Episode 15 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 is the post NoCo wrap up episode.
Plus the Bahamas meets Judas Priest as Rick is in the Bahamas and Morris just got done going to 11 with the mighty Priest and Rob Halford.
The LTH422 intro and outro music is powered by MoTron and the #HempCaster Guitar.
We hope you love this episode of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422!
6,000 People Came to Network, Learn, and Play at the High-Energy, Jam-Packed 2018 NoCo Hemp Expo Highlighting the Latest Innovations, Market Research and Opportunities in Industrial Hemp, Held April 6-7, 2018, at The Ranch Events Center in Loveland, CO
Loveland, CO (April 11, 2018) – Attracting a sold-out crowd of 6,000 attendees – 1,300 more than last year – and more than 150 diverse exhibitors, the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo has come a long way since its humble beginning as a gathering of 350 enthusiasts in 2014. The premier show serving the $2 billion hemp industry has grown so much, in fact, that it will move to a larger convention center in the Denver area on March 29-30, 2019.
“The 2018 NoCo Hemp Expo was far and away the biggest and best hemp event we have produced yet,” said NoCo Hemp Expo Co-founder Morris Beegle. “The interest level for this plant and all that it can do was overwhelming. Next year’s NoCo6 event will be moved to a new location. As the great Sheriff Brody once said, ‘We’re going to need a bigger boat!’”
Recognized by the Hemp Industries Association as the “Hemp Event of the Year,” NoCo draws professionals from the agricultural, industrial, nutritional, therapeutic and fashion hemp industries as well as policymakers and nonprofits spearheading legislative reform around hemp. Just one week before the Expo took place, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rand Paul (R-KY) announced the planned introduction of the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which would remove hemp from the list of controlled substances and allow it to be sold as an agricultural commodity.
This year the NoCo Hemp Expo expanded into an additional building for a one-day Hemp Summit for entrepreneurs and investors on Friday, April 6, followed by a one-day Farm & Agriculture Symposium for farmers and producers on Saturday, April 7. In addition, consumers navigated crowded aisles to learn about everything from hemp toilet paper to CBD, hemp’s wildly popular non-psychoactive cannabinoid. Standing-room-only crowds reacted enthusiastically to a diverse and comprehensive lineup of speakers – 25 percent more programming than the year before. For fun, Denver-based WillPower Products teamed up with Apollo Flight Labs to provide an exclusive Jet Pack demonstration.
“I was amazed at the buzz of the show,” said Arran Stephens, co-founder and co-CEO of Nature’s Path Foods and a keynote speaker at the event. “In some ways, it reminded me of the spirit of the early organic food trade shows. This is really the beginning of a strong new movement.”
The 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo will be held March 29-30, 2019 at a larger convention center in the Denver area. For information, visit www.NoCoHempExpo.com.
Sponsors
PureHemp Technology, an innovator in the production, branding and marketing of industrial hemp products, served as this year’s NoCo5 Presenting Sponsor. PureHemp’s sister company, Pure Kind Botanicals, also produces and markets a line of full spectrum, cannabinoid-infused products. To learn more about all our Sponsors and Partners, visit http://nocohempexpo.com/2018-sponsors/.
About NoCo Hemp Expo
NoCo Hemp Expo is produced by the Colorado Hemp Company, a division of WAFBA LLC (We Are For Better Alternatives), based in Loveland, CO. WAFBA is founder of TreeFreeHemp paper and printing services and the Colorado Hemp Company. Areas of focus include product and brand development, event production, consulting and advocacy. Learn more at NocoHempExpo.com, and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Episode 14 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 is the NoCo Week edition.
On the show today we have special guests Tony Budden, an international hemp pioneer from South Africa, and Ryan Loflin, a Colorado and US hemp pioneer of from the new revolution.
We discuss what’s up in their worlds and what they will be doing at this years NoCo Hemp Expo.
Check out all the NoCo5 sessions with our partners at Green Flower Media.
Episode 12 transports us into the countdown to NoCo5 including the big Mitch McConnell announcement that he is introducing legislation next week to pull industrial hemp off of the controlled substances act.
We’ll keep discussing this in the coming weeks and get into the language of the bill once it’s introduced.
