Page 37 - SFHN0918FINAL.qxp_SFHN 0608 Friday 5.0

Cannabis Spotlight

Scheril Murray Powell, Esq
Scheril Murray Powell, Esquire
President, Green Sustainable Strong, LLC
Managing Partner, Scheril Murray Powell, P.A.
General Counsel for Minorities for Medical Marijuana
General Counsel for Patience with Patients.
In House Counsel for the EOP Foundations Medical Cannabinoid
Research and Policy Institute

What benefits do you see for What motivates you to be a opportunity in Cannabis. I have a site
patients throughout Florida part of the Cannabis for Cannabis gifts called www.cannur-
within this space? Industry? ban.com. Finally, I have a company
There are significant benefits for The motivation to be a part of the that supports farmers called Green
patients who use Medical Marijuana as Cannabis Industry first stemmed from Sustainable Strong, LLC. I am General
a form of treatment. The first benefit is my passion for social justice. When I Counsel for Minorities 4 Medical
that with the legalization of Marijuana looked at the "War on Drugs" and the Marijuana, In House Counsel for known as "ganja," "marijuana,"
there has been a spotlight shined on "Mass Incarceration Epidemic", it was Green Roads of Florida, LLC, and In "herb," "weed". No matter what it is
the importance of the Doctor-patient clearly terrorizing certain communi- House Counsel for the EOP called, you cannot deny the healing
relationship and the fact that this rela- ties, specifically communities of color. Foundation, Medical Cannabinoid capability. We are just beginning to
tionship should not be severed by Once legalization started to take hold, Research and Policy Institute. learn the power of the over 130
interference including government I did see any representation from those cannabinoids in the plant.
interference. When the regulations communities and people were still How can people in Florida
first rolled out, there was a 90 day being wrongly incarcerated. My inter- benefit from the company Do you see Florida moving
waiting period before a recommenda- est is in 1) Diversifying the Industry 2) you represent? forward with recreational
tion could be made. There are reports Pipelining younger generations into I think my staffing agency will really Marijuana/Cannabis and how
of as many as 25% of patients dying agricultural careers including farming, drive the employment numbers and will that affect your business?
before they completed the 90 day peri- 3) Decriminalization up to and includ- revenues expected from the Cannabis
od. Now that this rule has changed, ing letting people out of prison who Industry. There are a lot of patients I definitely see Florida becoming a
more patients’ lives are being saved. are serving sentences for non-violent that cannot work in traditional envi- recreational state. More important, I
Another benefit is the recognition of Cannabis Crimes. This work keeps me ronments, but they can find their place really feel like the NATION will be
research showing that certain chronic involved and driving legalization in in the Cannabis Industry. There is a lot medical in the next 2 - 3 years. Florida
conditions can be mitigated with the new markets around the world. of untapped, high performing talent will go recreational as a result of the
use of Medical Marijuana and CBD. that is being placed in Cannabis Regulate Florida ballot initiative. Go
This legitimizes the claims of patients What field are you in within Careers. Our industry has an affinity to www.regulateflorida.com to com-
that have been self-medicating for the Cannabis space? for patients and veterans and we are plete and submit a ballot. I believe that
years. Finally, Doctors are given anoth- I am an Agricultural and Cannabis finding them jobs. a lot of the recreational use is medical.
er option, an alternative for treatment. Attorney and that is how I entered the Patients are self-medicating because
They can choose not to contribute to Cannabis Space. I am now also a Are you personally they want anonymity and they do not
the addiction epidemic by not pre- Cannapreneur. I have a Cannabis a MJ card holder? want to be recorded on a registry. Also,
scribing opiates in some cases based Staffing Agency called Canna I am a Medical Marijuana patient. I Florida has still not included in the list
on their assessments and patient Headhunters (www.cannahead- am a card holder and believe in the of chronic conditions all of the ail-
input. hunters.com) that matches talent to medical benefits of the healing plant ments that Cannabis can give relief for.

South Florida Hospital News southfloridahospitalnews.com September 2018 37