Thursday Pre-Show Cannabis Business Crash Course (Requires Separate Ticket)
February 27th 2025
Hours: Crash Course is from 10:00am – 5:00pm.
Check-in opens at 9:15 am in the lobby of Exhibit Hall E.
Morning mixer (coffee and pastries) starting at 9:30am. Come early to meet your fellow attendees.
Complimentary Buffet lunch included.
Minneapolis Convention Center
Pre-Show Crash Course on Thursday, before the show
(requires separate $499 ticket)
This comprehensive business & entrepreneur crash course provides in-depth training on the cannabis supply chain to help you successfully launch or progress your cannabis career. Gain insights and strategies from expert cannabis professionals in this intensive, day-long workshop. Acquire new skills and insider knowledge to stay ahead of the curve and propel your business forward. Learn about the market demand and revenue growth opportunities in this vast industry, from seed to sale and everything in between.
Cannabis Crash Course Agenda
Check-in opens at 9:15 am in the lobby of Exhibit Hall E.
Morning mixer (coffee and pastries) starting at 9:30am. Come early to meet your fellow attendees.
Cannabis Basics
- The History of Cannabis
- Legality in the United States
- Local Laws and Regulations
- Market Impact Nationally
- Pulse of Local Market
- Projections Related to Local Market
Cannabis Business Tracks
- Primary
- Retail Dispensary
- Cultivation
- Secondary
- MMJ Recommendations
- Production and Packaging
- Security and Transportation
- Legal, Accounting, Finance
- Human Resources and Staffing
Cannabis Laws, Regulation and Compliance
- Local Laws – Retail and Personal Possession
- Local Laws – Cultivation
- New Business Application Process and Requirements
- Compliance – Retail
- Compliance – Cultivation
- Regulatory Oversight and Enforcement
Lunch Break — Complimentary Buffet lunch included
Cannabis Business, HR and Accounting
- Business Funding in the Cannabis Industry
- Banking in the Cannabis Industry
- Staffing and Organization Structure – Retail
- Staffing and Organization Structure – Cultivation
- Sales, Excise and Other Tax Laws
Cannabis Retail Operations
- Locations and Real Estate
- Branding and Marketing
- Display and Retail Environment
- Products and Distributors
- Security and Transportation
- Compliance and Oversight
Cannabis Botany, Composition and Cultivation
- Anatomy of the Cannabis Plant
- Strains of Cannabis Plants
- Chemical Makeup and Terpenes
- Indoor vs Outdoor Cultivation
- Locations and Real Estate
- Environment and Corporate Responsibility
- Compliance and Oversight
Cannabis Flower, Edibles and Concentrates
- Types and Uses of Flower
- Production of Flower
- Sale of Flower
- Types and Uses of Edibles
- Production of Edibles
- Sale of Edibles
- Types and Uses of Concentrates
- Production of Concentrates
- Sale of Concentrates
Cannabis Use and Public Health
- Cannabis Use Locally
- Cannabis Use Generally
- Public Health Concerns