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Networking, Education and Legal Change
Join us for Southeastern 2019 Hemp & Medical Cannabis Convention on July 18-19 2019! The 1st most inclusive event of its kind, in the Greater Atlanta area as the leading forum for Medical Cannabis Patients and Entrepreneurs. Focusing on networking and education in a more comprehensive approach to effect legal change within the newly emerging South East Region Market. For two days, thousands of medical patients, exhibitors, industry leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and novices will convene to exchange and discuss best practices in emerging topics, policy issues, and insider secrets.
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This Convention will provide a platform for the most innovative leaders and experts in the hemp and cannabis industries. Equipping new and future entrepreneurs in their business venture to achieve new levels of success, within purposefully-constructed educational tracks, forums and networking opportunities.
So if you’re looking to get the latest cutting edge information and technology for the legal medicinal use of cannabis or to achieve business success by identifying new areas of growth in the cannabis industry, you do not want to miss this dynamic summit!
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Southeastern 2019 Hemp &
Medical Cannabis Convention
All-Inclusive platform focusing on discovery, technology, education, and medicinal breakthroughs in this multi-billion dollar industry. This two-day conference will offer networking opportunities and break-out sessions in medical use and practices, business opportunities in the industry, scientific advancements, as well as local, state, and national legislation regarding this industry.
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Schedule
Schedule of Events
We will need volunteers for the following areas:
• Speakers
• Vendors
• Registration (please list computer experience on application)
• Breakout Rooms
• Tech Services (please list technical experience on application)
• Runners
• Lost and Found
• Setup
• Breakdown
• Information desk
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome and Speaker Introduction
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Jerald T. (Tom) McCain: Peachtree NORML Foundation “The Prohibition of Cannabis, A War on Our Sanctity” (Ballroom A)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Honorable Dee Dawkins-Haigler (Ballroom A)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Attorney James Thorburn: “What do I do when the IRS comes knocking?” (Ballroom A)
12:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Attorney Lachelle Pulliam: “A review on the cannabis and hemp laws currently in effect in GA” (Ballroom A)
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Mark Baker, Mayor Pro Tem City of South Fulton: “Decriminalization of Cannabis in South Fulton” (Ballroom A)
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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Mayor of City of Clarkston Ted Terry (Ballroom A)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Attorney Wesley Dunn: 2019 Farm Bill and Hemp Laws ” (Ballroom A)
11:00 AM- 11:50 AM
TBA (Ballroom A)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
TBA
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
TBA
Volunteers must be 21 years of age (no exceptions) . Persons under the age of 21 will not be eligible to volunteer.
Registration: Badge pick-up (Cobb Galleria, in front of Expo Hall A)
Exhibitor Hours
• 10 x 20 Booth
• Designation as a Pearl sponsor
• Feature on the show’s website
• Company logo on all conference printed promotional materials
• 4 conference passes
• ¼ page full color ad in show agenda
• 1 dedicated social media announcement
• 10% discount on all additional passes
• 1 Logo signage on entrance
• Company Logo on step-n-repeat
• 2 passes to conference after parties
• 4 City passes booklets
• 2 Sun Trust Park MLB Braves game on Hank Aaron Terrace Hospitality area all you can eat passes
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Business: Bill Cook: "Process Improvement in Cannabis Cultivation and Harvest. Applying Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen and Mise En Place to the Workspace" (Ballroom B)
Medical: Dr. Uma, "The Endocannabinoid System"
Science: Jennifer Phil: "Cannabis Prohibition: Clandestine to Cutting-Edge Extraction Sciences"
Exhibitor Hours
• 20 x 20 Booth
• Designation as an Emerald sponsor
• Feature on the show’s website
• Company logo on all conference printed promotional materials
• 6 conference passes
• ½ page full color ad in show agenda
• 1 dedicated social media announcement
• 15% discount on all additional passes
• 1 Logo signage on entrance
• Your logo signage on step-n-repeat
• 6 passes to conference after parties
• 3 Sun Trust Park MLB Braves Game ticket on Hank Aaron Terrace Hopitality area- all you can eat passes
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At the Volunteer Registration Booth. Volunteer t-shirts will not available until after 2:00 PM on the Wednesday prior to the convention. The Volunteer Registration desk will be located next to the main registration desk.
