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2019/07/20 MMERI Pensacola Press Release
Title
2019/07/20 MMERI Pensacola Press Release.
Creator
FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description
Press release for the Pensacola community forum. Panelists included: Michelle Beasley, M.D. Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida David Brannon, M.D. Cantonment Family Medicine Tommi Lyter Chief, Pensacola Police Department Chip Simmons Chief Deputy, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Lonnie Wesley III, Ph.D. Pastor, Greater Little Rock Baptist Church
Date Issued
August 2019
Identifier
FAMU_3383
Format
Document (PDF)
2019/10/04-FAMU MMERI Press Release Announcing Launch of State-Wide Radio Show
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)
2019/10/17 - FAMU MMERI Partners with Bi-National Health Fair andHispanic Heritage Celebration in Quincy
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)
2019/10/17 -MMERI Hold Community Forum at Melbourne Church
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)
2019/10/17 MMERI Radio Forum: College Students and Law Enforcement
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)
2019/10/24 -FAMU SGA Campus Forum on Marijauna Use Press Release
Title
2019/10/24 -FAMU SGA Campus Forum on Marijauna Use Press Release.
Creator
Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida A&M University
Abstract/Description
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Student Government Association (SGA) will host an on-campus forum to help educate students on the issues surrounding medical marijuana and the use of illegal marijuana. The student forum will be held in collaboration with the FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) at Perry-Paige Auditorium 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 29. The event is free and open to the public. The panel includes: Mutaqee Akbar, JD, Akbar Law Firm; Rev....
Show moreThe Florida A&M University (FAMU) Student Government Association (SGA) will host an on-campus forum to help educate students on the issues surrounding medical marijuana and the use of illegal marijuana. The student forum will be held in collaboration with the FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) at Perry-Paige Auditorium 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 29. The event is free and open to the public. The panel includes: Mutaqee Akbar, JD, Akbar Law Firm; Rev. Shawana Elwood New Mount Zion AME Church; Alexis McMillan, RPH, Economy Drug Store; Mark Moore, MD, MedCan, LLC; Gwendolyn Singleton, Ph.D., College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities; Chief Terence Calloway FAMU Police Department; Cynthia Hughes-Harris, MMERI research chair and dean, School of Allied Health Sciences; Antoneia Roe, JD, FAMU Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.
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Date Issued
2019/10/24
Identifier
FAMU-6890
Format
Document (PDF)
2020/01/09 - MMERI Radio Forum Features Conversations on Cannabis with Medical Doctors, a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and a Stress Therapist
Title
2020/01/09 - MMERI Radio Forum Features Conversations on Cannabis with Medical Doctors, a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and a Stress Therapist.
Creator
Medical Marijuana Research Initiative, Florida A&M 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 anxiety, stress management and how cannabis works on the human body. The episode also includes a conversation with Parkinson’s patient Glen Penfield talking about his personal journey with medical marijuana. The program’s feature counselor, educator and psychotherapist Alishea Rowley, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the FAMU College of Education, certified...
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 anxiety, stress management and how cannabis works on the human body. The episode also includes a conversation with Parkinson’s patient Glen Penfield talking about his personal journey with medical marijuana. The program’s feature counselor, educator and psychotherapist Alishea Rowley, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the FAMU College of Education, certified cannabis physician Dr. Kantilal Bhalani, M.D., of Doctors Goodwill Foundation and Affordable Care Clinics and Dr. Bhavin Patel, M.D., of Affordable Care Clinics.
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Date Issued
2020/01/09
Identifier
FAMU-6889
Format
Document (PDF)
MMERI List of Community Forums
Title
MMERI List of Community Forums.
Creator
Medical Marijuana Education Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description
A listing of community forums beginning 04/30/2019 through 02/27/2020, including panelists and places held.
Date Issued
03/31/2020
Identifier
FAMU-6896
Format
Document (PDF)
MMERI List of Community Forums II
Title
MMERI List of Community Forums II.
Creator
Medical Marijuana Education Research Initiative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Abstract/Description
A listing of community forums with date held and participating panelists. The list covers forums from 04/30/2019 through 02/27/2020.
Date Issued
03/11/2020
Identifier
FAMU-6897
Format
Document (PDF)