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NoCo Hemp Expo EARTH WEEK Virtual Conference and Trade Show a Success

NoCo Hemp Expo EARTH WEEK Virtual Conference and Trade Show a Success; Organizers Gear Up for Next Digital Gathering

Hemp Leaders and Brands Connected Online with the Industrial Hemp Community on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Hot Topics Included Sustainability, Regulations, Policy, Trends and the Future. Next Up: Experience Hemp Summer Solstice Virtual Conference & Trade Show, June 16-19, 2020, and the NoCo Hemp Expo Live Event, Aug. 6-8, 2020, in Denver.

Denver, CO (April 29, 2020) – NoCo Hemp Expo, in conjunction with Let’s Talk Hemp Media, hosted its first-ever EARTH WEEK Virtual Conference and Trade Show on April 22, 2020 – the official 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Presented by Python Extraction Systems, and sponsored by PureHemp Pulp and Paper, Helderpad, Royale Botanicals and Victory Hemp, the show opened with a virtual live conference and included 25 companies in the virtual expo hall. During the show you could find pre-recorded video presentations from more than twenty nationally acclaimed industry experts. Distinguished speakers shared their stories and provided critical updates and relevant information relating to the latest government regulations and the hemp supply chain.

Let’s Talk Hemp and the 422 Podcast hosts Morris Beegle and Rick Trojan provided keynote remarks. They served as virtual emcees throughout the live broadcast, which focused on four distinct sessions targeting sustainability, regulatory policies, health and wellness, and the future of hemp farming.

Notable Industry Speakers

The NoCo Hemp Expo EARTH WEEK Virtual Conference and Trade Show featured special guests including: Bill Richmond, Chief, U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, USDA; Alyssa Boston, Miss Universe Canada 2019; Rachael Rapinoe, former pro Soccer Star and cofounder of the Mendi Co.; Doug Fine, hemp farmer and nationally acclaimed author, and others. In addition, Jonathan Miller, one of the nation’s foremost hemp attorneys, led a fireside chat and discussed the current state of the industry, specifically relating to business and regulatory affairs during the coronavirus crisis.

A lively discussion also took place during the final session of the live broadcast. Panelists discussed the future of hemp farming and the progress being made in genetics, technology, and innovation. Other speakers included: Tim Gordon, Chief Science Officer, Functional Remedies, Managing Member of International Hemp Solutions, and President, Colorado Hemp Industries Association; Wendy Mosher, President & CEO, New West Genetics; and Preston Whitfield, NoCo Hemp Expo.

Road to NoCo: Experience Hemp Summer Solstice

EARTH WEEK was the first of a number of online and virtual events NoCo Hemp Expo has planned for the remainder of the year. Additionally, organizers are already gearing up for the second online event, the Experience Hemp Summer Solstice Virtual Conference & Trade Show, scheduled to take place June 16-19, 2020. The producers are also planning to move forward with the 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo live conference and trade show, set for Aug. 6-8, 2020, at the National Western Complex in Denver, CO.

“We’re forever grateful for the amazing feedback and tremendous support NoCo Hemp Expo received during our EARTH WEEK Virtual Conference and Trade Show. After the successful turnout of EARTH WEEK, we realized that our community needs opportunities to gather, whether it’s in a virtual or live setting. Let’s Talk Hemp is proud to provide a platform where people can continue to learn, thrive, and network,” said Morris Beegle, Let’s Talk Hemp Media Co-founder and Producer of NoCo Hemp Expo.

Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming Experience Hemp Summer Solstice event at nocohempexpo.com.

Let’s Talk Hemp Video Library

Exclusive EARTH WEEK webinars, presentations, and seminars will be available to watch on the Let’s Talk Hemp YouTube Channel soon.

About Let’s Talk Hemp Media

Let’s Talk Hemp is a leading media platform that focuses on “Changing the Cannabis Conversation.” We curate news, education, and information about hemp and cannabis to our podcast listeners, newsletter subscribers, and digital magazine readers so that they can learn more about the industry and get tips and tricks on the latest technologies. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and learn about everything from legal updates, farming, production, and new products entering the hemp and cannabis space. Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of the Colorado Hemp Company (a division of We Are For Better Alternatives WAFBA) focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. Let’s Talk Hemp features news globally and shares the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing, and the planet (HEMP).

About Colorado Hemp Company

The Colorado Hemp Company, the producer of the 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo (NoCo7), is a leading organization for the advancement and advocacy of hemp farming, processing, production, innovation, education, and legalization in the USA. The entire team is committed to researching and developing alternatives so that hemp can once again thrive and help individuals and communities throughout America and around the globe.

Contact

Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural, 303.807.1042, steve@compassnaturalmarketing.com

Morris Beegle, Colorado Hemp Company, 970.541.0448, info@nocohempexpo.com

NEWS BREIFS

U.S. Maker Infuses Face Masks with Full Spectrum Hemp Extract
By Hemp Black

How to Find Government Assistance for Your Hemp Business
By PSNet

Keeping the Hemp Supply Chain Alive Amid COVID-19
By Forbes

Hemp Farmers Included in $484 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill
By CBDToday

HEADLINE NEWS

Montana Hemp Growers First in Nation to Establish Checkoff Program for Research, Marketing, Education
By RoundupWeb.com

Organic Trade Association: Organic Hemp Revival Underway, Sparked by CBD and the Farm Bill
By The Organic Report Spring 2020

Tribes Prepare Hemp, CBD Strategies After USDA Approval
By UPI

Illegal to Essential: How the Coronavirus Crisis is Boosting the Legal Cannabis Industry
By NPR

Law Firm Reports Upsurge in Class Action Lawsuits Against Publicly Traded Hemp, Cannabis Businesses
By Goodwin Law

Resilience Magazines Features Excerpt from Doug Fine’s American Hemp Farmer
By Resilience Magazine

