Marijuana's True Impact on Colorado

With the legalization of medical marijuana in 2000 and recreational marijuana in 2012, Colorado has felt the true impact of marijuana on our health care, law enforcement, in the workplace, and with our youth. Join the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University to hear from law enforcement, education, medical, public policy, and family health experts who have experienced the effects of marijuana legalization first hand. The day culminates with a lively debate between Jeff Hunt, Director of Centennial Institute, and Robert Corry of Corry & Associates. Friday, October 6, 2017 8:30am – 4:30pm Colorado Christian University Event Center 8787 W. Alameda Ave. Lakewood, CO 80226 Tickets are $15 per person, which includes lunch. Purchase tickets by Monday, October 2, 2017 (before noon) to reserve your seat. Free Parking is available adjacent to the CCU Event Center, which sits on the north side of the main campus in Lakewood, Colorado. Event Schedule* 8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration 9:00 am – 10:15 am: General Session featuring Dr. Kevin Sabet, Smart Approaches to Marijuana and Dr. David Murray, Hudson Institute 10:30 am – 11:15 am: Breakout Sessions: - Legislative battles in Colorado - Impact on businesses — worker productivity, hiring, drug testing - Impact on minority communities — arrests, criminal justice reform, economic development - Impact on health care – emergency room visits, poison control calls, children born with THC in their bodies - Dabbing, edibles, and high potency pot - Impact on education — tax funding, youth use 11:20 am – 12:00 pm: Breakout Sessions: - Federal law vs. state law — What can we do? - Placing guardrails on marijuana in Colorado - Alcohol and drug impaired driving - Black/gray market development - Medical marijuana — pain and other uses - Impact on tobacco laws 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch — Youth Impact Panel 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: General Session — Law Enforcement Panel 2:10 pm – 2:50 pm: Breakout Sessions: - Legislative battles in Colorado - Impact on businesses — productivity, hiring - Impact on minority communities — arrests, crime, development - Black/gray market development - Expectations on marijuana industry — advertising, law suits, responsibility - Dabbing, edibles, and high potency pot - Impact on homelessness 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Debate and Closing featuring Jeff Hunt, Centennial Institute and Robert Corry, Corry & Associates * Schedule subject to change.