Northeastern CannaBusiness Symposium & Networking Reception March 16, 2013 – Boston, Massachusetts
If you are lucky enough to be attending the Northeastern CannaBusiness Symposium this weekend in Boston, I can assure you, you are in for a treat. I attended a similar event in Denver the day after the 2012 Election, and it was one of the greatest things I have ever been lucky enough to do during my days here at The Weed Blog. Below is the agenda for the event, there are a lot of my heroes on that roster:
| 12:00-12:20 p.m. | Opening remarks Aaron Smith, National Cannabis Industry Association |
| 12:20-1:20 p.m. | By the Numbers: Benchmarks and Market Data from the Marijuana Business Factbook 2013 Chris Walsh, Medical Marijuana Business Daily |
| 1:30-2:50 p.m. | Panel and Q&A: Government Relations and Regulatory Models Betty Aldworth, National Cannabis Industry Association(moderator) Scott Hawkins, GRUN Strategic Rob Hunt, Coalition for Responsible Patient Care Christian Sederberg, Amendment 64 Task Force Matt Simon, Marijuana Policy Project |
| 3:00-3:30 p.m. | Presentation by Blue Sage Microbes |
| 3:30-4:00 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 4:00-5:20 p.m. | Panel and Q&A: Dispensary, Cultivation, and Infused Product Operations Kayvan Khalatbari, Denver Relief Consulting (moderator) Jay Czarkowski, CANNA Becky DeKeuster, Wellness Connection of Maine Tripp Keber, Dixie Elixirs Ken Sobel, The Green Halo |
| 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Panel and Q&A: Ancillary Businesses in the Emerging Cannabis Industry Troy Dayton, ArcView Group (moderator) Jessica Billingsley, MJ Freeway Patrick McManamon, Cannassure Genifer Murray, CannLabs |
| 6:30-8:00 p.m. | Reception sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Association |