Understanding Terpenes in Hemp: More than Meets the Nose
By Lancaster Farming

FOOD, BEVERAGE & SUPPLEMENTS

Former Fedex Exec Kickstarts CBD Brand for Motorcycle Enthusiasts
By The Memphis Business Journal

Gabberdunes Hemp Re-opens Retail Store, Adjusts Hours, Services as Tennessee Reopens Economy
By Gabberdunes Franklin

FDA Sends Warning Letter to Companies Marketing CBD for Opioid Addiction
By FDA

FASHION, FIBER AND CONSTRUCTION

Better Homes & Gardens Features Hemp Fabric for Eco-friendly Homes
By Better Homes & Gardens

A Short History of Hemp Rolling Papers
By Weedmaps

Construction Causes Major Pollution: How We Can Build Better
By The Huffington Post

Protective, Restorative Fabrics, Including Hemp, Show Promise Post-Pandemic
By The Sourcing Journal

FARMING AND AGRICULTURE

American Hemp Farmers May Prosper During the Pandemic
By Yes! Weekly

Farm Journal Launches Hemp Online Training Program
By AgWeb

University of Illinois Extension Service Spotlights Hemp Grower
By Illinois Extension Service

Hemp Cultivation Licenses Now Available in Florida
By News 4 Jacksonville

Iowa Now Issuing Hemp Licenses and Seed Permits
By Successful Farming

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Israel Researchers Believe CBD Could Play Crucial Role in COVID-19 Treatment
By The Fresh Toast

Polish Agriculture Ministry Calls for Standard of 1.0% THC in Hemp
By The Cannabis Law Report

Lebanon Legalizes Industrial Hemp, Cannabis
By HempToday

Mexico Moves Toward Legal Hemp, Marijuana, Despite Delay
By Hemp Industry Daily

EVENTS

Free Webinar: Where Next for Hemp and CBD?, Hosted by Food Navigator-USA, May 20, 2020, 11:30 am CDT

Experience Hemp Summer Solstice Virtual Conference & Trade Show, presented by NoCo Hemp Expo, June 16-19, 2020 – Stay Tuned for More Details!

NoCo Hemp Expo Expands 2020 Show at National Western Complex in Denver, August 6-8, 2020

Diversify Hemp Meetup at NoCo Hemp Expo, August 6-8, 2020

Pre-Order Your Copy of Doug Fine’s New Book, American Hemp Farmer

American Hemp Farmer, the sixth book from author Doug Fine, follows the rigors and pleasures of an entire hemp season from soil preparation and genetics acquisition through harvest and regenerative marketing. It’s immersive. It’s wildly funny. The follow up to Doug Fine’s bestselling Hemp Bound, American Hemp Farmer pulls no punches, and because it is written by an actual hemp farmer and entrepreneur, it tells you what you need to know if you want to join the hemp renaissance.

Pre-Order American Hemp Farmer Here
https://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9781603589192

About Colorado Hemp Company
The Colorado Hemp Company, the producer of the 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo (NoCo7), is a leading organization for the advancement and advocacy of hemp farming, processing, production, innovation, education, and legalization in the USA. The entire team is committed to researching and developing alternatives so that hemp can once again thrive and help individuals and communities throughout America and around the globe. The 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo will take place August 6-8, 2020, at the National Western Complex in Denver, CO.

Contact
Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural, 303.807.1042, steve@compassnaturalmarketing.com
Morris Beegle, Colorado Hemp Company, 970.541.0448, info@nocohempexpo.com

April 29, 2020
Urgent Announcement: 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo Rescheduled to Take Place August 6-8, 2020

Urgent Announcement: 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo Rescheduled to Take Place August 6-8, 2020, National Western Complex, Denver, CO

Trade Show Organizers Move the Dates of Three-Day Investor Forum, Business Conference, and Farm Symposium. Team Explores Online Conference Options to Further Hemp Education

“The decision to shift the timing of this year’s Expo has not been an easy one. The health and safety of all participants remains a top priority. We want to provide attendees, exhibitors, vendors, staff, industry partners, and others involved in the Expo enough time to rework their schedules and plan accordingly for the newly announced August dates,” said Morris Beegle, Producer, NoCo Hemp Expo. “We’re also exploring options for a potential online digital conference in the upcoming weeks to continue the conversation about hemp. We look forward to creating a robust, powerhouse event in August and appreciate everyone’s support.” Denver, CO (March 9, 2020) – Organizers for the 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo are rescheduling this year’s three-day Investor Forum, Business Conference, Farm Symposium, and sold out Exposition Hall, out of concern for the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Originally scheduled for March 26-28, 2020, the trade show will now take place the weekend of August 6-8, 2020, in the same locations, which include the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel and the National Western Complex, Denver, Colorado.

NoCo Hemp Expo’s team will continue to monitor and comply with all protocols that are provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the Covid-19 situation. The NoCo Hemp Expo team is collaborating with Expo partners, including the National Western Complex, the City of Denver Coronavirus Task Force, Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ office, and other local public health agencies to ensure the safety of all participants for the August gathering.

Additionally, producers of the NoCo Hemp Expo are putting the Southern Hemp Expo on hold, originally scheduled for August 14-15, 2020, in Nashville, TN. More information regarding the future of that event will be released at a later date.

Tickets and updated information for the NoCo Hemp Expo in August will be released in the very near future. Please refer to the www.nocohempexpo.com website and social media channels for continued updates throughout the upcoming weeks.

About NoCo Hemp Expo

The NoCo Hemp Expo, August 6-8, 2020, is focused on the evolution of hemp and the role it’s playing in the future of business, agriculture, food, and supplements. Now in its seventh year, supported by presenting sponsor EcoGen Laboratories, the three-day conference and two-day exposition features an expanded exhibit hall showcasing hemp companies. NoCo7 includes an Investor Forum, Business Conference, Farm Symposium, and Let’s Talk Hemp Education Stage, with each day focusing on topics relating to hemp. The show’s lineup consists of notable experts, speakers, and educational programming and positions NoCo7 as the world’s most comprehensive hemp exposition and trade show.

