Hemp on the Shelf: What You Need to Know About the Hemp-Based Food Market

Hemp-based foods — seeds, oil, even meat alternatives – have exploded out of the niche health-food store sector and into mainstream grocery baskets.?However, the grocery game isn’t?for novices. In this session, you will learn: What we know and don’t know about shelf stability, packaging and ingredient integration The regulations and certifications should you be in […]

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Brick and Mortar vs. E-Commerce: Retail Strategies Emerging From Uncertain Economic Times

You’ve got your product line up but now it is time to develop a retail strategy and one that is flexible enough to sustain drastic market shifts.  CBD and Hemp products can be found everywhere – from the local convenience store to the online shopping platforms giants.  The key to securing shelf space, finding the right distributor […]

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Smokable Hemp: Cultivation, Distribution and Where Big Tobacco Comes Into Play – A Fireside Chat with Hemp Editor, Kristen Nichols

Smokable hemp – is it the next big thing?  An alternative to tobacco?  In states where it is legal, we are seeing an increase in production, but in the states where it is not legal farmers are asking regulators to change the laws.  It is just part of the multi-faceted hemp plant that farmers can […]

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Hemp Hangout Roundtable Discussion: The Exploration of Minor Cannabinoids

Hemp operators are finding that they are cannabinoids beyond CBD that are bringing in major profits if cultivated and extracted properly.  This is an open discussion to learn more about these minor cannabinoids, provide your experiences cultivated and manufacturing these minor cannabinoids and what are some of the major opportunities hemp players are seeing within this market.   […]

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Cutting Edge Cultivation Technology: How Mainstream Ag is Driving the Explosive Growth of Hemp as a Commodity Crop

One hurdle that many hemp farmers face annually is harvest operations and the technology available to provide ease from seed to sale. Whether it is one acre or hundreds, lack of harvesting equipment and a poor harvest strategy can be a real profit burner. In this new era of federal legality, hemp farmers have the […]

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Hemp Hangout Roundtable Discussion: Navigating Brokers, Strategic Partners and Mitigating Risk

Join this casual, roundtable discussion with like–minded hemp professionals in an open discussion about how they are protecting their operations and mitigating risk when it comes to contracts, partnerships and insurance policies.  This is also a great opportunity to connect with other hemp operators from around the country. […]

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Hire Learning: Strategies to Overcome Today’s Hemp Workforce Challenges

The industry is now competing with multinational agricultural conglomerates to attract talent on the farm and off the farm, from cultivation experts to skilled processors and retailers. Operators now also have access to alternative labor options.  In a time when many industries are having to layoff or furlough employees, how has the hemp industry dealt […]

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Breaking through the Bottleneck: Solving Today’s Supply Chain Glitches in the Hemp Market for Tomorrow

Farmers need a buyer for any crop they sell. But the national shortage of hemp processors has left growers sitting on millions of pounds of moldering hemp waiting to be turned into finished goods.  Today the supply chain faces an additional challenge, a global pandemic and economic downturn that has impacted how processors and retailers […]

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Hilary Black

As Chief Advocacy Officer at Canopy Growth, Hilary’s mandate includes driving patient advocacy efforts worldwide, executing the Company’s global corporate social responsibility strategy, and leading the implementation of best practices for diversity & inclusion. Prior to being appointed Chief Advocacy Officer, Hilary served as Director of Patient Education & Advocacy at Canopy Growth. She spearheaded […]

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