Dr. Jeff Raber and Peter Tejera both serve on the Community Advisory Board for The CHAYA Project in Los Angeles which is focused on studying cannabis, health, and young adults.

Peter Tejera holds a degree in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University and has 25 years experience in real estate development, retail marketing, brand development, and retail agriculture – founding two cannabis businesses HoneyVape™ and Herbalcure™. Peter is also a founding board member of the California Cannabis Manufacturers Association (CCMA). Dr. Jeff Raber received his B.S. in biochemistry from Lebanon Valley College and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Southern California. Dr. Raber entered the cannabis industry in 2010 and has since published 6 peer-reviewed articles on different cannabis topics, most notably around terpenes, and now runs The Werc Shop, a company that provides cutting-edge product testing for cannabis products.

Peter and Jeff will talk about the lessons learned from California’s transition and growing pains from a medical cannabis program to having both adult-use and medical cannabis programs.

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