Our guest this week is Hannah Cornelison who is a host on Joint Venture, a CSU student run produced show and a show that Morris and Rick appeared on this week and will appear on next week.
Rick and Hannah recap a tour at PureHemp Technology that happened Wednesday and will be part of next weeks Joint Venture show.
Episode 11 was done on the fly this morning as Rick flies to Boston for NECANN so this is recorded at the Denver International Airport.
Next week will be the countdown to NoCo5 and we’ll have a special guest joining us on the show. So don’t forget to tune in next week for another episode of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Denver-based dietary supplement company, WillPower Products, plans to debut the world’s first line of industrial hemp protein powders, ReGenPCR, at the 2018 NoCo Hemp Expo. In excitement to officially launch the product line to their local Colorado community, WillPower Products is teaming up with Apollo Flight Labs to offer attendees an exclusive JetPack demonstration experience simultaneously while consumers will be able to purchase and try WillPower products.
“As a former pro-athlete, current adventure sports enthusiast, and personal friend of Apollo Flight Labs, I felt that a jetpack demonstration is a perfect way to launch WillPower Products industrial hemp protein powder line, ReGenPCR” said Will Carr, founder of WillPower Products. “With the rise in popularity in CBD products, we have reached an important milestone in the sports and fitness health industry by introducing the first phytocannabinoid industrial hemp oil infused protein powder to market.”
ReGenPCR is a protein powder dietary supplement that delivers the most advanced, highest quality industrial hemp oil containing the full entourage of naturally occurring phytocannabinoids, including cannabidiol, sourced domestically in beautiful Colorado. A complete grass fed whey protein blend, ReGenPCR is available in cinnamon cocoa or vanilla flavors ideal for keeping an active, fitness-focused lifestyle. ReGen provides 20g grass fed whey, 20mg cannabinoids, and 6g BCAA’s.
Over the course of the expo, NoCo attendees can stop by WillPower Products’ booth in the Arena to sample ReGenPCR and see the Apollo Jetpack on display. At 12:30pm on Saturday April 7, Apollo Flight Lab will be demonstrating the Apollo Jetpack in action bringing the magic of human flight to all spectators.
Visit www.willpower-products.com for more information, or follow them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to stay up-to-date on all WillPower’s latest product releases and to receive live updates about the jetpack demonstrations happening at the NoCo Hemp Expo.
Today on Episode 10 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 we talk with Matt Harmon.
We discuss Matt’s new Hemp Documentary currently in the works, along with his story of becoming educated about cannabis on a whole.
We also get into Rick’s trip to Colombia and an interesting DEA response Rick received when he returned back to the United States.
Connect with Matt and the Hemp Documentary:
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We hope you enjoy Episode 10 of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422!
Rick is in Colombia and Morris is in Los Angeles.
Please enjoy the rebroadcast of our first episode if you haven’t caught it before.
Next week we will be back with a special guest on Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.
Till then have a great week and hemp on!
While confusion continues to swirl around the 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, plans for another cannabis festival held every April in Colorado are humming right along. The NoCo Hemp Expo will return to Loveland on April 6 and April 7, and its organizer expects it to be bigger than ever.
“We had some space issues and were packed to the gills last year, so we added another building,” explains NoCo Hemp founder Morris Beegle, who says the event’s programming has increased about 25 percent over last year. “It’s going to have more speakers and more exhibitors.”
Beegle estimates that anywhere from 5,500 to 6,000 people will attend this year’s expo at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, where they’ll dive into two days of nearly sixty featured speakers, 150 exhibitions and the expo’s first ever farmer symposium. There will also be an expanded programming for high-end investors and CEOs in the hemp industry, according to Beegle.
Keynote speakers include Nature’s Path founder Arran Stevens, Nutiva founder John Rulac and Winona La Duke, executive director of Native American activism group Honor the Earth. “Stevens doesn’t speak very often. To have him keynote the summit this year is a big pull for our industry,” Beegle says.
“This is is definitely going to have more of a farm and [agriculture] feel than it has in the past, as well as more regenerative farming,” he continues. “In the past, it was more general products-oriented. Not that we weren’t going for farmers, but adding the farm and ag symposium adds more of a farm feel.” And like past expos, this year’s will have plenty of food trucks, hemp-based treats and live entertainment.
