Seattle AWIS and ACS Puget Sound Section are co-presenting: Recreational Marijuana: Science & Society Wednesday – Nov. 19, 2014 – 6:00 pm Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center – Pelton Auditorium 1100 Fairview Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109 – Free visitor parking 6:00pm – Networking and Refreshments 6:30pm – Introductions and Panel Discussion 7:30pm – Networking and Dessert Have you ever wondered about the scientific research and societal consequences surrounding legal, recreational marijuana use for our community? If so, please join AWIS and ACS for this forward-thinking scientific panel discussion, where we will be exploring topics such as regulating impaired driving, ensuring quality control of marijuana and cannabis-based products, understanding and treating marijuana dependency, and neurochemical and neurobiological issues surrounding marijuana use. Our distinguished panelists are: Michelle Sexton, PhD Founder, Chief Science Officer PhytaLabs (Cannabis testing facility) Caleb J. Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW Senior Research Scientist, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute Affiliate Associate Professor, UW School of Public Health Denise Walker, PhD Research Associate Professor, UW School of Social Work Co-Director, UW Innovative Programs Research Group Pratistha Ranjitkar, PhD Clinical Chemistry Fellow, UW Department of Laboratory Medicine This event is FREE but requires pre-registration. Space is limited and priority is given to AWIS and ACS Members. Register here: http://SeattleAWIS-ACSPugetSound.eventbrite.com More information at: http://www.seattleawis.org/ -- http://pugetsound.sites.acs.org