Medical Cannabis in Mississippi: A Conference for Providers 2026

Activity Coordinator/Nurse Planner

Anahit Abrahamyan, MS, CHPE, UMMC

Activity Director/Primary Nurse Planner(s)

Michael Marlin, MD, UMMC
Kandy Smith DNS,, RN, School of Nursing

Planning Committee Member(s)

Anahit Abrahamyan, MS, CHPE, UMMC
Robert Welch, PharmD, National Center for Cannabis Research and Education
April Miller, PharmD, MS Public Health Institute
Vickie Skinner, DHA, CHCP, CHPE
Pia Chatterjee Kirk, DDS, School of Dentistry
Derek Holt, DNP, School of Nursing
Callie Anyan-Draine, BS, MPA, National Center for Cannabis Research & Education
Stuart T. Haines, BS, PharmD, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jennifer Ipsen, MS, UMMC CHPE
Jefferson Parker, PhD, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Nicholas Boullard, MD, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Healthcare Center