To anchor the third day of Cannabis Conference 2019, Editorial Director Noelle Skodzinski will moderate a panel of business experts addressing the questions prompted by market globalization.
With the United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs taking a close look at drug export policies around the world, and with countries passing cannabis reform laws on every major continent, the nascent industry must contend with the forces of international trade. Several major Canadian cannabis producers (in whose country cannabis is fully legal) have been acquiring cultivation facilities, distributors and testing labs in emerging markets: Colombia, Mexico, Germany, South Africa. The race for global influence is on.
This keynote panel discussion will take place at 10 a.m. today, April 3, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
The panel includes: Crystal Oliver, co-owner and -founder of Washington’s Finest Cannabis; John Billings, head of cultivation at The Farm; Rino Ferrarese, founder and COO of Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions; Thomas Schultz, founder and CEO of Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions; and Scott Reach, founder and COO of RD Industries/Rare Dankness.
This expert panel will explore the outlook for the industry's small and big businesses—defining their role in our future. There are two questions guiding the conversation: Are big businesses the future? How can small businesses survive?
Business owners of all stripes will want to attend this keynote, as Skodzinski moderates a discussion that will tie together several threads that have run through educational sessions over the previous two days.
Cannabis Conference 2019, produced by the award-winning publications Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary, is in its third year, and has expanded upon the success of previous events’ cultivation education to include for the first time a dispensary track for retail businesses and employees. In addition to its in-depth educational programming on cannabis cultivation and retail operations, the event features a sold-out expo floor that spans 70,000 square feet and showcases more than 125 technology and solutions providers that serve growers and dispensaries.