Sponsorship and Exhibitor Inquiries

NoCo7 would like to thank its current roster of sponsors and media partners for their support of the Expo. If interested in sponsorship or exhibiting at NoCo7, please email info@nocohempexpo.com or complete our sponsorship form for complete details.

About Colorado Hemp Company

The Colorado Hemp Company, the producer of the 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo (NoCo7), is a leading organization for the advancement and advocacy of hemp farming, processing, production, innovation, education, and legalization in the USA. The entire team is committed to researching and developing alternatives so that hemp can once again thrive, prosper, and help individuals and communities throughout America and around the globe.

Contact

Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural, 303.807.1042, steve@compassnaturalmarketing.com

Morris Beegle, Colorado Hemp Company, 970.541.0448, info@nocohempexpo.com

Useful Links

How COVID19 Spreads – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevention and Treatment – CDC

Guarding Against Stigma Related to COVID19 -CDC

Information for Travelers – CDC

March 10, 2020

NoCo Hemp Expo: Co-creating the Hemp Revolution

Alyssa Boston, Miss Universe Canada 2019, a prominent hemp and cannabis advocate, is a featured speaker at NoCo7. Photo courtesy of Miss Universe Canada 2019.

Miss Universe Canada 2019, Former Pro Soccer Star Rachael Rapinoe, USDA Hemp Program Chief William Richmond, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg to Headline Speaker Program at 7^th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo

Now in its seventh year, organizers of the NoCo Hemp Expo are pleased to announce its initial all-star line-up of speakers and programming for the world’s most comprehensive hemp exposition and trade show, taking place March 26 – 28, 2020, at the National Western Complex in Denver, CO. More than 20,000 attendees will network, learn, and discover new trends and regulations from hemp industry business leaders, government officials, celebrity athletes, and farmers.

Presenting Sponsor EcoGen Laboratories, along with Lead Sponsors John Deere/4Rivers Equipment, New Holland Agriculture, Patagonia, Nutrition Capital Network and Halcyon Holdings, NoCo7 is the country’s premier hemp-centric event where the hemp community gathers together under one roof to co-create a vibrant future for the legal hemp market.

Notable Industry SpeakersInitial confirmed keynote speakers include business leaders in the hemp space, investors, legal and policy experts, and elite athletes, including a special appearance from celebrity soccer star Rachael Rapinoe. Plus, Alyssa Boston, Miss Universe Canada 2019, a prominent hemp advocate, will provide insight into the health and wellness benefits of hemp at the conference. Top government officials, including William Richmond, USDA’s Chief of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Program, and Kate Greenberg, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, will also be on hand to discuss recent rules and regulations regarding hemp. In addition, Arran Stevens, Cofounder organic and hemp food leader Nature’s Path Foods, will discuss innovation in consumer products, hemp and organic agriculture.

The Let’s Talk Hemp Stadium Arena at NoCo7 will host distinguished keynote speakers and panelists throughout the three-day conference. It will feature experts ranging from government affairs to the industrial and consumer hemp market, including:

Paul Benhaim, Cofounder and Chair, The Hemp Plastic Company; Founder, Elixinol GlobalAlyssa Boston, Miss Universe Canada 2019

Felecia Dawson, M.D., Holistic OB/GYN, Cannabis Educator & Advocate

Doug Fine, Author, American Hemp Farmer

Kate Greenberg, Commissioner of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Bob Hoban, Cannabis Attorney and Founder, Hoban Law Group

Michael McGuffin, President, American Herbal Products Association

Rachael Rapinoe, Athlete and CEO/Co-founder, Mendi

William Richmond, Chief, U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, USDA

Arran Stephens, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Nature’s Path Foods

Hemp Pitch Slam

Canopy Boulder will host a Pitch Slam for exhibitors on Friday, March 27, during the Business Conference. The Pitch Slam is an opportunity for attendees and investors to learn about some of the hottest and most exciting hemp businesses on the market today.

Three Days Celebrating the Business and World of Hemp

NoCo7 includes an investor forum, business conference, and farm symposium throughout the three-day conference. Each day will focus on specific topics ranging from legal updates to discussions on the 2020 hemp business landscape to soil health and farming equipment:

Thursday, March 26: NoCo Hemp Expo Investor Forum, Renaissance Stapleton Hotel

Friday, March 27: Let’s Talk Hemp Business Conference, B2B Trade Show, National Western Complex

Saturday, March 28: Let’s Talk Hemp Farm Symposium, Consumer Day, National Western Complex

More than 200,000 square feet of event space will showcase hemp’s many uses from CBD to botanicals to building materials and will include over 400 exhibitors. The Expo will also feature six interactive learning zones, including a Materials Zone; Mushroom Pavilion; Friends of Hemp Plants Zone; Rejuvenation Spa; Equipment Zone; and an International Pavilion, dedicated to all things hemp.

More than Just a Conference

“NoCo Hemp Expo is more than just a conference; it’s an overall experience where the community gathers together on hemp education and advocacy. NoCo7 embodies the innovative spirit of the industry and features the country’s most prominent names, with high-level speakers and experts helping chart a course for the hemp industry,” says Morris Beegle, Producer of the NoCo Hemp Expo. “The time is right for the hemp industry to remain proactive on all fronts. NoCo7 sets the stage for discussions about the opportunity to co-create an industry built on authenticity, transparency, entrepreneurship, innovation, diversity, equal opportunity, and cooperation.”

NoCo7 Hemp Expo

Thursday, March 26: NoCo Hemp Expo Investor Forum, Renaissance Stapleton Hotel

Friday, March 27: Let’s Talk Hemp Business Conference, B2B Trade Show, , Stadium Arena Concert and Speakeasy Party, National Western Complex

Saturday, March 28: Let’s Talk Hemp Farm Symposium, General Admission Consumer Day, National Western Complex

NoCo Hemp Expo is produced by the Colorado Hemp Company, a leading organization for the advancement and advocacy of hemp farming, processing, production, innovation, education, and legalization in the USA. The entire team is committed to researching and developing alternatives so that hemp can once again thrive, prosper, and help individuals and communities throughout America and around the globe.

