Young Adults with Psychosis: Cannabis Intervention Implications
  Denise Walker, PhD (University of Washington)
• How to Address High THC Cannabis Products’ Risks and Harms: Perspectives of Washington Stakeholders 
  Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH (University of Washington)

 4:50-5:00pm – Closing remarks (Dr. Carlini)

* denotes virtual presentation