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Title: 2019/10/17 - FAMU MMERI Partners with Bi-National Health Fair andHispanic Heritage Celebration in Quincy.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: The health fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at 315 N. Key St., Quincy. The event is free and open to the public. It will include medical and dental exams, information booths, health screenings for diabetes and blood pressure and many other services. Mexican Consulate services will also be provided. PAEC helps small school districts with limited resources to better serve children, teachers, and administrators. The organization serves 14 member districts, representing over 45,000 students,...
Show moreThe health fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at 315 N. Key St., Quincy. The event is free and open to the public. It will include medical and dental exams, information booths, health screenings for diabetes and blood pressure and many other services. Mexican Consulate services will also be provided. PAEC helps small school districts with limited resources to better serve children, teachers, and administrators. The organization serves 14 member districts, representing over 45,000 students, as well as many other non-member districts. Maria Pouncey, Ed.D., administrator for the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, said she appreciates the effort being made by MMERI to reach out to all of Florida’s diverse minority communities .
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Date Issued: 2019/10/17
Identifier: FAMU-6891
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2019/10/04-FAMU MMERI Press Release Announcing Launch of State-Wide Radio Show.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: lorida A&M University’s (FAMU) Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) today launched MMERI Forum Radio, an expansion of its successful community forums held in Tallahassee, Orlando, Pensacola, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. MMERI Forum Radio is a half-hour weekly program that airs Friday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on WANM Radio 90.5 FM in Tallahassee and southern Georgia and Friday at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on WILD Radio 95.5 FM in West Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast. The...
Show morelorida A&M University’s (FAMU) Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) today launched MMERI Forum Radio, an expansion of its successful community forums held in Tallahassee, Orlando, Pensacola, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. MMERI Forum Radio is a half-hour weekly program that airs Friday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on WANM Radio 90.5 FM in Tallahassee and southern Georgia and Friday at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on WILD Radio 95.5 FM in West Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast. The radio program is designed to inform and educate the public about medical marjiuana and the impact of the unlawful use of marijuana on Florida’s diverse communities.
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Date Issued: 2019/10/04
Identifier: FAMU-6894
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2019/10/17 -MMERI Hold Community Forum at Melbourne Church.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: The community forum will be held at The MaxOut Church, 1106 W.H. Jackson St., Melbourne, Fla., 10:13 a.m. Sunday, October 20. The event will feature panelists with medical, political, law enforcement and social justice backgrounds. The forum is free and open to the public. MaxOut Church pastor Leo Stoney said he invited MMERI to come and present information about medical marijuana and the impact of unlawful marijuana on Florida’s diverse minority communities after being a panelist at MMERI’s...
Show moreThe community forum will be held at The MaxOut Church, 1106 W.H. Jackson St., Melbourne, Fla., 10:13 a.m. Sunday, October 20. The event will feature panelists with medical, political, law enforcement and social justice backgrounds. The forum is free and open to the public. MaxOut Church pastor Leo Stoney said he invited MMERI to come and present information about medical marijuana and the impact of unlawful marijuana on Florida’s diverse minority communities after being a panelist at MMERI’s Orlando community forum. He saw how critical it was to bring this information to the public. Stoney said he believes in the power of education and awareness.
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Date Issued: 2019/10/17
Identifier: FAMU-6893
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2019/10/17 MMERI Radio Forum: College Students and Law Enforcement.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This week’s episode of MMERI Radio focuses on law enforcement and college students, drug tests, campus policies for students recommended to use medical marijuana, common misconceptions about marijuana possession and other topics. Florida A&M University (FAMU) Police Chief Terence Callaway and Will Cannon of Danzy Bail Bonds will join co-hosts Angela Hardiman, public affairs liaison for the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI), and Patricia Green-Powell, MMERI interim...
Show moreThis week’s episode of MMERI Radio focuses on law enforcement and college students, drug tests, campus policies for students recommended to use medical marijuana, common misconceptions about marijuana possession and other topics. Florida A&M University (FAMU) Police Chief Terence Callaway and Will Cannon of Danzy Bail Bonds will join co-hosts Angela Hardiman, public affairs liaison for the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI), and Patricia Green-Powell, MMERI interim executive director.
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Date Issued: 2019/10/17
Identifier: FAMU-6892
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: MMERI Compendium: Eleven Research Grants.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This compendium provides brief synopses of eleven mini-grants for applied studies awarded by the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative to the dynamic faculty and their intellectually inquisitive student scholars at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University for the project period of April 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020.
Date Issued: 2021/05/27
Identifier: FAMU-6920
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Memorandum Letter MMERI Research Compendium.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) Research Compendium letter, announcing research mini-grants awarded by the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative.
Date Issued: 2021/05/27
Identifier: FAMU-6895
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: MMERI Fact Sheet English.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Date Issued: July 2019
Identifier: MMERI_1
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 07-09-19 Community Forum Flyer Pensacola.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: Flyer promoting the community forum held in Pensacola, Florida on July 09, 2019 at the Brownsville Community Center.
Date Issued: July 2019
Identifier: MMERI_8
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Videocast MMERI 04/24/2020 (Dr. Bhavin Patel).
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features Dr. Bhavin Patel, MD, Clinical Director of Healthy Option Consulting and member of the MMERI External Advisory Council
Date Issued: 04/24/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3428
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 04/29/2020 (Dr. Lowe).
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features the infamous Dr. Henry Lowe, a pioneer in the medical marijuana space. As part of the expansion collaborative, this episode is hosted by Attorney Scheril Murray Powell.
Date Issued: 04/29/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3431
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 05/07/2020.
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: Video hosted by Carol Davis, FAMU Assistant Director of Communications, and, Angela Hardiman, Public Affairs Liaison for MMERI. Guest include Guylane Berry , CEO of Sak Pak Media, Charles Cherry II, J.D., MBA, President of 623 Management Inc., and Scherill Murrau Powell Esq., Executive Director of Black Farmers and Agriculturalist of Florida. In this videocast the panel discuss the history and expansion of MMERI and getting communication out public about medical marijuana.
Date Issued: 05/07/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3420
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 04/29/2020 (Dr. Block).
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features Dr. Jeffrey Block, MD, of Jackson Health System- Miam. He is a board certified anesthesiologist, a horticulturalist, and the only physician appointed by the Florida Surgeon General to determine the Department of Health’s rules for the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. As part of the expansion collaborative, this episode is hosted by Attorney Scheril Murray Powell.
Date Issued: 04/29/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3421
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 04/29/2020 Dr. Letresia Wilson, MD.
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: An interview with Dr. Letresia Wilson, MD and Vice President of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists of Florida. The interviewer is Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. The discussion is about informing and recruiting farmers, in particular, black farmers about the medical marijuana industry in the state of Florida . .
Date Issued: 04/29/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3417
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 06/18/2020 David Burger, MD.
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features Dr. David Berger, a Board Certified Pediatrician with over 20 years of experience as a clinician, who has developed a national reputation in holistic pediatric primary care.
Date Issued: 06/18/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3444
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 04/29/2020 Rep. Anika Omphroy.
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features Florida State Representative Anika Omphroy, House District 95, discussing her charge for compassionate legislation. As part of the expansion collaborative, this episode is hosted by Attorney Scheril Murray Powell.
Date Issued: 04/29/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3446
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 04/29/2020 Dr.Ellen Grizzle.
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features Dr. Ellen Grizzle, Associate Professor, College of Health Sciences, The University of Technology (Utech), Jamaica, discussing pharmacists joining the cannabis legalization strategy. As part of the expansion collaborative, this episode is hosted by Attorney Scheril Murray Powell.
Date Issued: 04/29/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3447
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 04/29/2020 Dr. Tiffany Bowden, Ph.D.
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features former Famuan, Dr. Tiffany Bowden, Ph.D., discussing her journey from a kid during the D.A.R.E era to an advocate for medical cannabis following the illness, and ultimate death of her father. Dr. Bowden’s PhD in Communications incorporated her love of cannabis education. Beyond the Illusion of Inclusion: a New Vision for Cannabis Social Equity is the title of her dissertation.
Date Issued: 04/29/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3454
Format: Video file

