Born into a working class family and still in a working class family, I understand how tight money can be, especially during tough economic times. The cannabis industry isn’t a get rich quick scheme for most people, but it is a growing industry that will only get bigger, certainly in the near future. The Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) is a great opportunity for anyone in the Oregon marijuana industry or even thinking of getting into the industry to learn about current laws, future regulations and network with some of the top cannabis entrepreneurs and experts in the state. Unlike other business conferences, the OMMBC combines a heavy dose of activism as we all understand that taking care of patients and ending unnecessary arrests and prosecutions are at the heart of cannabis law reform. Get your tickets now as as prices go up at midnight on March 7th.
I am certainly looking forward to many OMMBC speakers, but especially former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, a two-term Republican that won elected office after building a successful construction business. The libertarian-minded Johnson should have been a frontrunner for the GOP when he ran for the party’s 2012 presidential nomination, but the Republican Party wasn’t quite ready for a nominee calling for an end to the failed and harmful policy of marijuana prohibition. Johnson went on to win the Libertarian Party’s nomination earning more than 1.2 million votes, the most votes ever for the third-party. He has since joined the cannabis industry, as he was just named CEO of Cannabis Sativa. As polls have shown that Republican millennials overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization, Johnson was simply ahead of his time.
In addition to great information, the opportunity to network with successful entrepreneurs, the OMMBC also offers tremendous entertainment on both nights. Ask anyone that attended Del the Funky Homosapien’s performance at Pier 23 at the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) can attest that OMMBC attendees are in for a treat as the rap legend will certainly put on an amazing hip hop performance at Cosmic Pizza. Also, Monday night’s Cannabis Comedy show featuring renowned cannabis comic Ngaio Bealum will close out the OMMBC right. Marijuana becomes legal throughout Oregon on July 1st and the state will start accepting commercial business license applications at the start of 2016. Jump start your marijuana business and learn how to protect and improve Oregon’s marijuana laws by joining us at the OMMBC.
This blog was originally posted at Marijuana Politics and is reposted here with special permission.