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Nicole Buffong, Cannabis Business Consultant: Business Development in the Caribbean & S.America (Ballroom B)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Hope Wiseman Owner of Mary and Main (Ballroom B)
10:00 AM - 10:50 PM
Turk McBride: Global Research Ventures (Ballroom B)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Jason Allen: Global Research Ventures (Ballroom B)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Mae Bereal
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Khadijah Adams, CE Hutton: “My Journey into Cannabis - An Investor's Perspective" (Ballroom B)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bill Cook: "Process Improvement in Cannabis Cultivation and Harvest. Applying Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen and Mise En Place to the Workspace"
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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019
9:00 AM - 9:50 PM
Philip Northcutt, Sierra Gold Hemp: "Using Chaos to Your Advantage in a New Industry"10:00 AM - 10:50 PM
Jennifer Pfuhl - Blue Sky: "Women in Cannabis"
11:00 AM - 11:50 PM
Clarenda Stanley-Anderson and Malcolm Anderson - Green Heffa Farms, Inc.:
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Robert Kerr Ph.D. - Director of Development/Sorbent Technologies: "Cost-Effective Decontamination (Remediation) of Cannabis and Hemp Extracts"
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Patricia Haley - Owner/PWG LLC: "Security in Cannabis"
6:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Welcome and Conference Kick Off (General Sessions)
If you have completed your volunteer hours and your Team Lead has checked you out, you will receive a ticket to the Post Convention Party on Friday afternoon at the convention after 5pm. Tickets will be available at the Volunteer Registration booth. They will not be available prior to that time, so if you plan on attending the Party, get there after 5pm.
• 20 x 30 booth
• Designation as a Ruby sponsor
• Feature on the show’s website
• Company logo on all conference printed promotional materials
• Speaking opportunity in General Session or commerial add at charging station
• 8 exhibitor passes
• 1 full page full color ad in show agenda
• 1 dedicated social media announcements
• 20% discount on all additional passes
• 1 Logo on entrance sign
• Your logo signage step-n-repeat
• Logo floor clings on steps
• City Passes booklet 2 passes
• 4 Sun Trust Park MLB Braves Game ticket on Hank Aaron Terrace Hospitality area all you can eat passes
• 8 passes to conference after parties
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CANNACOACHING SESSIONS: If you have purchased any 2 types of tickets or a combo ticket you will have the option to signup for a 15 min one on one cannabis coaching session with an expert. Will be on a first come first serve basis.
Consumption of alcoholic beverages or using controlled substances while volunteering for Organa Kannalytics is strictly prohibited. If you are discovered to be intoxicated while on duty or show up to volunteer while intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance, you will be removed from our volunteer list and escorted off the premises
Try to be the best version of yourself while volunteering for this Convention. Familiarize yourself with as much of the Convention as possible even if you are not working in that area. People will see that you are a Volunteer and ask for help. If you don't know the answer to a question say "I'll find out" or direct them to the Registration/Information Desk.
Please be on time for your shift........which really means be five minutes early. This allows time for pertinent information to be disseminated, and it's just common courtesy.
Please be sure to eat before your shift begins and get enough rest as you may be on your feet during your volunteer hours.
Last but certainly not least, enjoy and educate yourself; you are volunteering for a reason. Don't forget why you wanted to do this in the first place.
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Jason Allen/Turk McBride
9:00 AM - 9:50 PM
Betty Wedman-St Louis, PhD, RD, LD - Licensed Nutritionist & Environmental Health Specialist: Endocannabinoid System
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Dr. Scott Perlman, JAS Medical &Wellness Center of GA LLC: “The proper use and management of Medicinal Cannabis”
11:00 AM - 11:50 PM
Joshua Littrell, Veterans for Cannabis: “Veterans gaining access to the cannabis industry and the struggle between VA health care and cannabis health care”
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Sebastien Cotte: “Selecting a safe and clean cannabis product”
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Dr. Scott Perlman: The proper use and management of Medicinal Cannabis
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sergeant Sean Major
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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019
9:00 AM - 9:50 PM
Dr. Felecia L. Dawson
10:00 AM - 10:50 PM
Andrea Cooke: "Mental Health Professionals and Medical Cannabis"
11:00 AM - 11:50 PM
Amy Berliner: "Bridging Patients & Providers To Research Initiatives Transforming Drug Development in Global Health"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
topic title in medical session " The Challenges of Pain Management Specialist in the treatment of chronic pain and the usage of cannabinoids to reduce the opioid burden."
