Learn About the Cannabis Regulators Association with Gillian Schauer, PhD

Thursday, October 16, 2025

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

The Drexel University Medical Cannabis Research Center presents Gillian Schauer, PhD, Executive Director of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), a nonpartisan, nonprofit association of government agencies involved in cannabis, cannabinoid, and hemp regulation across more than 45 states, three U.S. territories, the District of Columbia, Canada, the Netherlands, Malta, and Albania.

Schauer's prior work includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and several other state and international governments. From 2014-2021, on behalf of the CDC and CDC Foundation, Schauer led a Learning Collaborative on Cannabis and Public Health, convening State Health Officials to share learnings and best practices and troubleshoot data and research challenges in cannabis. Schauer has testified before the U.S. Congress, as well as several state legislatures to provide education on national cannabis regulatory approaches across the country. Prior to working on cannabis policy, she worked on tobacco control policy and was a Senior Editor on the 2020 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking Cessation. Schauer has more than 75 publications on tobacco, cannabis, and other substance use topics. She has an MPH from the University of Washington and a PhD in Behavioral Science from Emory University.

Schauer will present on the essential functions of CANNRA, the common challenges of regulating cannabis, and how states are approaching cannabis regulation.

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Jim Seaberg
js4982@drexel.edu