NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinar series is our premier digital educational series featuring a variety of interactive programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when you need it most.

The time to “move the needle” for women in cannabis is gone. It’s time to change the game. The women’s market is underserved, and the riches will go to those who understand and target women. You know the stats: only 2% of venture funding goes to women (minority women get .0006%). C-Suite and board diversity improves profitability. So why are we having this conversation? Because we’re going backwards. Female executive representation in cannabis has shrunk to 22% in 2021 from 36% in 2019 (below the average 30% in mainstream businesses). Learn how to advance women and tap into the single greatest market opportunity for legalization and sales. Get actionable solutions to implement today and get your business and our industry back on track.

Learning Objectives:
• Discover the definition of a female-friendly cannabis retail experience
• Get a suite of actionable solutions to increase success and profitability
• Learn the best career paths in cannabis for female candidates
• Learn where male dispensary buyers are missing the mark
• Identify opportunities across the supply chain to attract women

Panelists:

Whitney Beatty
Josephine & Billie’s

Wendy Bergman
WBS Equities

Brad Bogus
Cannabis Doing Good

Laura Sinton
AFC Products

Jeanne Sullivan
The Arcview Group

Jeanine Moss (Moderator)
Outfront Solutions

NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinar series is our premier digital educational series featuring a variety of interactive programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when you need it most.

Members of NCIA’s Risk Management & Insurance Committee have convened a panel of cannabis regulators and legal experts alongside leading event and hospitality operators to provide cannabusiness professionals the inside scoop on new regulations being adopted to manage/establish cannabis consumption establishments.

Dive deep into the ins & outs of Michigan’s cutting edge regulatory structure and learn from those operating in the space across the country with our panel of experts.

At the conclusion of the discussion they’ll be hosting a moderated Q&A session so don’t miss your chance to participate in this interactive educational experience with leading minds from the cannabis risk management and insurance space!

Learning Objectives
• Review of leading edge regulatory framework providing a model for MI consumption lounges
• Highlight the license structure for temporary events – how do consumption, sales and/or both formats function within this framework?
• How have these regulations evolved since first adoption?
• Review dram shop liability and offer an educationally lensed analysis
• Discuss how that may or may not be a good framework to apply to cannabis?

Panelists

Andrew Brisbo
President
Cannabis Regulators Association

Tatiana Grant
Founder
Infused PR & Events

Jodi Green
Special Counsel
Miller Nash LLP

Mathew Grimes
Director of Operations
Oregon Cannabis Association

Grow Up Conference and Expo is bringing its conference, tradeshow and awards to Victoria BC. This west coast show featuring the Grow Up Extraction Zone, hosted by Extraction Magazine, will bring over one hundred high-level industry speakers, exhibitors and thousands of delegates together on Vancouver Island.

The premier Grow Up Awards Gala will be hosted in Victoria BC. The Cannabis industry has made tremendous growth over the last year and we are determined to recognize the excellence and innovation with our annual awards show. Bringing the Grow Up Awards Gala to Victoria BC will make it easier for our west coast growers and suppliers to be a part of the celebration.

Location - 720 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8W 3M7, Canada

The Seventh Native American Cannabis & Hemp Conference will be held on June 14-15, 2022 at Pechanga Resort & Casino – Temecula, CA.

Industry experts will come together with Tribal Leaders and decision makers to share information regarding the evolving legal landscape of the cannabis and hemp industries throughout the country. You will hear success stories and discuss best practices for creating regulated, legal, safe, and high-quality products in your communities. This is a must-attend event if your Tribe has already entered this complex market or is considering other means to drive revenue and create jobs. This is also a unique opportunity for professionals with products or expertise to take advantage of the many benefits offered when entering a business relationship with a Tribe.

We ensure our attendees get to know their peers and interact with one another throughout the event by providing a variety of engaging sessions, numerous networking opportunities, and impressive business solutions.

Are you a cannabis entrepreneur looking to expand or make your start in the newly regulated New York marketplace? Are you searching for the trusted advisors and industry-leading resources needed to help guide you through the process?

Then you won’t want to miss your chance to mix and mingle with state and national-level influencers and learn from industry leaders who have worked in regulated cannabis markets across the US and internationally.

Join us on the “Insights & Influencers: NY Opportunity Tour” coming to Albany, Rochester and NYC this June!

The Summit will evaluate the current state of cannabis marketing and learn about the practical tools, tactics, and data that produce effective strategies and campaigns for cannabis brands and retailers across the country.

This content is targeted towards marketing professionals — CEOs, CMOs, VPs of Marketing, Directors of Marketing, brand marketers, and professionals in public relations, design, packaging, and communications that have a stake in the cannabis industry.

The Women in Cannabis Expo was established to connect women from all over the United States and the World who are currently working in or would like to work within the cannabis industry.  Currently, dozens of articles have begun to showcase women in the cannabis industry through cultivation, products, writers, photographers, medical professionals, cooking, dispensaries, makeup products, sexual health and scientific analysis.  However more recent data shows that only 8% of women within the cannabis industry are in CEO and other top company positions. The cannabis industry isn't just about cannabis, it's also about new companies and products that include hemp & CBD extracts. It's an industry in its infancy that has significant room for multiple opportunities for women.

Members of NCIA’s Cannabis Manufacturing Committee have convened a panel of leading cannabis testing experts and researchers alongside regulatory affair specialists to discuss new testing requirements being implemented in the Centennial State and how this will affect your manufacturing operations.