News Briefs

Filmmaker, Hemp Advocate Diana Oliver Passes Away
By HempToday

Coronavirus Affecting Hemp Textile Trade in China
By New York Times

Interest Grows in Hemp as a Nutritional Supplement for Livestock
By Norfolk Daily News

Cornell Researcher: Hemp Goes Hot Due to Genetics, Not Conditions
By Phys.org / Science X Network

Headline News

CBD and Plant-based Continue to Reshape the Retail Landscape
By Supermarket News

Week Marks February 4 as 2nd Annual National Hemp Day
By MindBodyGreen

Southern University First Historically Black College to Launch Southern Hemp Products
By WBRZ ABC News2

Wholesale Hemp CBD Markets Face Challenges in 2020
By World Daily

KY Hemp Companies Face Bankruptcy as “Bureaucratic Paralysis” Dogs Industry
By the Lexington Herald

City of Boulder, Eyeing Regulations for Hemp Cultivation, Extraction Businesses
By The Charlotte Post

Food, Beverage & Supplements

Colorado’s EcoGen Laboratories Raises $40 Million in Private Placement
By The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Pharma Hemp Complex Donates CBD Salve to Help Animals Injured in Australia Bush Fires
By Yahoo Finance

Winged CBD a Winner at BeautyX Media Pitch Competition
By Beauty Independent

CBD Oil Producer Hemp Depot Received GMP and cGMP Certifications
By Benzinga

Fashion, Fiber, and Construction

Hemp Fiber Maker Sunstrand Files for Bankruptcy
By Hemp Industry Daily

Why Aren’t We Making More Hemp Textiles in the U.S.?
By SVN Space

Montana State Student Tests Building Material Made of Hemp Byproduct
By The Farm Forum

Hemp Houses: A More Sustainable Way to Build, and Live
By GreenCamp

Farming and Agriculture

Answers to Farmers’ Top Five Hemp Farming Questions
By Successful Farming

Will Delaware Farmers Embrace Hemp?
By Delaware Online

Minnesota Hemp Farmer Settles with State After THC Dust-up
By the Star Tribune

Advancing Colorado’s Hemp Farmers Has Bipartisan Political Support
By Westword

International News

Hemp Advocates in Ireland Seek to Amend Legislation
By Change.org

Hemp Beer Debuts to Coincide with Legalization of Cannabis in Canberra, Australia
By Merry Jane

Sale of Hemp Tea in Germany Leads to Probation for Store Owners
By Hemp Industry Daily

February 5, 2020

Fifth Annual NoCo Hemp Expo Brings Together Hemp Industry in World’s Largest Hemp Products Trade Show

World’s largest gathering of industrial hemp producers takes place at the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, April 6 – 7, 2018, at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO; Call for speakers, sponsor, exhibitors is now live.

Loveland, CO (December 13, 2017) – Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, the largest two-day gathering of hemp thought leaders, speakers, producers, entrepreneurs, and exhibitors from around the globe. Taking place April 6-7, 2018, at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO, the event 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 will offer two interactive expo halls featuring products from international brands, introduce a Farm and Agriculture Symposium to share the latest research, techniques and methodologies for industrial hemp production, and an expanded hemp investment summit for the 5,500 attendees projected this year – an increase from 4,700 in 2017. The trade show and conference is considered the most influential hemp-centric event in North America.

The $2 billion hemp industry worldwide continues to gain increased attention. This year’s NoCo5 will draw professionals across industrial, nutritional and therapeutic hemp industries and feature attendance by state and federal government representatives spearheading current legislative changes around the future of hemp in the U.S. bringing increased media spotlights and attention on the future of the industry.

Bipartisan Support Grows for Industrial Hemp
With growing support across bipartisan lines, Congressman James Comer (R-KY) Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Thomas Massie (R-KY) joined forces to reintroduce the Industrial Hemp Farming Act in the summer of 2017 calling for the complete removal of hemp from its current oversight and regulations of the Controlled Substances Act.

“Hemp has boundless potential as a sustainable alternative to plastics and other environmentally harmful products,” said Polis. “It’s past time that we eliminate absurd barriers and allow hemp farmers to get to work, create jobs, and grow this promising and historically important crop.”

Industry B2B Day Focuses on Entrepreneurship, Investment and Consumer Markets
On Friday, April 6, NoCo5 is hosting “Industry B2B Day,” open to trade visitors and those interested in the hemp products market. Programming will feature the 3^rd annual Hemp Summit, an important gathering of hemp-focused investors, founders and professionals. In addition, Industry B2B Day attendees are invited to visit the exhibition halls, participate in interactive demonstrations, attend panels from over 75 industry experts and speakers, and learn the latest in new technologies, techniques, and applications.

New to NoCo5: Agricultural and Farm Symposium
For agricultural producers, a new, full-day NoCo5 Agricultural and Farm Symposium on Saturday, April 7, 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, recommended growing practices, and farming and agricultural exhibits.

Consumer Day Features Global Hemp Village, Education and Two Expo halls
NoCo5’s two exhibition halls and educational seminars are open to the general public on Saturday, April 7, where attendees will sample and experience the latest usage of natural industry hemp products, and attend panels and speaking events on the latest in environmental impacts, nutrition, and growing health and wellness applications. In addition, the NoCo5 Global Hemp Village will showcase innovative products and ideas from international exhibitors, from super foods, supplements, textiles, paper, accessories, hemp beauty products, and plastic and building alternatives.

“The cultural shift in the perceptions, demand, and applications for hemp in the U.S. and around the world are priming the hemp industries for growth, and NoCo5 is at the epicenter of the industrial hemp revolution” says president and NoCo Hemp Expo co-founder Morris Beegle.

