The Business of Getting High: Exploring the Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition
The Cannabis Means Business expo
housed the entire west wing of the Convention Center. 5 conference halls hosted
speakers on specific aspects of the industry.
Thousands of suited up budtender
businessman gathered Sept. 7-10 at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the
Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition, and there was nary your
classic Shaggy stoner in sight. But
what there was was a lot of talk of a lot of green, both of bud and money to
come from bud. It is estimated that $50 billion a year is generated in cannabis
sales within the United States, yet only $5.4 billion of that is legal sales.
But all that's about to change.
Prohibited across the United States
less than five years ago, marijuana is now legal and regulated in Alaska,
Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and the District of Columbia. This November,
voters in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada will also vote
on AUMA (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) ballot initiatives that would repeal
prohibition of the drug, with investors expecting a large uptick in the market
after these states votes in November.
The Cannabis Means Business expo
housed the entire west wing of the Convention Center. Five conference halls
hosted speakers who spoke for 40 minutes about specific aspects of the
industry. Up to 30 speakers lectured each day about topics ranging from
growing, to Native American laws and cannabis, to policy reform and banking.
One of the major topics was the relationship between prescription meds and
cannabis. T.V. and radio personality Montel Williams spoke to room of nearly 70
people on Thursday afternoon about his addiction to opioids and how cannabis
saved his life.
Avis Bulbulyan, the Chief Executive
Officer and Founder of SIVA Enterprises, was one such featured speaker for Opening Day, lecturing on "The Road to
State Licensing." Originally established as Bulbulyan Consulting Group,
SIVA Enterprises leverages more than a decade of experience in the cannabis
industry to provide consulting services, turnkey management, venture
opportunities, and brand acquisitions and licensing. "Jumping into the
Marijuana industry is as simple as taking traditional business principles and
applying to this industry, you just need to know the ins and outs," noted
Bulbulyan.
Just this year, SIVA has helped develop and launch 4 new cannabis companies: ZASP (cannabis-infused drinks), Varavo (edibles and oils), the Herbal Pain Relief Center (a cannabis dispensary), and Verdant (a cannabis distribution company). "Because marijuana is still a Schedule 1 drug you need to brand well and then franchise in others states through the licensing of your product and IP."
Lectures wasn't the only option to partake at the Cannabis World Congress. Numerous vendors displayed their forays into the world of Mary Jane in the convention centers enormous auditorium. People had ample opportunity to mill around checking out new products and technology or just network.
The pretty cannabinoid faces of Medicated Barbies were representing Deviant Dabs, a company that focuses the farmers market buying crowd by crafting "artisanal concentrates made in small batches from top quality organic cannabis grown by multi-generational experts in the craft."...
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