Essay On Cannabis Industry
Some Trade Groups Are More Than Support Groups In The Cannabis Industry
Cannabis industry events are no longer just attended by farmers and stoners, there are now ITs, biologist, chemist, and other professionals. Marijuana-themed events range from educational to just for fun, but when you can combine the two that when you knock it out of the park and one such event for professionals in the industry is The Washington State Summit hosted by The Cannabis Alliance on January 6th, a day filled event.
The Washington State Summit has set the bar high as an industry event with a day of learning and social networking. I was asked prior to entering the summit to tell them if it was worth it, tickets for this event were 100 dollars. For someone who …show more content…
The reason why he appeals to me is believe it or not there’s a recreational store that is owned by the city, think of it as sort of a utility and after a two years has provided 15 family living waged jobs, along with the taxes it generated for services like the police.
The next and final panel was on Policy and Politics, on the panel was Ollie Garrett, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis board member; Sam Mendez’, Executive Director of the Cannabis Law and Policy Project in the University of Washington School of Law; Christine Masse, P.C, Partner, Tribal and Government & Regulatory Team Leader at Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP; and finally Michael Correia, Director of Government Relations with the NCIA. This esteemed panel had a lot to offer.
Ollie Garrett talked about how the LCB is trying to have a more open door policy with members in the industry since everyone can’t make it to Olympia, she talked about the ability to tape and upload your testimony to the LCB webpage.Christine Masse talked about how she negotiated the pact between the tribes and Washington State which is monumental on many levels but locally in Washington State it ensures fair competition. The last major and most impressive thing I got from the panel was that there is a marijuana lobbyist and his name is Michael
Cannabis industry events are no longer just attended by farmers and stoners, there are now ITs, biologist, chemist, and other professionals. Marijuana-themed events range from educational to just for fun, but when you can combine the two that when you knock it out of the park and one such event for professionals in the industry is The Washington State Summit hosted by The Cannabis Alliance on January 6th, a day filled event.
The Washington State Summit has set the bar high as an industry event with a day of learning and social networking. I was asked prior to entering the summit to tell them if it was worth it, tickets for this event were 100 dollars. For someone who …show more content…
The reason why he appeals to me is believe it or not there’s a recreational store that is owned by the city, think of it as sort of a utility and after a two years has provided 15 family living waged jobs, along with the taxes it generated for services like the police.
The next and final panel was on Policy and Politics, on the panel was Ollie Garrett, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis board member; Sam Mendez’, Executive Director of the Cannabis Law and Policy Project in the University of Washington School of Law; Christine Masse, P.C, Partner, Tribal and Government & Regulatory Team Leader at Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP; and finally Michael Correia, Director of Government Relations with the NCIA. This esteemed panel had a lot to offer.
Ollie Garrett talked about how the LCB is trying to have a more open door policy with members in the industry since everyone can’t make it to Olympia, she talked about the ability to tape and upload your testimony to the LCB webpage.Christine Masse talked about how she negotiated the pact between the tribes and Washington State which is monumental on many levels but locally in Washington State it ensures fair competition. The last major and most impressive thing I got from the panel was that there is a marijuana lobbyist and his name is Michael