Small Business in CBD Products Grows Quickly
David Klein invented new lines of cannabis products, and he built a company to produce them. His products include – his wildly successful gourmet Spectrum® jelly beans infused with hemp extracted CBD. People enjoy his products for a variety benefits. The meteoric rise of his company, and sales attracted media attention, and spawned product variations. Mr. Klein tells us how he markets, packages, and distributes his line to all 50 states.
SpectrumConfections.com
From the floor of: The National Cannabis Convention in Las Vegas,
Chase Roberts of W420 Radio interviews:
Marijuana Business Daily
Chris Walsh served as the founding editor of Marijuana Business Daily during the company’s launch in 2011, becoming the first journalist in the United States to focus exclusively on covering the business of cannabis. He now oversees MJBizDaily’s editorial, events, marketing, sales and products divisions. Chris has been quoted as one of America’s foremost cannabis industry analysts by dozens of media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, NPR, CNBC and the New York Times. He earned an MBA in international business from Regis University.
MJBizDaily.com
The Future of Marijuana Investments
James Lee is an active member of the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), and holds multiple well-respected professional certifications: Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Chartered Market Technician (CMT)…His financial management company, StratFi, began investing in marijuana stocks in Canada years before the current investment craze hit. With the same foresight, Mr. Lee will look into the current trends in cannabis investments.
StratFi.com/
CBD Extraction Methods
Matt Anderson is the CEO and Founder of Vanguard Scientific. He will discuss – what is CBD extraction, and how is it done? What extraction methods can be scaled to size and demand, and how does that play a role in CBD infused products? He will also discuss how governance, compliance, and regulation will ensure standards and consistency in product quality control. Will tax revenue funding play a major role in industry efficacy, education, and standards? Mr. Anderson also shares his personal story of how he got into this business.
VanguardScientific.com
From the floor of: The National Cannabis Convention in Las Vegas,
Chase Roberts of W420 Radio interviews:
Leafly
Laura Morarity is Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Leafly. Leafly is a unique company, built to be the world’s destination to discover, find, and buy cannabis. It offers a cannabis industry glossary, dispensary listings, cannabis 101, reviews, and a variety of other cannabis related topics.
Leafly
Cannabis Treatment as an Opioid Alternative
Stephanie Lake, MSc is a Research Assistant with the BC Centre on Substance Use, and a Ph.D. student in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She published numerous papers on the use of cannabis as a replacement for opioids in medical treatments. She will be sharing the latest developments.
BCCSU.ca/blog/team/stephanie-lake/
S1.E11. Small Business Products. Future Investments. CBD Extraction. Opioid Alternatives.