Presenter: Eliza Muse
This session will provide an update as to what is happening regarding alcohol and marijuana sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eliza Muse, MSc has worked for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services since 2011. Her first professional public health experience was working with the Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control program on tobacco policy and prevention efforts. Post marijuana legalization, Eliza joined a team to focus on marijuana policy and education efforts. During this time, Eliza designed, and is currently implementing, Alaska’s Marijuana Education Program which is funded through state marijuana excise taxes. The program uses evidence-based strategies to develop public health interventions to minimize marijuana-related adverse health consequences in Alaska.