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
TBA
LEGISLATIVE: Jerald T. (Tom) McCain, Peachtree NORML Foundation “The Prohibition of Cannabis, A War on Our Sanctity” (Ballroom A)
BUSINESS: Seth Ninger, Harvest Wholesalers - "By the Numbers - Cannabis Industry Market Projections for One, Three, and Five Year Planning"
MEDICAL: Betty Wedman-St Louis, PhD, RD, LD - Licensed Nutritionist & Environmental Health Specialist "Full Spectrum Cannabis -Benefits beyond THC & CBD"
SCIENCE: Dr. Susan Audino, S.A.Audino & Associates, LLC - “Regulatory Requirements: Establishing Practical Analytical Test Limits”
The logsheet or timesheet is a piece of paper in that you will be required to use to log the hours you have completed. You will turn it to your Team Lead or at the Volunteer Registration booth at the end of your last shift.
Legislative: Patricia Hartley: "Security"
Science: Dr Robert Kerr: "Pesticide Decontamination"
Business: Jackson Garth: "Hemp Cultivation & the Pathway to Profitability"
Volunteers are asked to wear comfortable black shoes, all black slacks and the Organa Kannalytics Volunteer T-shirt.
• 20 x 40 booth
• Designation as a Diamond sponsor
• Feature on the show’s website
• Company logo on all conference printed promotional materials
• 10 exhibitor passes
• 2 full page full color ad in show agenda
• 2 dedicated social media announcements
• 25% discount on all additional passes
• 1 passes to networking event
• 1 Logo floor clings on steps
• Your logo signage on step-n-repeat banner
• 10 passes to conference after parties
• 1 speaking opportunity in general session or commercial add at charging stations
• Company Logo included in event press releases and eblast
• Logo signage on entrance
• Company logo signage in rest area
• Founding Sponsor status with premium discounts for all upcoming expos
• 4 City Passes booklets
• 10 Sun Trust Pak MLB Braves Game tickets on Hank Aaron Terrace Hospitality area - all you can eat passes
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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
8:00 AM - 8:50 PM
Betty Wedman-St Louis, PhD, RD, LD- Licensed Nutritionist & Environmental Health Specialist: The endocannabinoid system
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Dr. Susan Audino, S.A.Audino & Associates, LLC: “Regulatory Requirements: Establishing Practical Analytical Test Limits”
10:00 - 10:50 AM
SCIEX: Dr. Paul Winkler Marketing Development Manager Food and Environmental Americas, Sciex: "Advanced Strategies for Potency and Pesticide Residue Testing for Cannabis and Hemp Samples"
11:00 - 11:50 AM
Michelle Page, Business Consultant: The business of analysis: choosing analytical equipment to build your business.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Allen Vaughan: “The New Cannabis Industry and Laboratories”
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Matthew Sica - ANSI National Accreditation Board: "Method Validation"
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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019
9:00 AM - 9:50 PM
Dr. Maged Sharaf: "Surprise!! Cannabis sativa is a botanical!"
10:00 AM - 10:50 PM
Ryan G - Delta 9 Technologies: "Marketing and Business Development in the Green Space"
11:00 AM - 11:50 PM
Josh Hartsel - Delta 9 Technologies
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch break: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Dr. Mitch Day - American Cannabis Company: "Micro-propagation as a Tool in the Cannabis Breeders Kit"
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Noel Garcia - TPS Lab: "How Testing Plants and Soils can Help Increase Yields and Reduce Fertilizer Costs"
Frequently check your email and registration message board for new information.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2019
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
WOMEN IN CANNABIS LUNCHEON
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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
NETWORKING WITH THE EXPERTS LUNCEHON
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Life Griffith
Panelists: Dr. Yolanda Henderson, Patricia Haley, Joshua Littrel, Sean Major, Stanley Atkins
The Convention does not provide crash space/hotel rooms for volunteers.