An in-depth presentation will be provided followed by a panel discussion with laboratory reps and Colorado regulators on new vaporizer emission tests which analyze the product vapor stream from filled pens+carts.

At the conclusion of the discussion they’ll be hosting a moderated Q&A session so don’t miss your chance to participate in this interactive educational experience with leading minds from the product development, cannabis manufacturing and testing communities!

Learning Objectives:

• Test requirements;
• Test results overview;
• Why regulators care about these tests;
• How businesses can benefit from these tests

Panelists

Jacob Enslein – AJ Cannabis Consulting LLC
Arnaud Dumas de Rauly – The Blinc Group
Tony Gonzalez – Baker Perkins Inc
Ramon Alarcon – Wellness Insight Technologies Inc

"It's the world's most commonly cultivated, trafficked, and used illicit drug, and as the push for legalization at home and abroad grows, marijuana is garnering significant attention from investors, manufacturers, and researchers. Despite the plant being illegal under federal law as a Schedule I drug, the U.S. legal marijuana industry was estimated at $13.6 billion in 2019 with 340,000 jobs devoted to the handling of plants, according to New Frontier Data. A total of 33 states have legalized marijuana for medical use, 14 of which allow adults to legally use the drug for recreational use as of March 2020. And that number may continue to rise, as more people are accepting the idea of legalizing marijuana across the United States"

CPX22: Cannabis Products Exchange is a unique event spotlighting the latest in the development and production of legal cannabis edibles and beverages. This conference is designed to inform and inspire the ideation, innovation, research and development, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, and consumer safety of legal cannabis edibles and beverages.

Backed by Cannabis Products magazine, along with Prepared Foods, FOOD ENGINEERING and Food Safety Magazine, CPX22 will lay the groundwork for merging the federally regulated food and beverage industry with the fragmented legal cannabis edibles and beverages industry.

NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinar series is our premier digital educational series featuring a variety of interactive programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when you need it most.

This webinar is the capstone to a 3-part article series outlining how cannabis companies can leverage intellectual property laws to protect their technological developments and build value in their brands. The first article introduced the different types of patents and how they are used to protect different cannabis innovations. The second article explained how cannabis companies can use trademark and trade dress laws to develop a strong and recognizable brand. Finally, the third article discussed how to effectively protect (real) trade secrets and understand applications of copyright law.

This webinar will bring those articles all together to further explain how different types of cannabis companies can use the different types of IP most effectively. The panel of IP attorneys and experts will explain how to identify and evaluate potential inventions, why growers should track genetic information, why manufacturers should meticulously record processing details, and how brand-centric companies should approach trademark selection.

The panel will also discuss ways that the cannabis industry can avoid IP quagmires that have arisen in some other industries. They will present strategies for cannabis companies to use IP to support–and not stifle–innovation. Finally, the panel will answer any audience questions on cannabis IP. Advance questions can be sent to paul@thalo.io

Learning Objectives:
• How is intellectual property shaping the cannabis industry?
• What types of intellectual property are right for my cannabis business?
• How can businesses license intellectual property responsibly to promote innovation?

Speakers

Paul Coble
Chair – NCIA Cannabis Manufacturing Committee
CEO / Founder
Thalo Technologies

Scott Seeley
Committee Organizer – NCIA Cannabis Manufacturing Committee
Registered Patent Attorney
Eastgate IP

This PitchForce will take place virtually using Zoom Webinars. Please see the description on the virtual format for more details. After signing up for your free ticket you will be given a link to register for the webinar via Zoom.

Niagara Falls ON, November 30 – December 2, 2021, Join top growers, suppliers, manufacturers, extraction equipment/services, hundreds of top speakers/keynotes and thousands of delegates together to bring you up-to-date on proven methods, innovations and technology. This year’s expo will include the Grow Up Extraction Zone, presented by Extraction Magazine.

The Cannabis Investing Forum will have leading industry speakers, celebrities and investors discussing the business opportunities and current political issues affecting the cannabis, CBD and hemp industries.

• Please download the word file below on this web page for the opportunities you would like to participate. 
• ​If you have questions email Brad Turner brad.turner@completionfund.com

Opportunities to Participate

• Companies Raising Capital
• Investor Judges
• Panels
• Speakers
• Marketing & Media Partners   Click Link

Agenda

• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM PST - Speakers & Panels (25 Minutes)
• 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST - Investor Pitch Competition
• 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Zoom Room Networking ​with Investors
• Speakers & Panels (25 Minutes)
• There are up to 8 companies that will be selected to pitch to a panel of investor judges and an audience of additional investors online.
• Each company will receive 12 minutes to present and answer questions by judges.   

Event Participant Pricing 

• Speaker & Panel Sponsor - $500* or $250
• Investor Judge - $500* or $250
• Presenting Company Raising Capital - $500* or $250

*$500 includes 10 investor leads or leads of your choice ($350 Value) + 2 Hour Consulting  ($500 Value)  

Produced in partnership with the cannabis industry’s leading media outlets and organizations, the Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference & Expo is a quarterly live three-day event leading to 90 days of learning, networking, and business on the most experiential platform in the world. Attendees personalize their avatars to step into Emerge, adding immersion and gamification to the experience. No travel, no safety concerns. Just thousands of connections alongside cannabis business opportunities and education!