The agenda for the world’s largest cannabis trade show is here, and it’s built around one idea: Conference Sessions that move your business forward. MJBizCon returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center from December 1–4, 2026, with Pre-Show Certifications kicking off on December 1.
Founded in 2011, MJBizCon is the longest-running and largest B2B cannabis industry Conference and Expo. Each year, MJBizCon brings together cultivators, retailers, manufacturers, investors, and ancillary service providers from around the world.
The Conference Agenda features five targeted Tracks: Cultivation Business Solutions, Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies, Policy, Regulatory & Compliance Intelligence, Drug Development & Clinical Research Insights, and Moderator-led Roundtables. Every Track is built to help cannabis operators sharpen operations, protect margin, and outpace competitors.
What makes the 2026 MJBizCon agenda different?
The Conference is built around a single premise: deliver insightful sessions that shift business outcomes. The agenda is designed to give you a concrete edge over the competition. Here’s how each track delivers.
Cultivation Business Solutions: How can growers turn data into yield gains?
Margins live and die in the grow. This Track cuts through the noise to show how top cultivators tighten operations, control input costs, and turn data into measurable yield gains, without betting the farm on unproven technology.
Must-see Session: AI in the Grow: Separating Real ROI from Vendor Hype
Every AI vendor promises higher yields and lower costs. Few can prove it on your P&L. This panel pressure-tests vendor promises against measurable outcomes across compliance reporting, environmental optimization, and demand forecasting. Built for operators, technology buyers, compliance managers, and executive decision-makers, this Session helps you spot the gap between a slick demo and durable returns. You’ll walk away knowing which investments earn their place in your facility, and which ones quietly drain capital.
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies: How do you sell what shoppers actually want?
The gap between what shoppers want and what’s on your shelf is costing you sales. This Track arms retailers with strategies that move product, protect margin, and keep customers coming back.
Must-see Session: Buying Behavior Decoded: A Data-Driven Look at Cannabis Market Trends
Consumer expectations are shifting faster than most operators can track. This Session delivers a data-driven analysis of evolving customer preferences, and the emerging product categories redefining how people buy cannabis. The Panelists connect the numbers to decisions you can act on, so you leave with a clear read on where demand is heading, and how to position ahead of it.
Policy, Regulatory & Compliance Intelligence: How will policy shifts effect operators?
Rules are changing fast, and a single misread can sink a quarter. This Track delivers the policy, regulatory, and compliance intelligence you need to stay ahead of regulators, and competitors still scrambling to catch up.
Must-see Session: Schedule III Decoded: What Rescheduling Means for Operators
Rescheduling headlines are everywhere; practical answers are rare. This Panel cuts through the speculation with a clear-eyed look at what a move to Schedule III genuinely changes, and what stays the same. Expect honest discussion of Section 280E tax implications, shifting banking access, DEA oversight, and FDA compliance requirements, along with realistic timelines. You’ll leave with a solid plan instead of guesswork.
Drug Development & Clinical Research Insights: Where are the real cannabinoid opportunities?
For pharma executives and investors, the cannabinoid opportunity is real, but only with the right roadmap. This Track demystifies the science-to-market journey and the capital decisions behind it.
Must-see Session: The Cannabinoid Drug Pipeline: From Clinical Trials to Market
Cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals are moving from promise to practice, with a growing pipeline of FDA-reviewed candidates targeting epilepsy, pain, sleep, and beyond. This Session maps each stage from clinical trial to commercialization, covering the FDA regulatory pathway, pricing, payer access, manufacturing scale, and partnership models. By the end, you’ll have a strategic framework for evaluating pipelines, de-risking development, and timing market entry. It’s essential viewing for anyone treating MJBizCon as a sourcing trip.
Moderator-led Roundtables: How can you join the discussion?
Sometimes the sharpest insights come from peers, not Panels. These intimate, moderator-led sessions put you shoulder-to-shoulder with leaders solving the same problems you’re tackling.
AI-powered moderation is quietly killing reach, and most brands don’t realize they’ve been shadow banned until sales drop. This roundtable unpacks how to dodge algorithmic penalties and build authentic connections on platforms that loathe cannabis content. Whether you’re a brand fighting restrictions, a dispensary chasing exposure, or a marketer reaching new demographics, you’ll trade real tactics with people who’ve cracked the code.
What will attendees actually gain at MJBizCon?
The value of MJBizCon comes down to one thing: business intelligence you can use right away. This year’s program is built to send you home with knowledge, tactics, and strategies that move your business forward immediately.
As Harrison Radie, Vice President, Commercial & Market Leader at MJBizCon, puts it: “These tracks present professional development that separates the operators who lead from the ones who follow. Our goal is to send attendees and exhibitors home armed with fresh perspectives, knowledge and action items that they can implement immediately.”
Beyond the sessions, MJBizCon remains the industry’s unmatched networking hub. The Expo connects cultivators, retailers, manufacturers, and investors from around the globe. MJBizCon delivers the connections needed to stay competitive in a fast-moving industry.
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