The expo has seen a rise in popularity with the fast emergence of CBD as well as more states legalizing industrial hemp farming. That movement has sped up as confusion over legalized psychoactive cannabis and hemp cultivation is cleared up.
In 2015, the NoCo Hemp Expo was almost compromised when the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department claimed the expo couldn’t have hemp plants or germinating seeds on the premises without being shut down. The expo eventually went on as planned, though, and Beegle says that he and Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith have ironed out those issues. “They were really nice last year,” Beegle says of Larimer County law enforcement. “We’ve educated them, and they’ve been supportive of everything. We’re just building on what we’ve done in the past, and it’s been working.
The NoCo Hemp Expo will be held on Friday, April 6, and Saturday, April 7, at the Ranch Events Complex, 5280 Arena Circle in Loveland. Tickets start at $15 for general admission on Saturday; VIP, business-to-business and other special packages are available. Learn more on the NoCo Hemp Expo website.
Episode 8 was created on the move and crossing paths as Rick is on his way to Colombia and Morris just got back in town from the 1st annual Central US Hemp Growers Conference.
This weeks episode provides a recap on what is going on in Wisconsin, and coming up in Colombia.
We talk updates on Operation CBD Gummy Bears/Candy Crush in Tennessee, Tide Pods… again, and a fundraiser taking place this Sunday in Denver at Cervantes for Puerto Rico relief.
Episode 7 invites Doug Fine to the lair and we discuss many projects that Doug is currently involved in, including:
We hope you enjoy this episode of Let’s Talk Hemp with Doug Fine.
Organic Hemp Food Pioneers Arran Stephens, co-founder of Nature’s Path Foods, and John Roulac, founder of Nutiva, Join Native American Activist Turned Hemp Entrepreneur Winona LaDuke as Keynote Speakers at the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo & Hemp Summit, April 6-7, Loveland, CO. Plus, Ray “The Soil Guy” Archuleta headlines NoCo’s new hemp Farm and Agriculture Symposium.
Loveland, CO (February 22, 2018) – As Cofounder of Nature’s Path Foods, one of the world’s largest family owned organic food brands, Arran Stephens has always pushed the envelope in food and agriculture – including hemp food and farming. The company has been
incorporating hemp seed as a superfood and plant-based source of protein and fiber in a growing number of its products, and Stephens has been actively investing in organic farmland to cultivate hemp and other crops his company sources to feed the growing demand for
organic, plant based foods.
Winona LaDuke 
Arran Stephens
John Roulac
John Roulac, too, sees the growing opportunity in hemp foods and the industrial hemp market. As founder of Nutiva, his company was an early pioneer in popularizing the benefits of hemp foods in the natural products retail marketplace. Today, he continues to educate consumers about the benefits of hemp, among other superfoods the company offers. In addition, Roulac sees hemp as a potential regenerative crop in that it may help sequester carbon and reduce climate change – an issue close to his heart.
Winona LaDuke a renowned Native American tribal leader and activist on climate change, Indigenous and human rights, green and local economies and clean water, also sees the value of hemp in driving a new economy for rural and Native American communities.
Through her Kickstarter campaign, Winona is creating Winona’s Hemp & Heritage Farm, a working educational hemp farm to help train the next generation of Native American farmers.
These individuals lead an outstanding roster of speakers at the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo & Hemp Summit (NoCo5), the world’s leading gathering of industrial hemp leaders, exhibitors, investors, and entrepreneurs, April 6-7, 2018, at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO.
In addition, Ray “The Soil Guy” Archuleta will headline on Saturday, April 7, a new Farm and Agriculture Symposium held in conjunction with the NoCo Hemp Expo. Geared toward farmers and producers, the symposium will cover plant genetics, farm equipment, growing techniques, processing, licensing, etc. Archuleta, a partner in Soil Health Consultants and former Agronomist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, teaches soil health and agro-ecology. Together with other pioneers in regenerative agriculture, Ray is leading a renaissance in building healthy living soils that feed and protect plants without the need for chemicals and that sequester carbon.
