O’Cannabiz Conference and Expo with Montel Williams

After legalization, what’s next? The O’Cannabiz Conference and Expo Vancouver presented by MNP will be Canada’s first major cannabis conference and expo post-legalization. The producers of the annual O’Cannabiz Conference and Expo in Toronto and Grow Up Cannabis Conference and Expo in Niagara Falls are excited to announce their expansion to Canada’s west coast, and cannabis hub – Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada’s leading cannabis industry event, O’Cannabiz will gather the most innovative and forward-thinking leaders in the industry. This groundbreaking three-day event will encompass a cannabis meets healthcare forum, a consumer Expo as well as an industry Conference where participants will meet to explore topics including: • The Feds, The Province and Your City – Where key legalization policies mesh and/or collide • Big Issues Beyond the Bud – The realities of the cannabis business, including real estate, distribution, marketing, branding and pricing • Tomorrow Today – Innovations in cannabis technology, production and logistics that could leave non-embracers behind • Controlled or Free-market? – The politics and practicalities of privatized retail • First Nations First – Cannabis revenue and Indigenous enterprise • A Roadmap for Licensed Producers – An all-stages strategy session from plant to consumer • Thinking Locally – The “craft brew” approach to cannabis and the philosophy of marketing to “loca-vapers” • The Liquor Boards’ Pot Report – A 60-days-in recap from the liquor boards of British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta, which will oversee the budding recreational cannabis trade HIGHLIGHTS: • Keynote by actor and former TV personality Montel Williams, who has been a medical cannabis advocate for nearly two decades due to his personal battle with multiple sclerosis • Over 100 speakers including some of the most innovative and forward-thinking leaders in the industry including Jody Vukas (Smart Grow Pros), Dr. David Ostrow (Vancouver Coastal Health Authority), Dr. Joseph Rosado (Coastal Wellness Centre), Wendy Hulton (Dickinson Wright LLP), Sumit Mehta (The Arcview Group), Dr. Brigitte Simons (Molecular Science Corp.), Dr. Dedi Meiri (Technion Institute), DJ NDN (from A Tribe Called Red), Bruce Linton (Canopy Growth) and more • More than 150 exhibitor booths in 60,000 square feet of space