Recorded Webinar – Review of the Cannabis Act

Distinguished Faculty

Ms. Bighash is the Dean of Pharmaceutical & Scientific Affairs and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) – a registered career college by Ministry of Colleges and Universities offering applied education and hands-on training for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and allied industry.

Ms. Bighash has a B.Pharm degree as well as the Bachelor degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from University of Toronto, Canada. She also obtained her Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Schulich School of Business in Toronto, specializing in Finance and Strategy.

In her current role as the Dean of Scientific Affairs and Chief Operating Officer of Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) Inc. She manages the educational and training direction of the college. Her activities include management of industry and government relations, overseeing of student, faculty, and staff activities and development of education policies and course contents of the AAPS programs.

Ms. Bighash is a co-founder and past Editor-in-chief of Canada’s only Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Trade magazine and executive director of Ontario Association of Career Colleges. She has lectured extensively and has been an invited speaker at many academic and industry events.

Her Professional career includes working for number of multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Genpharm Inc., Bayer Corp. and Eli Lily.

Abstract

This webinar aims to summarize the Cannabis act that came into effect on Oct 17, 2018 and the proposed amendments on Cannabis edibles, concentrates and topicals that to come into effect no later than October 17, 2019. The webinar is to provide a practical understanding of:

• Background
• Licenses, Permits and Authorization
• Standard Cultivation
• Micro-Cultivation
• Nursery
• Standard Processing
• Micro-Processing
• Sale of Medicinal and Recreational Cannabis
• Sale of Recreational Cannabis
• Analytical Testing
• GPP
• Security
• Physical Security
• Personnel Security
• Good Production Practices
• Cannabis Tracking System
• Proposed Cannabis edibles, concentrates and topicals
• Packaging and Labelling

Who should attend?

Cannabis industry participants including employers and employees, those who are interested in joining the industry, licensed applicants, and suppliers to the industry