Tickets and Registration; Call for Speakers, Sponsors and Exhibitors
Tickets and registration are available for the General Public, Industry B2B Day (including the Hemp Business Summit), and the Agricultural and Farm Symposium 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 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

December 13, 2017
2nd Annual SLV Hemp Symposium Returns to Adams State University

Bringing hemp education, economics, and environmental information to Alamosa Colorado and the San Luis Valley.

Education is Power! Come network and learn from like-minded individuals in the hemp industry.

As the hemp industry further demonstrates its potential to create new job markets, revolutionize our economy, and prove to be both nutritionally and environmentally beneficial, Colorado universities are realizing the need to incorporate hemp into higher education.

The Second Annual San Luis Valley (SLV) Hemp Symposium will take place on Friday, November 10, on the (ASU) campus in Alamosa, Colorado. This year’s symposium, taking place in the Student Union building, is presented by International Hemp Solutions and features Let’s Talk Hemp, an all-day speaker series and exhibitor expo. The symposium covers a wide range of hemp topics including legislation and regulation, best farming practices, technology, hemp foods & nutrition, marketing your hemp business in today’s environment, and more. Panel members include industry experts and entrepreneurs such as, Tim Gordon from COHIA (Colorado Hemp Industries Association), Tom Dermody from Industrial Hemp Research Foundation, Alan Parsons from Power Zone, Morris Beegle of NoCo Hemp Expo, Bob Hoban from Hoban Law Group, Terry Moran from the Colorado Department of Agriculture, and Ryan Loflin, the first US farmer in 50+ years to successfully plant, grow, and harvest a commercial scale hemp crop in 2013 before it was federally allowed via the 2014 Farm Bill.

Symposium host, ASU, illustrates the importance of having education and research grow simultaneously with infrastructure. Having launched their Industrial Hemp Initiative this July, ASU aims to create an SLV Viable Hemp Seed Program and to develop a large-scale, hemp-based economy in the San Luis Valley. The initiative focuses on what ASU President, Beverlee J. McClure, calls the four E’s: Economy, Environment, Education, and Entrepreneurship.

Tickets are an affordable $10 for the Let’s Talk Hemp speaker series and free to walk through the mini-expo featuring 15-20 hemp based companies and organizations. Tickets are easily purchased on-line via the SLV Hemp Symposium TICKET SALES webpage.

For more information visit the HempEvents.org website. Come join the movement while becoming educated by industry leaders.

November 9, 2017
2nd Annual Hemp Symposium Brings Hemp Education, Economics, and Environmental Information to the San Luis Valley

Education is Power! Come network and learn from likeminded individuals in the hemp industry.

As the hemp industry further demonstrates its potential to create new job markets, revolutionize our economy, and prove to be both medically and environmentally beneficial, Colorado universities are realizing the need to incorporate hemp into higher education.

The Second Annual San Luis Valley (SLV) Hemp Symposium will take place on Friday, November 10, on the Adams State University (ASU) campus in Alamosa, Colorado. This year’s symposium features Let’s Talk Hemp, an all-day speaker series and exhibitor expo. The symposium covers a wide range of hemp topics including legislation and regulation, best farming practices, technology, hemp foods & nutrition and more. Panel members include industry experts and entrepreneurs such as, Tim Gordon and Russell Orsbourne from International Hemp Solution’s, Tom Dermody from Industrial Hemp Research Foundation, Alan Parsons from Power Zone and Morris Beegle of Colorado Hemp Company.

Symposium host, ASU, illustrates the importance of having education and research grow simultaneously with infrastructure. Having launched their Industrial Hemp Initiative this July, ASU aims to create an SLV Viable Hemp Seed Program and to develop a large-scale, hemp-based economy in the San Luis Valley. The initiative focuses on what ASU President, Beverlee J. McClure, calls the four E’s: Economy, Environment, Education, and Entrepreneurship.

Tickets are an affordable $10, which includes the Let’s Talk Hemp speaker series, workshops, mini-hemp expo and more. Tickets are easily purchased on-line via the SLV Hemp Symposium TICKET SALES webpage. For more information visit the HempEvents.org website. Come join the movement while becoming educated by some of the industry leaders.

November 3, 2017
4th Annual Hemp Harvest Party!

After 4 years the US hemp industry is finally starting to lose its baby-fat… Look how many more farmers and how many more acres of hemp were grown in Colorado and across the U.S. in just a single year!

At the 4^th Annual Hemp Harvest Party, on Saturday, October 14^th you can experience the living U.S. hemp movement in action, presented by Lilu’s Garden.

Join industry leaders CoHempCo and Colorado Hemp Project as they host at the Oak Room at Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont, CO, from 8pm-midnight to celebrate “an industry of trail blazers and leaders who have worked hard to accelerate the progress made during this year’s planting, growing and harvesting season.”

Growers, processors, distributors, and even users are all pioneers in the hemp movement. Enjoy live entertainment with big screen hemp movies, network with hemp enthusiasts, and satisfy in amazing Oskar Blues beer flavors, hemp mulled wines, whiskey and vodka. Grab a special hemp cappuccino or latte from SteepFuze, and savor tasty hemp baklava desserts from Satya Creative.

Meet Chef Kent of Z-Catering who will be creating special hemp-harvested goodies for purchase, featuring “Hemp Rocks” a German-style krautburger made with farm-to-fork fresh veggies and meats, spiced with a hemp-infusion, and topped with Colorado Hemp Company’s Hemp Green Chili. (Vegan and GF Options)

The hemp industry itself is gaining weight quickly with more consistent planting of stable genetics; its firming-up muscle from another season of harvesting and processing; and more and more knowledge and experiences are gained and shared each day.

The Oak Room is a wonderfully-warm event space with lots of tall solid tables, leather cushion booths, and high brewery ceilings. Purchase tickets today as this event is always a lot of fun and generally sells out!