NoCo5: The World’s Largest Industrial Hemp Conference and Expo
Featuring an expanded Hemp Summit, the new Farm and Agricultural Symposium, a Global Hemp Village, Fashion Alley and two interactive exhibition halls, this year’s NoCo5 is set to be the largest on record. Recognized by the Hemp Industries Association as the “Hemp event of the year,” sponsors for this year’s event span across market leaders in production, manufacturing, and distributing of industrial hemp related products.
Sponsors
PureHemp Technology, an innovator in the production, branding and marketing of industrial hemp products, is this year’s NoCo5 Presenting Sponsor. PureHemp’s sister company, Pure Kind Botanicals, also produces and markets a line of full spectrum, cannabinoid-infused
products for the wellness industry. Additional sponsors for this year’s Expo just announced include Wisconsin’s Hempstead Project Heart, California’s “Engine for Positive Change”, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, Functional Remedies, Elixinol and CW Hemp. To learn more about all
our Sponsor Partners, visit http://nocohempexpo.com/2018-sponsors/.
Tickets and Registration
Tickets and registration for the NoCo Hemp Expo, Farm & Ag Symposium, Industry B2B Day, Hemp Summit, and to the public are available at http://nocohempexpo.com/ticket-sales/. For sponsor, exhibitor and volunteer inquiries, visit http://nocohempexpo.com/registration-noco5/.
About NoCo Hemp Expo
Now in its fifth year, NoCo Hemp Expo – NoCo5 – is produced by the Colorado Hemp Company, a division of WAFBA LLC (We Are For Better Alternatives), based in Loveland, CO. Established in 2012, WAFBA is also founder of TreeFreeHemp paper and printing services,
and the Colorado Hemp Company, “supporting all things hemp.” Areas of focus include product and brand development, marketing, printing, event production, consulting and advocacy. Learn more at NocoHempExpo.com, and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Contact Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural, tel 303.807.1042, steve@compassnaturalmarketing.com
Episode 6 of #LetsTalkHemp and #The422 has us discussing GW Pharma and the new legislation being proposed in Colorado, and possible scenarios of how the cannabinoid markets will develop for natural products/nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical/medical, and recreational cannabis.
This weeks guests include lobbyist and political consultant Cindy Sovine from Sovine Consulting, and Tim Gordon, president of the Colorado Hemp Industries Association and CEO of Functional Remedies and CBDRx.
We’ll also be discussing Operation CBD Gummy Bear (AKA Operation Candy Crush) in Tennessee, along with America’s obsession with ingesting Tide Pods.
Episode 5 invites Hunter Buffington, executive director of COHIA, the Colorado Hemp Industries Association, to discuss current legislative initiatives taking place that address the waste and recycling issues that currently plague Colorado’s cannabis industry.
There are legislation solutions to take this waste product and turn it into environmentally and economically beneficial products rather than dumping it into landfills, which is what is currently taking place.
We also discuss the first Let’s Talk Hemp Film Series that kicks of NoCo Hemp Expo 2018 on April 5th and what’s following later in the month for the mighty 422 Earth Day in Balboa Park, San Diego, with the Hemp Road Trip and General Hemp, plus KayaFest in San Bernadino at the end of April, and the party here at The 422.
1-3 June 2018
International Expo and Conferences on Medical Cannabis and Hemp
Technopolis City of Athens, Greece
The largest international Cannabis Trade Fair of the Balkan Peninsula, in the heart of Athens, a stone’s through from the Acropolis!
A three-day showcase of the key players of the global industry, 2 conferences featuring 30 renowned speakers, masterclasses and workshops, arts, culture, and music by favorite artists.
Cannabis is a traditional cultivation for Greece for thousands of years, with hundreds of applications and can provide a new development impetus for both rural economy and the industry. Cannabis in Greece has a potential market value of 1-2 billion euros, with a great
exporting opportunities, and it can contribute to the creation of more than 12,000 jobs. Both climate and the morphological conditions are extremely favorable, legislation has been reformed and improved, investment interest from Greece and abroad is growing every day. We are
pursuing a leading role for the wider region.
• Does the field of medical cannabis and hemp interest you professionally?
• Do you have services or products that need to be promoted and exhibited?
• Are you interested in creating new trade partnerships and networking with suppliers and business representatives?
