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Jon Cooper
As founder of Ebbu, a Colorado-based cannabinoid research firm, Jon oversees operations and strategy, including negotiations and partnerships. He has more than two decades of entrepreneurial, business strategy and marketing experience in various industries and has worked on financing strategies and investment presentation development. Previously, Jon served in various leadership roles and led funding raises […]
Stephen Murphy
Stephen is managing director and co-founder of Prohibition Partners, the leading source of intelligence and insights into the European cannabis industry. As a cannabis specialist focused on developing the legal European cannabis industry, Stephen co-founded European Cannabis Holdings, Europe’s cannabis investment group, and Cannabis Europa, Europe’s premier medical cannabis conference. With a background is in […]
Kai-Friedrich Niermann
Kai-Friedrich founded the KFN+, a law firm in Paderborn, Germany, in 2014. He consults for companies seeking to enter the German cannabis market on issues from the nation’s regulatory framework to CBD products. He also is a member of the German Patient Roundtable. He served as a legal expert at the press center of the […]
Lily Colley
Based in Colorado for nearly four years, Lily serves as national marketing director for Medically Correct’s incredibles and as vice president of public relations for Kalyx Development. She also has worked on Dixie Brand’s national marketing team. Having built a traditional skill set of business development, investor relations, marketing, communications and political expertise, Lily has […]
Eric Klein
Eric is responsible for the medical and recreational brand portfolios and overseeing medical clinic partnerships for Cronos Group, a globally diversified and vertically integrated cannabis company with a presence across four continents and several countries including Australia, Canada, Israel and Germany. Previously, Eric worked in brand management for products such as Chips Ahoy, Oreo, Chobani and […]
Juriën Koster
Juriën founded Cannabis Industry Europe to provide insight to the EU market and act as an intermediary for different players in the industry. As business developer for Dutch technology platform Phytonext, he helped set up a CBD-extraction facility in Germany with a strategic partner. Juriën studied at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. […]
Jennifer Larry
Jenn leads Montreal-based marketing and communications firm CBD Strategy Group, which helps cannabis brands thrive amid heavy regulations. Having worked with international companies in regulated sectors such as online gambling, pharmaceutical drugs, tobacco and more, Jenn is known for her ability to forecast trends and leverage business intelligence to execute strategy and lead change. […]
Matt Cronin
Having worked in the travel industry for nearly 20 years, Matt figured the time was right to marry his tourism expertise with potential new opportunities in Canada’s fledgling recreational cannabis market. Matt also factored in his knowledge of the country after 20 years of splitting his time between Canada and the United Kingdom. And, thus, […]
Sara Zborovski
Sara is a Toronto-based attorney who provides regulatory and commercial counsel to companies regulated by Health Canada. Her practice is largely focused on helping clients navigate regulatory challenges as they bring food, drug, cannabis and medical products to market. Sara works with clients on matters relating to product safety, including crisis management and advocacy. She is […]
Judith May
Judith develops relationships with foreign hemp seed companies and advises the Irish government on hemp policies. She developed a system to track acreage planted to organic hemp and created a plan to reduce pesticide use on farmland throughout Ireland. She owns Dublin-based Alixer Gold CBD Oil Co., a provider of organic health products. […]
Asia & Oceania
Asia and Oceania are in the early stages of rolling out hemp and marijuana markets. The two offer entrepreneurs a chance to enter a regional market that offers hundreds of millions of potential consumers. But business owners must be prepared to navigate a regulatory thicket. Australia’s medical marijuana market has been growing slowly, reflecting heavy […]
Latest Academic Research
Undermined by a continuing dearth of scientific research, cannabis as medicine is an idea that many health professionals, potential patients and lawmakers perceive with skepticism. Constraints on research are a big part of the problem in the United States. But there is important progress being made elsewhere in the world. A distinguished panel of cannabis […]
Investing in the Global Cannabis Market: Strategies, Risks & Due Diligence
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As the cannabis industry matures, merger and acquisitions deals show few signs of letting up. Here’s a chance to learn from an industry power player who will share points to consider as you position your firm for the future. You’ll get insight on: What to expect as mass consolidation continues across the industry. Ways to […]
What’s Next? The Future of Canada’s Cannabis Industry
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