Right now, we are all pioneers in the movement. We are all leaders in our own individual hemp projects. We all have something to offer.

Come celebrate and encourage each other as equals in the larger hemp community. For right now, the success of the community depends not on just one person, but on the endurance of all its members.

Thomas Ivory, Jr.

October 11, 2017
Celebrate Hemp History Week in Tropical Hawaii June 10th

The 8th annual Hemp History Week is June 5-11th and will be celebrated across the country in a variety of ways. HHW is a grassroots effort to recognize our historical connection to hemp, advocate for the full legalization of hemp farming, and introduce consumers to the wide variation of hemp products on the market and the benefits of choosing hemp over other alternatives.

With events that range from festivals to picnics to farm tours, there is something for everyone. And if you don’t see an event to your liking near you? Start your own! This is a grassroots campaign, after all, so anyone is welcome to register their own event on the Hemp History Week website.

There are many festivals and conferences planned for this week, including the inaugural Hawaii Hemp Conference in Hilo, Hawaii on June 10th. Hemp enthusiasts and entrepreneurs will come together for a weekend of work and fun focused on the burgeoning hemp industry in Hawaii.

As event producer, Morris Beegle said, “The opportunity to put together a local-centric hemp conference with a national and global perspective presented itself, and we jumped on it. Hawaii, not unlike many other states, has a big need for a replacement crop that can help rejuvenate both the local economy and the environment. There is no other agricultural crop on the planet that provides this opportunity to the extent that industrial hemp does today. Hawaii has several good legislators who understand this, and who seem committed to doing the right thing for the people of Hawaii. The timing couldn’t be better to push this across the finish line, not only for Hawaii but across the entire United States.”

While you are well aware that Hawaii is a vacation paradise, did you know it’s also a farming paradise? This makes it an ideal place to grow hemp and its new presence on the hemp farming landscape makes it the perfect place to celebrate Hemp History week.

Hawaii’s year-round warm weather allows for 3 harvests a year, unlike more temperate climates on the mainland that can only grow one. Its fertile volcanic soil has been harnessed for generations as the perfect medium for both small farms and large operations, such as the sugar cane plantations.

Now that the sugar plantations are gone, Hawaiians are working on restoring the ecological damage the plantations inflicted on the islands. Pesticide and herbicide – free hemp can help to rejuvenate soils, and hemp grown for oil or food fits perfectly for traditional small-scale family farm operations.

At the government level many officials strongly support hemp production in Hawaii, in fact, three of the keynote speakers are state and federal-level officials, including Tulsi Gabbard from the US House of Representatives. Representative Gabbard strongly supports legalizing marijuana and industrial hemp farm and is a co-sponsor of HB525 – The Industrial Hemp Farming Act bill.

Advocates and farmers alike have a lot of excitement for all the possibilities that the new hemp farming industry brings to the islands. You can be sure they will make a large contribution to the national conversation on hemp and will be a key player going forward.

For these reasons and much more, Hawaii is one of the most exciting places to be this Hemp History Week.

Hurry! Early bird tickets are on sale until May 26th. Visit the Hawaii Hemp Conference website to learn more and get your tickets!

The Hawaii Hemp Conference is produced by Colorado Hemp Company and presented by Functional Remedies, which cultivates organic hemp and a produces whole plant processed full spectrum hemp extracts.

Laurie Hanselmann is a writer, nonprofit management guru, and lover of the natural world. She enjoys exploring how to find more meaning and connection in her life as a ‘Type B’ person through self improvement and productivity hacks. You can find her at persistentlybetter.com.

May 25, 2017
SLV Hemp Symposium

T

here is a valley in South Central Colorado, an ancient intercontinental seaway, where the uplifting of the Rocky Mountains has created a unique natural environment. Bordered to the west by the San Juan Mountains and to the east by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the San Luis Valley is the highland of an endorheic basin which supplies the headwaters and aquifers of the Rio Grande River.

Wild horses roam free over the low-lying “chico” greasewood bushes while a multitude of hawks soar above in the big sky. The high-altitude desert is home to a rugged lifestyle. This is where many self-sustaining people live.

This Saturday, November 5^th, Adams State University, located in Alamosa, Colorado, will host the inaugural SLV Hemp Symposium on campus at the Student Union Building. This will be a conference to enlighten those interested in growing, processing, and producing industrial and nutritional hemp products. Colorado Hemp Company is bringing hemp education, economics, and environmental information to the San Luis Valley.

Panels of speakers will discuss the basics of the emerging hemp industry, the ABCs of industrial hemp farming, building a local and national brand, understanding cannabinoids from person to plant, hemp processing techniques, building construction tips, hot topics of hemp law, CDA regulations and the Colorado Certified Seed Program, and much more.

This mini-expo and discussion board will give attendees the opportunity to buy, sample, and learn about industrial hemp products like apparel, body-care, food, plastics, building materials, and extracts.

The San Luis Valley holds a lot of natural wonder. Industrial hemp is only now being introduced to it.

Come learn how to get involved.

Doors open at 10am.

Tickets are on sale now for the 2017 symposium. https://on.spingo.com/e/slv_hemp_symposium

October 31, 2016
Hemp Conference Coming to Adams State University in Alamosa, CO

350Bringing hemp education, economics, and environmental information to the San Luis Valley.

Release Wire Loveland, CO –On November 5th, Adams State University will host the inaugural SLV Hemp Symposium. The event will take place on campus in the Student Union Building.

Adams State University is located in Alamosa, Colorado, in the San Luis Valley. The interest for growing and processing industrial and nutritional hemp has increased significantly over the last 3 years since the crop became legal under Amendment 64 in 2012 and later reinforced with the 2014 Farm Bill signed by President Obama. SLV Hemp Symposium is produced by Colorado Hemp Company and NoCo Hemp Expo and will bring together over 20 organizations for a mini-expo and Let’s Talk Hemp educational conference.