• 20 x 60 booth
• Designation as a Title sponsor
• Feature on the show’s website
• Company logo on all conference printed promotional materials
• 12 exhibitor passes
• 4 full page full color ad in show agenda
• 4 dedicated social media announcements
• 40% discount on all additional passes
• 2 passes to networking events
• 1 Logo floor cling on steps
• Your logo signage on step-n-repeat banner
• 12 passes to conference after parties
• 2 speaking opportunities in General Session or commerial add at Charging stations
• Company Logo included in event press releases and eblast
• Logo signage on entrance
• Company logo signage in rest area
• Founding Sponsor status with premium discounts for all upcoming expos
• 6 City Passes booklets
• 12 Sun Trust Park MLB Braves Gam ticket on Hank Aaron Terrace Hospitality area all you can eat passes
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Panel Moderator: George Bryant
Physician: Dr. Uma
Panelist: Jason Allen, Daryl Patterson, Turk McBride, and Joe Johnson
Click HERE (https://app.clearevent.com/register?form=f6b60f8a-0e81-4d95-aafd-28e256f89594)to sign up to be a volunteer
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
TBA
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019
TBA
LEGISLATIVE: Honorable Dee Dawkins-Haigler (Ballroom A)
BUSINESS: Hope Wiseman Owner of Mary and Main (Ballroom B)
MEDICAL: Dr. Scott Perlman, JAS Medical &Wellness Center of GA LLC - “The proper use and management of Medicinal Cannabis”
SCIENCE: SCIEX - Dr. Paul Winkler Marketing Development Manager Food and Environmental Americas, Sciex - "Advanced Strategies for Potency and Pesticide Residue Testing for Cannabis and Hemp Samples"
Legislative: Meleck Dexter, "The Dirty Truth about America’s Cannabusiness: Why Representation is Not Ownership"
Business: Karen Peña, The GMP Collective LLC., "How cGMP can help build strong quality systems and products"
Medical: Dr. Mitch Day, "Micro Propigation Tool In The Cannabis tool kit"
Science: Adam Floyd, "Residual Solvent and Terpene Analysis Using Headspace/Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry"
Park in the convention center's parking deck. If by chance you have to pay for parking bring your ticket to be validated to the registration counter.
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Veteran's PTSD Panel
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
SOCIAL
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: CTE & Sports Injury Pain Management
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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Round Table Discussion: General Session (Exhibit Hall)
11:00 PM - 12:30 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Patient and Caregiver Panel
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Entreprenuership the New Frontier
4:00PM - 5:00:
SOCIAL
Legislative: Jaclyn Bowen - "Looking past the marketing the actual contents of America's Best selling CBD product"
Business: Jennifer Pfuhl - Blue Sky "Economic Development" Permits and the Process
Medical: Amy Berliner: "Bridging Patients & Providers To Research Initiatives Transforming Drug Development in Global Health"
Science: Noel Garcia, "Soil Health"
LEGISLATIVE: Attorney James Thorburn - “What do I do when the IRS comes knocking?” (Ballroom A)
MEDICAL: Daniel J. McNeff: "Elimiate the Threat of Lawsuits, Protect your Medical License, and Greatly increase Your Tax Savings."
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Art McOmber: "Elimiate the Threat of Lawsuits, Protect your Medical License, and Greatly increase Your Tax Savings."
Panelist:
Menu
ALL NATURAL ROASTED TURKEY BREAST Creamy Havarti, Cranberry Orange
Brioche
HAM & SWISS Maple Dijon Mustard Sauce, Bibb Lettuce, Pretzel Bun
Individual Gourmet Chips
(must include Veggie),
Soup du Jour, Market Green Salad with Vinaigrette, Side Item, Dessert, Beverage,
Coffee and Tea Service
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Sponsored By "Nuts n Berries"
Panel of Women in the Cannabis Industry:
Keynote: Mari Geier
Panelist: Jennifer Pfuhl, Cassondra R. Parker-Adams
Menu
Local Lettuce, Shaved Radish, and Cherry Tomatoes, Goat Cheese,
Sweet Onion Dressing
Sweet Potato Salad, Local Honey, Spiced Pecans
Brined Pork Loin, Sorghum Glaze, Bourbon and Apples
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Creamy Three Cheese Macaroni with Buttered Cornbread Topping
Southern Style Green Beans with Black‐Eyed Peas, Smoked Bacon
Cornbread and Biscuits
Seasonal Fruit Cobbler
Banana Walnut Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Icing
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, Mall is in walking distance, and many restaurants within a 5-mile radius.
