Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis & Hemp

Barry Lambert is renowned in the Australian banking industry for founding Count Financial, Australia’s largest network of accounting-based advisory firms. Barry is now the Chairman of Ecofibre Limited, which owns leading US-based nutraceutical and hemp producer Ananda Hemp.

At 6-months-old, Barry and Joy's granddaughter, Katelyn, was diagnosed with a form of crippling epilepsy called Dravet’s syndrome. It's a rare genetic abnormality that affects the brain's electric signaling system and causes severe and repetitive seizures. Cannabis derived from hemp gave Katelyn substantial relief from her seizures. The Lamberts’ gift to Jefferson reflects a belief that more study into medicinal cannabis will offer greater hope for others.