• Or is this simply an opportunity for a first hand acquaintance with the industry’s largest companies, the latest in technology and medical applications, as well as innovative products and
services from the world of cannabis?
Then BALKANNABIS EXPO is your destination.
Cannabis is the future and the way out of the extended economic crisis. Misinformation, ignorance and social stigma give way to science, innovation and entrepreneurship. The international legal Cannabis market is expected to exceed 65 billion euros by 2025. We want to contribute to the growth of this sector in Greece and to shape public opinion while implementing more integrated policies and approaches for the legal regulation of the medicinal and industrial use of Cannabis.
The future is now: Medical cannabis applications, hemp farming and the latest developments in the rapidly growing cannabis industry will meet at the Technopolis City of Athens during the 1st BALKANNABIS EXPO, June 1-3, 2018.
The largest companies of the global cannabis/ hemp industry will be in attendance, many honoring us with their support as official sponsors. More than 120 exhibitors from around the globe will be presenting a wealth of applications, products, technologies and entrepreneurial initiatives evolving around both the medical and industrial use of cannabis.
Over 30 internationally renowned speakers, scientists and industry leaders will be present to share with us current developments, medical advances and business prospects in the Cannabis industry: Ethan Russo, Bonnie Goldstein, Lunir Hanus, Boaz Wachtel, Deidi Meiri, Guillermo Velasco, Paul Hornby, Paul Benhaim, Morris Beegle, Daniel Kruse, Rafael Dulon, Joscha Krauss, Henry Vincenty, Kehrt Reyher, Hanka Gabrielova, Boris Baňas and many more.
During the 3-day BALKANNABIS EXPO, four Masterclasses will be held for physicians, medical personnel, growers and processors on medical cannabis and hemp applications, as well as workshops & presentations (nutrition, cooking, building). A diversity of parallel artistic events (including live painting, cannabis comics and poster exhibition, performances, circus, music and other artistic activities) will accompany the trade fair and its conferences.
Up to date developments from the world of science, hands-on interaction with innovations and products, building of new partnerships and setting up of the new and promising Greekand Balkan market. We are positioning Greece on the world-wide Cannabis map. We will be developing and promoting an economic sector with a phenomenal annual growth rate, building domestic production and seeking the role of export leader for the Greek Cannabis industry in both the Balkans and Europe.
A celebration of cannabis by the people of cannabis. The organizers are entrepreneurs, advocates and activists with more than 15 years of involvement in the international cannabis community and in shaping conditions for policy reform in Greece.
BALKANNABIS EXPO is the culmination of years of effort in informing public opinion and policy makers in Greece. It is the result of a long-standing engagement in the commercial and production sectors of cannabis & hemp, in international exhibitions and activism, as well as advocacy and well-documented proposals for an integrated regulatory framework on cannabis & hemp that respect the users, patients, producers and entrepreneurs. We paved the way and now we will provide for the effective implementation of the new regulations.
Ticket prices (full access to exhibitions, conferences and artistic events):
• Daily: presale €8, door €10.
• Three days: presale €20, door €25.
BALKANNABIS EXPO is being realized under the auspices of the City of Athens, the Greater Region of Attica and the office of the Secretary General of Industry. It is supported by international associations, organizations and networks such as the International Cannabis and Cannabinoid Institute (ICCI), ENCOD, FAAAT, and the NoCo Hemp Expo.
At the refurbished gasworks site of Technopolis in the heart of the City of Athens (100 Peiraios Street) http://www.technopolis-athens.com
Detailed information on our website: www.balkannabisexpo.com
Contact: info@balkannabisexpo.com
For exhibitors: sales@balkannabisexpo.com
For journalists, interviews: media@balkannabisexpo.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/balkannabisexpo/
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/192236798186328/
Episode 4 invites Tom Darmody, executive director of the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation on Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.
We discuss how cannabis research is being done domestically along with their upcoming Organic Hemp Innovation event taking place on February 24th in Denver.
We hear from Rick on the Hemp Industries Association strategic planning weekend and Vote Hemp’s States initiatives in Iowa, collaborating with Hemp Road Trip.
Morris tells us about his trip to tropical Mexico, and how hemp is being used by @heavensgrow in construction.
Last but not least, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch join the party here at The 422.
