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