Title: Videocast MMERI 05/28/2020 ( Dr. Ali Askal).
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This episode features our own Dr. Askal Ali, PhD, discussing her research on pediatric cancer patients and caregivers on medical marijuana. MMERI Evidence-Based Studies: Knowledge and Perception of Pediatric Cancer Patients and Caregivers on Medical Marijuana featuring: Dr. Askal Ali, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute of Public Health.
Date Issued: 05/28/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3450
Format: Video file

Title: 2019/06/05 MMERI Press Release for Orlando Forum.
Creator: Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: The MMERI forums provide community members with an opportunity to engage in a two-way conversation with community medical marijuana stakeholders. Community members were able to ask questions and get answers from the diverse panel composed of: Cynthia Hughes Harris, Ph.D. Research Chair, MMERI Initiative, and Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences Florida A&M University Representative Bruce Antone Florida House of Representatives Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith Florida House of...
Show moreThe MMERI forums provide community members with an opportunity to engage in a two-way conversation with community medical marijuana stakeholders. Community members were able to ask questions and get answers from the diverse panel composed of: Cynthia Hughes Harris, Ph.D. Research Chair, MMERI Initiative, and Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences Florida A&M University Representative Bruce Antone Florida House of Representatives Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith Florida House of Representatives Valeria Robinson Baker, RPh, C.Ph. Olympia Compounding Pharmacy Uday Daphtary, M.D. Affordable Care Clinics Mark Canty Undersheriff, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Rev. Leo Stoney Pastor, The MaxOut Church
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Date Issued: June 2019
Identifier: MMERI_11
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2020/01/29 - FAMU MMERI Press Release FAMU MMERI Forum RadioFeatures MMERI Mini Grant Recipients and Cannabis Business of FAMU Alum.
Creator: FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description: This week’s episode of Florida A&M University (FAMU) MMERI Forum Radio features two back-to-back half-hour episodes of conversations on cannabis. The first half-hour features the research of Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) mini-grant recipients John Luque, Ph.D., Gwendolyn Singleton, Ph.D. and Huijin Li Ph.D., The second half hour features FAMU Alumni Joshua Green, co-founder of Veriheal. The company works nationwide and helps patients gain safe and legal access to...
Show moreThis week’s episode of Florida A&M University (FAMU) MMERI Forum Radio features two back-to-back half-hour episodes of conversations on cannabis. The first half-hour features the research of Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) mini-grant recipients John Luque, Ph.D., Gwendolyn Singleton, Ph.D. and Huijin Li Ph.D., The second half hour features FAMU Alumni Joshua Green, co-founder of Veriheal. The company works nationwide and helps patients gain safe and legal access to medical cannabis.
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Date Issued: 01/29/2020
Identifier: FAMU_3410
Format: Document (PDF)

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