Loveland, CO (January 30, 2018) – The Fifth Annual NoCo Hemp Expo (NoCo5) announces Fort Lupton, CO-based PureHemp Technology as this year’s Presenting Sponsor for the two-day gathering of industrial hemp thought leaders, speakers, entrepreneurs, and exhibitors taking place April 6-7, 2018, at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO.
Featuring an expanded Hemp Summit, new Farm and Agricultural Symposium, a Global Hemp Village and two interactive exhibition halls, this year’s NoCo5 is set to be the largest on record. Recognized by the Hemp Industries Association as the “Hemp event of the year,” sponsors for this year’s event span across market leaders in production, manufacturing, and distributing of industrial hemp related products.
Nearly three-dozen states have passed legislation in recent years allowing research or commercial production of industrial hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin to marijuana. From hemp extract products now being sold online and in a growing number of natural products stores to food, fiber, cosmetics, textiles, paper, animal feed and construction materials and more, industrial hemp sales totaled $688 million in 2016, led by hemp food, body care and hemp extract rich in cannabinoid compounds, or “CBD” products.
PureHemp Technology is this year’s NoCo5 presenting and leading sponsor that has been an innovator in the production, branding and marketing of industrial hemp products. PureHemp’s sister company, Pure Kind Botanicals, produces and markets a growing line of premium, full spectrum, cannabinoid-infused products for the wellness industry.
“We at PureHemp are proud and honored to represent the entire hemp community at the Fifth Annual NoCo Hemp Expo,” says Ed Lehrburger, Founder and Executive Manager of PureHemp Technology and Pure Kind Botanicals. “All of us in the greater domestic hemp community can honestly say we are successfully growing the U.S. hemp industry.”
PureHemp Technology has been advancing a patented hemp refinery technology that rapidly converts hemp stalks into pulp, lignin, and sugars that can be used to manufacture thousands of unique hemp-based products. Based on years of R&D and favorable results, PureHemp has a rich history partnering with other companies and advancing unique hemp initiatives.
For example, PureHemp was approached last year by a Canadian company looking for a technology company capable of producing sugars from hemp stalks that can be fermented into a high-quality beer. In 2017, PureHemp successfully completed a Phase I proof-of-concept program and is currently engaged in a Phase II program to refine specific recipes for producing a high quality, 100% hemp beer product. Hemp and beer enthusiasts, stay tuned!
Other Sponsors
Additional sponsors for this year’s NoCo5 include: Sub-Zero Extracts, Palmetto Harmony, Lilu’s Garden, and the Hoban Law Group, the nation’s premier cannabusiness law firm.
Tickets and Registration; Call for Speakers, Sponsors and Exhibitors
Tickets and registration are available for the NoCo Hemp Expo, Farm & Ag Symposium, Industry B2B Day, the Hemp Summit, and to the general public at http://nocohempexpo.com/ticket-sales/. For speaker, sponsor, exhibitor and volunteer inquiries, visit http://nocohempexpo.com/registration-noco5/.
About NoCo Hemp Expo
Now in its fifth year, NoCo Hemp Expo – NoCo5 – is produced by the Colorado Hemp Company, a division of WAFBA LLC (We Are For Better Alternatives), based in Loveland, CO. Established in 2012, WAFBA is also founder of TreeFreeHemp paper and printing services, and Colorado Hemp Company, “supporting all things hemp.” Areas of focus include product and brand development, marketing, printing, production, events and advocacy. Learn more at NocoHempExpo.com, and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Contact:
Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural, tel 303.807.1042, steve@compassnaturalmarketing.com
This week we delve into the recent autopsy from Tom Petty and the fact that opioids are killing nearly 100 Americans A DAY! Cannabis, meanwhile, has NEVER recorded an overdose!
However, the drugs Tom Petty, Prince, Michael Jackson and others have taken are PRESCRIBED AND 100% LEGAL. A prescription for death vs an opportunity at life… with cannabis.
We also cover the latest news, update on the crop report from Vote Hemp showing over 25,000 acres of hemp cultivated in USA in 2017, upcoming travel to Iowa and Mexico for hemp advocacy and education, the IndoExpo Trade Show this weekend in Denver, and meaningless banter and nonsense to fill in the gaps.
