Eileen Konieczny RN
Eileen Konieczny RN, BCPA
Ms. Konieczny is a registered nurse & board certified patient advocate who began supporting patients with their use of medical cannabis in 2008, when she first learned the underlying science of the endocannabinoid system. With decades of nursing experience, Ms. Konieczny felt driven to become active as a patient advocate for medical cannabis on a state, national and international level and played an integral part in the passage of medical cannabis legislation in Connecticut (2012) and New York (2014).
Additionally, Ms. Konieczny has been actively involved in the leadership of the American Cannabis Nurses Association since 2013. The organization seeks to advance excellence in cannabis nursing practice through advocacy, collaboration, education, research, and policy development: all the same passions that Ms. Konieczny has been putting into practice on behalf of patients for the past decade. As the Past President of the ACNA and member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, Ms. Konieczny is deeply involved in contributing to the increased knowledge about medical cannabis by health care professionals.
In addition to these high-level advocacy roles, Ms. Konieczny is a co-founder of Curaleaf (CT ) & Valley Agriceuticals (NY) helping to shape access to safe & standardized medical cannabis products for patients. Ms. Konieczny has advised multiple medical cannabis industry companies, health care professionals, and patient advocacy groups. Through these roles, Ms. Konieczny has developed an in-depth understanding of the processes and best practices of the medical cannabis industry. Eileen is dedicated to building a patient-tailored therapeutic model for patients to obtain safe and effective medicinal cannabis and remains a strong patient advocate whose mission is to bridging the information gap between the medical cannabis and healthcare industries.
Eileen’s book, Healing with CBD: How Cannabidiol Can Transform Your Health Without the High (Ulysses Press, Sept. 2018), offers a practical and nuanced guide to cannabinoid medicine gleaned from her years of experience in the medical cannabis space. It combines lessons learned from treating patients with tales from-the-field in advocacy at the national level.
She is a graduate of Felician College (Lodi, NJ), she has advanced certification from Oaksterdam University and supports the American Cannabis Nurses Association, Society for Cannabis Clinicians, Americans for Safe Access, Association of Cannabis Specialists, and the Drug Policy Alliance.
Ms. Konieczny is a registered nurse & board certified patient advocate who began supporting patients with their use of medical cannabis in 2008, when she first learned the underlying science of the endocannabinoid system. With decades of nursing experience, Ms. Konieczny felt driven to become active as a patient advocate for medical cannabis on a state, national and international level and played an integral part in the passage of medical cannabis legislation in Connecticut (2012) and New York (2014).
Additionally, Ms. Konieczny has been actively involved in the leadership of the American Cannabis Nurses Association since 2013. The organization seeks to advance excellence in cannabis nursing practice through advocacy, collaboration, education, research, and policy development: all the same passions that Ms. Konieczny has been putting into practice on behalf of patients for the past decade. As the Past President of the ACNA and member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, Ms. Konieczny is deeply involved in contributing to the increased knowledge about medical cannabis by health care professionals.
In addition to these high-level advocacy roles, Ms. Konieczny is a co-founder of Curaleaf (CT ) & Valley Agriceuticals (NY) helping to shape access to safe & standardized medical cannabis products for patients. Ms. Konieczny has advised multiple medical cannabis industry companies, health care professionals, and patient advocacy groups. Through these roles, Ms. Konieczny has developed an in-depth understanding of the processes and best practices of the medical cannabis industry. Eileen is dedicated to building a patient-tailored therapeutic model for patients to obtain safe and effective medicinal cannabis and remains a strong patient advocate whose mission is to bridging the information gap between the medical cannabis and healthcare industries.
Eileen’s book, Healing with CBD: How Cannabidiol Can Transform Your Health Without the High (Ulysses Press, Sept. 2018), offers a practical and nuanced guide to cannabinoid medicine gleaned from her years of experience in the medical cannabis space. It combines lessons learned from treating patients with tales from-the-field in advocacy at the national level.
She is a graduate of Felician College (Lodi, NJ), she has advanced certification from Oaksterdam University and supports the American Cannabis Nurses Association, Society for Cannabis Clinicians, Americans for Safe Access, Association of Cannabis Specialists, and the Drug Policy Alliance.