Attendees will get the opportunity to buy, sample and learn about hemp products including apparel, bodycare, hemp extracts, paper, food, plastics, building materials and much more. Featured presenters include Tim Gordon from CBDRx, Ryan Loflin from Rocky Mountain Hemp, Michael Bowman from the National Hemp Association, and Adams State University president Dr. Beverlee McClure.

Doors open at 10am and Tickets on Sale Now

More information on our Facebook Event page.

October 26, 2016
Road to NoCo Starts Now

By Morris Beegle
Photo credit: Margaret MacKenzie

Howdy folks, welcome to my first blog in a very long time. We’re putting the final touches on launching registration for the 4th annual NoCo Hemp Expo and I thought it would be a good time to reflect back on what has transpired since the beginning of April. For those of you that attended NoCo3, you know it was pretty epic, and some might say Pure-Hemp-Epicness! One thing it was for sure, was an excellent gathering of smart, passionate, forward-thinking individuals who are out there fighting the good fight. The movement is alive and we are now in the final days of hemp and cannabis prohibition. How the chips fall over the coming months and years is not for certain, but what we can say for sure is that prohibition as we’ve come to know it, is almost finished. And it’s our job, all of ours, to finish it. If we end up with a president Trump, disregard any and all predictions I make within this article. Prohibition will be the least of our worries.

Since NoCo3, all things hemp have kicked into overdrive for farmers, processors, entrepreneurs, associations and ancillary businesses entering into this exciting industry. People and companies are committing serious time, energy, and capital into building business relationships and infrastructure to grow. We have been gathering at industry-specific functions locally and nationally, working together state by state to pass meaningful legislation, all the while pushing Washington DC to pay a little bit of attention to our industry. We’ve had missteps along the way, we’ve had little victories and big victories, DEA, FDA and USDA interference to varying degrees, and we have more work to do.

Speaking of industry gatherings, this summer kicked off with a slew of Hemp History Week events followed up in July with the Science of Industrial Hemp Conference in Denver and Hemp On The Slope in Collbran, CO. August gave us The NoCo Hemp Village at the Arise Music Festival with Ziggy Marley, Jurassic 5, Papadosio and 100 other acts at one of the top-conscious festivals anywhere. If you’ve attended Arise you know what I’m talking about, and if you haven’t, you need to attend. This last week from September 18-20, the 23rd Annual Hemp Industries Association Conference came to Westminster, CO and provided a truly exceptional forum for industry professionals to interact and do business. There was a nice blend of old school and new school hempsters participating in panels and presentations, exhibiting, networking, and having fun. The way it should be.

The Road to NoCo begins early October with the launch of sponsor and exhibitor registration. We’re truly excited for NoCo4 which takes place again in Loveland at The Ranch Events complex on March 31-April 1, 2017.

Moving on, Friday October 14th we celebrate with the 3rd annual Hemp Harvest Party happening at Globe Hall in Denver. This is an industry focused networking party and concert, featuring great Colorado acts including the Taylor Scott Band with special guest Dave Beegle, Rob Drabkin and Rob Trueblood. We pay homage to hemp farmers around the state and country for the work and progress they’ve done throughout the 2016 growing season.

Late October brings us to the 3rd Annual Colorado Hemp Symposium and Legislative Workshop on October 26th in Loveland. This event is hosted by Congressman Jared Polis and more information can be found at Here.

In November we head on the road to Adams State University in Alamosa for the inaugural San Luis Valley (SLV) Hemp Symposium taking place on Saturday November 5th. This is a smaller trade show and conference that will feature 25-35 hemp companies with the educational LET’S TALK HEMP sessions going on throughout the day. Please contact us if you are interested in joining us. More information on this event can be found at www.slvhempsymposium.com.

That’s it for now. I hope to start blogging a little more frequently going forward and share information that seems to get lost along the way. Feel free to reach out to me at hemp@coloradohempcompany.com with any comments, thoughts, or blog topic suggestions. Thanks for reading.

September 29, 2016
NoCo Hemp Village at Arise Festival promotes “thriveability”

One of the fastest growing next-gen Festivals in the country, Arise is not only about Music. Programming includes workshops with thought leaders,environmental activists, and even planting a tree for each ticket sold. The addition of the NoCo Hemp Village this year brings with it the potential of bio-degradable plastics, tree-free paper and life changing medicines. The Hemp Industry in the United States is tenuous and still federally illegal; in spite of this, Colorado leads the country in farming and production.

#NoCoHempVillage will offer Hemp merchandise from body products to clothing, CBD oils and tinctures, art with Hemp Paper and a series of roundtable discussions. Environmental and economic activists will join farmers and entrepreneurs to talk about public policy, medicine, farming and the economics of Industrial Hemp – a true showcase of what is labeled the ‘new’ Industrial Revolution; one of mindful development, sustainability, and wellness. Let us all grow vigorously together and thrive in a world where a plant might actually be the answer.

Check out the Arise Festival here – arisefestival.com

August 4, 2016
Hemp Festivals in 2016: More Than A Movement

Loveland based promotions company brings together art, education, and community through local events focusing on industrial hemp and sustainability.
media credit: Ben Wright

Colorado Hemp Company is coming off of an extremely successful 2016 NoCo Hemp Expo that brought together thousands of national and international participants with more than 130 exhibitors, 70 industry speakers and panelists, and over 3200 visitors who attended the annual event at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO.

The expo included a wide variety of different hemp based businesses representing the US chain of supply and the growing demand for a hemp market.

From processing companies to veteran farmers, product and technology developers, and end users, there was no shortage of industry innovators at the Northern Colorado event.

CHC Events This Summer

On the horizon, Colorado Hemp Company is collaborating with a multiple events throughout the summer including Hemp On The Slope happening July 30th in the beautiful Plateau Valley on the western slope of Colorado!

Presented by Salt Creek Hemp Co and taking place at the 200 acre Salt Creek Ranch in Collbran, #HempOnTheSlope will bring together industry experts and companies for “Let’s Talk Hemp” educational panels and conversations, demonstrations on mobile decortication and extraction, workshops on building with hemp, and exhibitor booths filled with products and information.

