THE FUTURE OF CANNABIS: Small Business Week Workshop

The Future of Cannabis: Where Will This Budding Industry Take Us?

Presenter: Dr. John Oram
Dr. Oram holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in environmental chemistry and engineering from the University of California Los Angeles and bachelor’s degrees in analytical chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Dr. Oram spent his research years studying the complex physical and chemical processes governing the fate of contaminants in the coastal environment.  He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and technical reports, has given presentations before local and international audiences, and is an invited member of several technical review and scientific steering committees.  Dr. Oram’s research was instrumental in forming government regulations regarding water quality and assessing human health impacts of agricultural pesticides. 
 
In 2009, Dr. Oram co-founded CW Analytical Laboratories to establish standardized testing and certification protocols to ensure the safety and quality of medical Cannabis.   CW Analytical Laboratories is now recognized as the most trusted analytical laboratory in California.
 
Dr. Oram and his lab were instrumental in developing Cannabis regulations in California, Washington, and New Jersey.  Specifically, Dr. Oram was an invited member of the scientific advisory panel for Washington’s Initiative 502 regulations.
 
Dr. Oram founded and operates NUG Inc. (Formerly Bloom Innovations Inc) a vertically-integrated businesses in the Cannabis vertical that currently employ over one hundred eighty full-time employees. A popular Cannabis brand in California, NUG manufactures all of its own products and distributes through a vast majority of licensed retail shops as well as through its own NUG-branded retail outlets.