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN: Concessions located in the back of the Expo Hall, food court located inside the building, the Cumberland Mall is within walking distance, and many restaurants are with in a 5mile radius.
Legislative: Jeannette Ward Horton, "Seed-to-Sale Technology and What it Brings to Hemp"
Science: Dr. Maged Sharaf, “Cannabis is a botanical”
Panel Discussion:
Panel Moderator - Tracy Mitchell
Physician: TBA
Panelist: Tianna Smith, Anastasia Graham, Jacey
Legislative: Kiah Tolliver: "Know where your cannabis comes from"
Business: Amy Berliner: "How Integrative Blockchain Technology Will Transform Aging Patients mHealth Participation"
Medical: Nadia Bodkin, Pharm.D., M.S, Owner of Blaze Therapeutics and Vincent Crowley, Senior Vice President, Blaze Therapeutics: "Qualifying for Responsible Distribution"
Science: Arun Apte: "Addressing regulatory considerations of cannabis testing laboratories cost-effectively using a cloud-based LIMS"
MEDICAL: Sebastien Cotte - “Selecting a safe and clean cannabis product” Understanding a Certificate of Analysis
SCIENCE: Allen Vaughan - “The New Cannabis Industry and Laboratories”
BUSINESS: Jackson Garth - "The Acquisition of Your Hemp Cultivation License"
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LEGISLATIVE: Mark Baker, Mayor Pro Tem City of South Fulton - “Process of Decriminalization of Cannabis ” (Ballroom A)
BUSINESS: Khadijah Adams, CE Hutton - “Getting your Business Funded "
MEDICAL: Andrea Cooke "Mental Health and Cannabis"
SCIENCE: Matthew Sica - ANSI National Accreditation Board - "Method Validation"
With Convention Registration
General Admission Ticket $75
demonstration cooking
Tapas
2 signature drink tickets
VIP Ticket $100
Demonstration cooking
Tapas
3 signature drink tickets
Hookah
After hours Chef's table side Tickets $125 (12:30 A.M.- 2:00 A.M)
Demonstration cooking
Tapas
4 signature drink tickets
Hookah
20 min infused CBD massage
Swag bag
Table side meal after hours
Without Convention Registration
General Admission Ticket $125
Demonstration cooking
Tapas
2 signature drink tickets
VIP Ticket $150
Demonstration cooking
Tapas
3 signature drink tickets
Hookah
After hours Chef side table ticket $200 (12:30 A.M.- 2:00 A.M)
Demonstration cooking
Tapas
4 signature drink tickets
Hookah
20 min infused CBD massage
Swag bag
Chef's table side meal after hours
CANNACOACHING SESSIONS: If you have purchased any 2 types of tickets or a combo ticket you will have the option to signup for a 15 min one on one cannabis coaching session with an expert. Will be on a first come first serve basis.
MEDICAL: Dr April Spencer, MD: "Cannabis and Cancer"
LEGISLATIVE: Patricia Haley, Law enforcement security training
SCIENCE: Alicia Douglas Stell, PhD Scientist, CEM Rapid: "Simple and Efficient Extraction of Hemp"
BUSINESS: Charles Jabara, CRB: "Scaling up to Commercialization"
Suite Lounge Rooftop
Free admission
General Exhibitor Move-in: (Cobb Galleria Expo Hall A)
Registration and badge pickup: Speakers and Attendees (Cobb Galleria in front of Expo hall A)
Welcome Networking Mixer: Pre-Registration will be available (LOCATION TBA)
Free to Convention Participants and Attendees
Presents
Use of THC and THC products
not allowed on premises
Southeastern 2019 Hemp &
Medical Cannabis
Convention
July 18 - 19, 2019 | Cobb Galleria Centre
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