Stacey joined Natural Insect Control (NIC) shortly after receiving her Bachelor Science with Honours in Entomology from Brock University.
As NIC’s head Entomologist, Stacey has been instrumental in designing personalized IPM programs for both home and commercial cannabis growers. Stacey liaisons directly with LP’s, indoor & outdoor growers on a regular basis, this helps keep her abreast of what is going in each crop and in the industry as a whole.
Stacey has been working directly with cannabis growers for over 20 years and has come across pretty much every insect problem you could imagine. As such her depth of knowledge and years of experience give her a unique perspective on IPM programs in Cannabis
When Stacey is not looking at, or working with insects she can happily be found with a book in her hands.
Alexander Repetski is an entrepreneur, media production artist and communications strategist. Years ago, he began researching cannabis as an analgesic to control his own arthritis pain.
His interest in cannabinoid therapy became increasingly important in 2012 when his daughter Gwenevere was diagnosed with intractable epilepsy. He came across cannabis while researching various areas of neuroscience in an effort to understand treatment options. After repeated failures of traditional therapies, he has successfully treated Gwenevere’s seizures with specialized cannabis cultivars, extractions and formulations. As a result of his research and media appearances he is regularly asked to speak about his experiences and findings to audiences both within the cannabis patient community and the academic world.
Graeme completed his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences and his Masters in Agricultural Science in Melbourne, Australia and worked for 8 years with the Victorian State Government in Australia. In 1988, he moved to Canada and from then until the end of 2014, he worked as the Greenhouse Floriculture IPM Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. During that time, he worked closely with the industry on pest management issues generally, including new and invasive pests, registration of new pesticides, research into new control strategies and development of educational programs and publications for Ontario growers. He has written widely in grower trade publications in Canada and the USA and has been an invited speaker at many conferences and grower meetings both locally and internationally. Since his retirement at the end of 2014, Graeme has been working as a consultant with greenhouse growers to help refine their pest management programs, focusing on in-house research projects, developing a better understanding of pest management economics and developing staff training sessions geared to the crops and pests of individual greenhouses.
Mandy became an ‘accidental’ advocate for safe access to medical marijuana when her son Liam had reached the end of his medical journey with conventional therapies. Liam suffers from Dravet Syndrome, a rare and catastrophic form of epilepsy for which there currently is no cure and treatment options are extremely limited. At 9 years old, he is one of the younger medical cannabis patients authorized through the ACMPR.
Over the last four years after witnessing the incredible progress that Liam has made since starting cannabis as a treatment for his seizures, Mandy has become a vocal advocate for kids and cannabis. Helping other parents navigate the ACMPR regulations in order to obtain safe access to medical cannabis for their sick kids. She spoke out against Health Canada’s regulations that required her son to smoke his medication by appearing on various national news networks, CBC’s Power and Politics, several radio broadcasts, as well as a variety of print and internet media across Canada, the US and overseas. Mandy was also granted intervener status in the recent Rv Smith – Supreme Court Case, under the application for Santé Cannabis where she was able to outline in an affidavit what impact the restrictive regulations of dry form cannabis had on Liam’s life.
Mandy previously sat on the Patient Advisory Board of the Licensed Producer Bedrocan, where she brought a voice for parents and caregivers of pediatric patients suffering from devastating illnesses. Mandy is passionate about patients, especially kids, getting fair access to cannabis as a treatment for their illnesses.
She is a founding board member of Canada’s only charity for kids who suffer from Dravet Syndrome – Dravet Canada was formed in February 2012 and she is an active board member. Mandy and her family host an annual walk in Constance Bay, ON to raise awareness and funds for research for Dravet Syndrome raising over a quarter million dollars to date for Dravet Syndrome research.
Ashley is the Post-Harvest Manager at one of the fastest growing medical marijuana dispensaries/grow facilities in Arizona. She is leading the effort of developing new and cutting edge post-harvest processes as the company expands to a large-scale production grow facility. Ashley previously worked for the Chicago Botanic Garden as a field botanist working in partnership with the United States Bureau of Land Management. She also has experience growing and working with other medicinal plants post-harvest. She earned her B.S in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona and her M.S in Biology from Western Carolina University.
Kevin has a wide-ranging background in both Cannabis and traditional Greenhouse vegetable and ornamental industries, spanning more than three decades. Starting in the early days of the Legacy market working with some of Canada’s first Compassion Clubs and later as Cultivation Writer for Cannabis Culture magazine from the late 1990’s until 2003, Kevin bridges early industry Cannabis activism and legacy knowledge with the most modern legal productions systems. For the past 17 years, Kevin has been on the leading edge of developing Biological Control programs for Cannabis producers across Canada in various leadership roles at Koppert Biological Systems. Kevin is passionate about bringing safer, sustainable Integrated Pest Management solutions into the Cannabis production ecosystem, utilizing beneficial insects, microbes and cultural techniques. Koppert is a word leader in Biological Control solutions and is proud to be celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Canadian division this year.
Jayson studied Horticulture at Niagara College in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Canada and brings a strong Horticultural background to the cannabis industry with over 25 year’s experience in the commercial horticulture industry.
Jayson’s experience has also aided in achieving many years of commercial cannabis industry experience while working through Health Canada’s various regulations since 2013 as Head Grower with Canopy Growth Corporation at their Tweed Farms location.
Cannabis Compliance Inc. – CCI is a Canadian based, global leading cannabis consulting firm where Jayson provides industry support and guidance from inception of a conceptual design right through to harvest. Through CCI Jayson regularly performs regulatory and compliance on-site training along with audits, gap assessments, cultivation planning and quality assurance services.
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