MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS COMING TO FLORIDA!
Learn the business from experienced professionals who have set the ‘gold-standard’ in patient care and community building while creating valuable companies in the cannabis sector.
A day of Education, Motivation & Consultation for Florida business and individuals interested in the coming legal cannabis industry.
Things you can do TODAY to prepare for TOMORROW!
- MAKE CONNECTIONS and build your support structure: Doctors, Investors, Job Seekers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Farmers, Scientists, Security Engineers, Financial Professionals, Chefs, Manufacturers for a full day of learning and networking for anyone interested in preparing for the coming medical cannabis legalization
- Explore the array options and find your path
- Learn from those benefiting from medical cannabis across the U.S.
- Hear from a panel of legal experts discuss current and proposed regulations & tax laws
- ASK ALL YOUR QUESTIONS
- Learn first-hand what investors are looking for and what to look for in an investment
- Find how to get training for careers in medical cannabis
EXPERT SPEAKERS WITH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
KEYNOTE
Steve DeAngelo
An inspired and undisputed national leader with almost four decades of activism and advocacy in the cannabis reform, Steve has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, the Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and the BBC; Fortune Magazine and more. His creation of a model medical cannabis dispensary and lifelong cannabis activism coupled with his extensive knowledge in this arena has made him one of the most respected speakers in the cannabis and hemp industries. In addition to Harborside, Steve has help found Ecolution, SteepHill Laboratory, Cannassure and The ArcView Group.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF MEDICAL CANNABIS BUSINESS
Meg Sanders, CEO of Gaia Plant Based Medicine, one of the most successful medical marijuana companies based in Denver Colorado, with dispensary locations throughout the state. She is Executive Board Member for Cannabis Business Alliance (CBA), a member of the Chambers of Commerce in each of her license locations in Colorado and recently served as the only industry representative appointed to Governor Hickenlooper's 24-Member Amendment 64 Task Force, charged with implementing the adult recreational use of marijuana.
FROM GAMING TO GANJA – COMMONALITES IN STARTUP BOOMS
Dooma Wendschuf, Founder of Ebbu and co-founder and president of Sekretagent Productions, a production company based in Los Angeles, California working in the film, video game, and internet industries. He graduated from Princeton University in 1999 and has since co-written and designed video games such as Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed.
STRAINS, CONCENTRATES AND SCIENCE
Tyler Markwart, Plant Scientist and the Executive Director of Allele Seeds Research which is a non-profit Cannabis research group. He writes a monthly column at The Northwest Leaf, a medical marijuana magazine available in Washington state and is a contributing writer with Ladybud Magazine from Denver, Colorado. With 20 years of cannabis and agriculture experience, ranging from award winning, grant funded University research to warehouse sized medical grows, Tyler aims to provide the most reliable, scientific data available to the community in his work.
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
Dominic Fariello, Attorney & Radio Personality
As host of 102.5 Tampa’s “Ask the Dom” which airs Sunday mornings at 9AM. Dom can also be heard regularly on The Mike Calta Show sharing his legal advice weekdays from 3PM-7PM. When he’s not on the air Dom is the managing partner of a Tampa law firm specializing in Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Traffic Law and Family Law.
PROPOSED LAWS AND HOW THEY CAN BE IMPLEMENTED
Adrian Wyllie, Libertarian Party Candidate for Governor of Florida
Adrian Wyllie is a husband, father, small business owner, military veteran, radio personality, community leader and a third-generation Floridian. Wyllie served as Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida, is co-founder of the 1787 Radio Network, and President of an IT consulting firm. He is known as an ardent defender of economic freedom, privacy rights, limited government, and individual liberty.
“CHARLOTTE’S WEB” IS NOT ENOUGH –
WHY WE NEED THE WHOLE PLANT THERAPY
Renee Petro, Cannamom & Activist
who believes marijuana, could save her son Branden’s life where sophisticated modern medical therapies have failed. (Expert physicians say she might be right.) For three years, the Petro family of Fishhawk have lived through a nightmare that took away their smart, happy 8-year-old almost overnight, and left instead a child afflicted with constant seizures.
EXPERIENCE OF A MASTER GROWER
Brad Weinstock, Cultivation and Distribution Specialist
Brad Weinstock is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and Oaksterdam University. He has been cultivating marijuana since 1980 and developed one of the first strains of Northern Lights in Minneapolis.
THE LEGENDARY MAYAKKA GOLD & INDUSTRIAL HEMP
Donnie Clark, Author & Hemp Entrepreneur
whose fame came as one of the notorious Myakka Gold gang in the 1980s. He used his farming skills to grow some of the best marijuana in the country, Donnie soon found himself part of the Federal RICO case. Convicted to spend his life in federal prison, his sentence was commuted by President Bill Clinton, on his last day in office.
COMPLYING WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
Shawn Gearhart, Attorney & Compliance Specialist
HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Oscar Ramirez, United for Care
SECRETS OF A SUCCESSFUL STARTUP
Tom Quigley, CEO of Florida Cannabis Coalition
THE MARKETING PARADOX: HOW TO ATTRACT ATTENTION WITHOUT ATTRACTING ATTENTION
Pete Sessa, COO of Florida Cannabis Coalition
EVERY TICKET COMES WITH A FREE GREEN MEMBERSHIP IN THE FLORIDA CANNABIS COALITION
Breakfast & Lunch Will Be Served