Impacts of Quality on the Emerging Legal Cannabis Industry
Regina Fullin
Due to its history as an illegal enterprise, the Cannabis industry has been marginalized, creating a business environment that has driven away legitimate professionals. This de-professionalization of the industry has de-legitimized a potentially life-enhancing product because there has historically been no dedication to quality principles in its development, marketing, sale, and use. Passage of two key marijuana bills, one to permit its marketing, and another to permit scientific study of its compounds, has introduced the world of Quality to this industry. This presentation will provide an overview of the science of cannabis, the problems presented by rapid regulatory changes in the industry, and how cannabis industry professionals will need to adapt to a field in which quality becomes a new "NORML."
Speaker Biography
Regina Fullin is presently Chair of ASQ Section 1212 (Northeastern Illinois Section), and she has served a Programs Chair, and Certification Chair with the section. She also serves in the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Division of ASQ. She holds Certifications as Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, and Certified Manager of Quality-Organizational Excellence with ASQ, as well as holding a RAC-Devices with RAPS.
In her professional life, she is the Vice president of RA/QAConsulting with Compliance Team, LLC, a consulting firm serving FDA-regulated industries, such as Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Dietary Supplement, and now, emerging Cannabis industry. In her role, she assists companies on their journey of ever-increasing compliance to regulations, and she works in public outreach through authorship of articles and webinar presentations.
Schedule
05:45- 06:00 Test connection and join meeting
06:00 - 06:30 Scholarship Presentation
06:30 - 07:30 Presentation and Q&A