The workshop will educate businesses and agencies on the new Connecticut law authorizing the medical use of marijuana and its impact.
Guest
speakers include Phillip Adamo, Medical Review
Officer for Griffin Hospital Occupational Medicine, Mark D. Soycher, Human Resources
Counsel, Connecticut
Business and Industry Association and John Daviau, Chair, Connecticut
Association of Prevention Practitioners, Medical Marijuana Task Force.
Participants
will learn about what employers can do to reduce any risks or
additional exposure associated with the new law, and how they might
revise
their policies to accommodate the new law.
Participants will also
learn about medical marijuana grower and manufacturer moratoriums, and
how to implement them in their communities, as well as marijuana trends
in the local community among youth, and the impact
and concerns for our youth and adults.
Register by Oct. 14 by calling VSAAC, 203-736-8566 or by visiting vsaac.org. Space is limited.
VSAAC,
a program of BHcare, is a public/private partnership comprised of
community leaders and citizens who develop and carry out strategies to
reduce alcohol, tobacco,
drug use, suicide, risky behaviors, and promote good mental health
among youth and, over time, among adults through community education,
community mobilization, public awareness, and advocacy in the Lower
Naugatuck Valley, Greater New Haven and surrounding
communities.
For more information, visit www.vsaac.com.
BHcare
is a regional community provider of behavioral health, addiction
prevention, and domestic violence services for the Lower Naugatuck
Valley, Greater New Haven and
Shoreline communities. For more information, visit www.bhcare.org.
This is a press release from BHcare.
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