Shan Mei is a Nurse Practitioner, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Medical Cannabis Consultant. She has been a health care provider for over 20 years and has been working in the cannabis space for the last 7 years. Her approach to health is integrative, bridging Eastern, Western and Plant Medicine. Shan Mei has worked with clinics and LPs to provide medical cannabis authorizations to patient of all ages, and to support patients with the ACMPR process. In a clinical leadership role, she has been working to improve the medical cannabis process, making it more efficient and patient centred. As a speaker at conferences, seminars and community events, Shan Mei seeks to educate both patients and health care professionals in order to break down barriers to access, reduce stigma and advocate for cannabis as medicine.