Thursday CBD Pre-Show Cannabis Business Crash Course (Requires Separate Ticket)

July 28th, 2022
Time: 9:30am – 6:00pm
Richmond Convention Center

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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.

Crash Course Agenda

TimeCourseDescription
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Industry Overview

Introduction to Growth Opportunities & Emerging Trends

9:45 am – 11:30am
Science to Sale

Health/Medicinal Utility of Cannabis

Beyond THC: Cannabinoids, Terpenes, Trichomes and more

Market Demand/ Differentiating Your Product or Brand/ Tips to Success

Product Options/ Routes of Administration (smokables, oils, edibles, topicals, etc)

Dosing

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch

Lunch

12:30 pm – 2:20 pm
Cultivation

Seed Quality & Options: Not all Seeds are Created Equally

Plant Life Cycle & Anatomy

Plant Growing 101: Growing Techniques & Environmental Considerations—pH, lights,
nutrients, pest control, etc

Harvest Time! Trimming, Drying, Curing

Processing & Extraction Techniques

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Business

Business Planning Basics 

Taxes & Legal Issues

Licensing

Real Estate 

Banking , Payment Processing, Cash Management 

Funding / Investors 

Marketing / Branding / Advertising

Ancillary Cannabis Businesses 

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Interactive Workshop: Hands On Cannabis Cloning Mini Workshop

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Q & A

Course Instructors

David V. Patton, J.D.

Since 2016, Dave’s law practice has been dedicated to the cannabis and hemp industries. Prior to that, he did appellate litigation and administrative law (i.e., regulatory law, government relations). He also defended Big Tobacco for a few years.

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Vern Mathis

Vern started off his career in the cannabis industry in Long Beach California more than 15 years ago and brings years of hands-on experience to his students. His experience and expertise over the years includes: professional grower, dispensary owner of 2 medical dispensaries and 1 recreational dispensary, cultivator, propagation of marijuana genetics, educator, author, seminar host, class instructor and keynote speaker.

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Dr. Adam Abodeely, MD

Dr. Adam Abodeely MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS is the CEO & Cofounder of Coral Cove Wellness Resort, a cannabis-centric health and wellness retreat in Jamaica. He is also a double Board Certified Surgeon specializing in gastrointestinal diseases and cancer and founder & CEO of Adirondack Gastrointestinal & Colorectal Surgery LLC.

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