Opportunity: Workshop: CBD and Hemp Extracts: How Do We Move Forward?

Over the last five years, demand for cannabidiol (CBD) and related whole-plant hemp extracts has grown exponentially. Colorado-based Hemp Business Journal estimates the total CBD industry—including both hemp and marijuana-derived sources—grew to $360 million in U.S. sales in 2017, reflecting a 37 percent growth rate. Despite the surging demand for hemp-derived products, the CBD industry continues to face myriad challenges. In this three-hour workshop, leading hemp executives and attorneys will review the current landscape for CBD and strategies to mature as an industry and overcome hurdles to growth.

Industry experts will discuss and debate:

• Raising capital and transacting business with financial institutions
• Evolution of product formulations and how to reach new distribution channels
• Implications of Hemp Industry Association’s lawsuit against DEA over its marijuana extract rule;
• Regulatory considerations including the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, GW Pharma, state initiatives and DSHEA

Pre-Show

• Underwriter mentioned in write-ups on appropriate Health & Nutrition brand websites, including Natural Products INSIDER
• Underwriter recognition and hyperlink to company website to appear on INSIDER and SupplySide West website
• Underwriter recognition in Show Agenda, included on SupplySide West website,  Attendee Guidebook, Show Guide and Mobile App

On-Site

•   Workshop will take place on Wednesday, November 7 from 1:30 – 4:30pm
•   Underwriter logo on Workbook distributed to attendees – underwriter to provide 75-word bio and complete contact information to be included
•   Underwriter logo to appear on signage in Workshop room
•   Underwriter can provide literature or promotional items to be distributed at Workshop in the back of the room
•   Verbal recognition of underwriters at beginning of session
•   Underwriter receives two (2) complimentary passes for company representatives to attend the Workshop

Post-Show

• Post event email distributed to all Workshop participants
• Underwriter may submit up to 40 pages of scientific literature (abstracts, white papers, etc) to be included in post-event email
• Underwriter to receive complete contact information for each attendee participating in the Workshop