This weeks episode welcomes Brad Beegle from Functional Remedies, and Scott Leshman from Cannabinoid Creations who both share their experiences regarding the recent A4M Anti-Aging Conference in Las Vegas.
We also discuss a new Marijuana/Hemp tracking agent bill recently introduced in Colorado along with hemp certified seed, and the Central US Hemp Growers Conference and Expo happening in Madison Wisconsin on Feb 26-27.
We hope you love this episode of Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422.
The NoCo Hemp Expo Farm & Agriculture Symposium takes place on Saturday, April 7, 2018, as part of the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, April 6 – 7, 2018, at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO.
Loveland, CO (January 18, 2017) – As more states allow commercial hemp farming, farmers, growers, researchers and agriculture specialists will convene at the inaugural NoCo Hemp Farm & Agriculture Symposium on Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Loveland, CO, to learn about crop methodologies, regenerative farming best practices and market opportunities for the industrial hemp industry.
States from Colorado to North Dakota to Kentucky are taking the lead in allowing farmers to grow industrial hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin to marijuana that has thousands of uses from food, textiles, dietary supplements and beauty care products to oil, paper, plastics, building materials and more. Yet, sharing of information and research among crop producers and farmers has been lagging in this emerging field.
The Farm & Agriculture Symposium, presented by Bija Hemp, a leading industrial hemp seed innovator based in Denver, CO, and produced by the Colorado Hemp Company, is a new feature of the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, or NoCo5, the largest gathering of hemp thought leaders, speakers, producers, entrepreneurs, and exhibitors from around the globe.
For farmers and agricultural producers, the full-day Farm & Ag Symposium will highlight early learnings, recommended production practices and market opportunities from pilot programs in Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and other states and regions where commercial hemp crops are permitted and/or licensed to be grown. The symposium also will feature new equipment for farmers and showcase agricultural exhibits.
Taking place over two days, April 6-7, 2018, at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO, the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo is presented by PureHemp Technology. Programming includes two exhibition halls, a business summit presented by Hemp Business Journal, a Global Hemp Village, the Farm & Agriculture Symposium and more, where NoCo5 will showcase the latest products, innovations, research and advancements in the hemp industry world-wide.
Recognized by the Hemp Industries Association as the “Hemp Event of the Year,” NoCo5 is expected to draw more than 5,500 attendees and over 130 exhibitors. The trade show and conference is considered the most influential hemp-centric event in North America.
About Bija Hemp
With headquarters in Denver, CO, Bija Hemp – presenting sponsor of the NoCo5 Farm & Agriculture Symposium – is a seed company specializing in the procurement, genetics and cultivation of industrial hemp across the western hemisphere by creating accessible channels between hemp farmers, researchers, processors, manufacturers and retailers both domestic and foreign. Activities include importing seed varietals, breeding and development for new pedigree seed varieties, seed production and propagation. Bija’s hemp experts also provide training and education to farmers who cultivate their genetics. The Bija Hemp management team is comprised of industry leaders in agronomy, research and development, business, and law. Bija Hemp, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Hemp Solutions (IHS), PBC.
Other Sponsor Partners of the Farm & Agriculture Symposium include Zelios; Bish Enterprises; Hempgene; and New West Genetics.
Tickets and Registration; Call for Speakers, Sponsors and Exhibitors
Tickets and registration are available for the Farm & Ag Symposium, Industry B2B Day, the Hemp Summit, and to the general public at http://nocohempexpo.com/ticket-sales/. For speaker, sponsor, exhibitor and volunteer inquiries, visit http://nocohempexpo.com/registration-noco5/.
About NoCo Hemp Expo
Now in its fifth year, NoCo Hemp Expo – NoCo5 – is produced by the Colorado Hemp Company, a division of WAFBA LLC (We Are For Better Alternatives), based in Loveland, CO. Established in 2012, WAFBA is also founder of TreeFreeHemp paper and printing services, and Colorado Hemp Company, “supporting all things hemp.” Areas of focus include product and brand development, marketing, printing, production, events and advocacy. Learn more at NocoHempExpo.com, and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Contact:
Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural, tel 303.807.1042, steve@compassnaturalmarketing.com
Photo courtesy of Bish Enterprises