Cannabis for Health: Guidelines and Considerations

Presented by the Nursing Department in partnership with the Soundings program, this lecture and panel will speak to the pros and cons of cannabis from a medical perspective and in healthcare settings. Jessilyn Dolan, Director of the American Cannabis Nurses Association, will present a lecture followed by a panel of experts from Castleton’s Nursing Department, Cannabis Studies Certificate Program, and Wellness Center.

Sign-up is required for this event.

The proposed agenda of topics is as follows: 

• Medicinal Cannabis 
• Vermont Medical Program 
• Nursing Implications 
• Medication Interactions  

• Lab Testing, Labeling and Packaging  

• Overconsumption 
• Cannabis Hyperemesis  
• At-Risk Populations 

• Modes of Administration  
• Dosing