On August 5-7, Colorado Hemp Company brings the first NoCo Hemp Village to the fourth annual ARISE Music Festival at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, CO.

ARISE Festival is a Loveland based, musically diverse, festival-wonderland experience. Featuring 7 stages of live music, yoga, workshops, theme camps, art gallery and installations, children’s village, speakers, films and camping on 100 beautiful mountain valley acres.

Voted Colorado’s “Best Music Festival” by Grateful Web and “Top Seven Nex-Gen Festivals” in North America by BuzzFeed, ARISE is committed to helping sustain a thriving planet. Each year, the festival partners with Fort Collins based non-profit Tree’s, Water, and People to plant one tree for every ticket sold.

This web of local community, art, and sustainability makes a perfect fit for unveiling the world of industrial and nutritional hemp through education and outreach.

Colorado Hemp Company and its sister brand Tree Free Hemp “Paper for the Planet” will be providing a variety of hemp-printed marketing and promotional materials to the conscious and sustainability driven festivals like ARISE, expos, and conferences throughout the country who are looking to reduce their environmental impact by using non wood-based alternatives.

Be sure to visit their booth this year at NoCo Hemp Village for your own festival-inspired, specialty hemp-printed poster!

About NoCo Hemp Expo, Colorado Hemp Company and Tree Free Hemp:

WAFBA LLC (We Are For Better Alternatives) is home to the NoCo Hemp Expo, Tree Free Hemp and Colorado Hemp Company located in Loveland, Colorado and operating since 2012. Areas of focus include product and brand development, marketing, printing, production, events and advocacy.

May 12, 2016
Bringing the Global Hemp Market to the US – Third Annual NoCo Hemp Expo a Huge Success

Largest hemp expo and trade show in North America displays the maturation of the growing hemp market and carries a tune of freedom, innovation, and progress for U.S. economy.

This press release was orginally distributed by ReleaseWire

Loveland, CO — (ReleaseWire) — 04/07/2016 — Presented by: CBDRx

2016 marks an unforgettable year for NoCo Hemp Expo. As crowds gathered on April 1-2 outside of the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO, one thing was clear: the word is out about hemp.

Over 3,100 people attended the expo this weekend, almost tripling last year’s attendance rate of 1,250 with visitors traveling from across the globe to witness the many advances taking place in the hemp industry today.

Produced by Colorado Hemp Company, NOCO3 was an awe-inspiring event including hundreds of local and international hemp-based businesses, investors and entreprenuers, all coming together for the common goal of furthering a market for hemp in the U.S.

The significance of this year’s event was marked by the increasing number of hemp-based business and the diversity of business models present, calling attention its role in commercial and economical development.

“The 3rd Annual NOCO hemp expo was sensational! Colorado Hemp Company is a monumental force in the hemp industry bringing farmers, processors , retailers and more into one venue for a spectacular event! Amazing weekend for networking, education and information…unlike any other hemp event!” -Tim Gordon, Operations Chief at CBDRx

Attendees awaited entrance into the fully-packed 36,000 sq. ft. arena where companies like Manitoba Harvest, Elixinol, SeedCX, and Hemp Flax met to converge and represent a global industry currently making its way to the U.S.

The Word Is Out About Hemp

For those on the ground floor, NoCo3 was a time to shine.

NoCo Hemp Expo featured a bold representation of leaders uniting under one roof for the future of hemp, demonstrating the magnitude of its many applications and uses from activities and educational workshops to art and automotive installations.

Exhibitors presented unique advances in technology such as hemp 3-D printing and the hemp-made, hemp battery-powered bicycle from Reakiro Labs, accenting its ability to support other existing industries through the retrieval of sustainable living.

Over 130 exhibitors participated at NoCo3 this year, providing a myriad of services and offering top of the line products like all-natural hemp clothing from Vital Hemp, Fibre Poet, and more.

Another key element to the expo was “Step-n-Out in Hemp”, an earth-conscious fashion feature presented by EnviroTextiles‘s Summer Star-Haeske. The show featured stylish, sophisticated looks from designers worldwide like Hemptique, I.O.N Clothing, Conscious Elements, Lexus Hemp Fashion, and other must see brands.

Hemp body care products were a hit at the 2016 expo, with products from Ambary Gardens, and Nature’s Root Spa who offered in-house massages and facial treatments for attendees.

Speakers like Dr. Bob Melamede with Phoenix Tears and Author Doug Fine shed light on hot-button topics like plant prohibition, cannabinoids and neuroscience, bio-refining, and domestic energy independence on the Let’s Talk Hemp Stage.

Guests could literally feel the wheels of age-old knowledge turning as legendary activist and founder of Hemp Herer Industries, Dan Herer discussed the roots of our inextricable history with this amazing plant.

The Hemp Investment Summit

The Hemp Business Journal‘s first ever Hemp Investment Summit was a major milestone of the 2016 expo which showcased emerging businesses looking to take the stage in the hemp industry in 2017.

Sean Murphy, Founder at HBJ spoke on the state of the hemp industry in “What’s the Data Telling Us?” followed by an investor panel featuring Hunter Lovins, CEO at Natural Capitalism and Chris Boucher at Ananda Scientific.

In the processing panel, “What an Investor Needs to Know,” Hemp Inc.’s David Schmitt was joined by Ed Lehrburger, Founder and CEO at Pure Hemp Technology and Trey Riddle, CEO at Sunstrands.

Along with Alan Dronkers, CEO at Hemp Flax the investment summit featured insights from the world’s leading movers and shakers in hemp.

These are the key players who are molding the hemp industry into a coming of age, rapidly growing professional arena for entrepreneurs, farmers, retailers, and consumers today.

Moving Things Forward

Simply put, there isn’t an expo in the world that better encompasses the potential of the hemp plant. NoCo Hemp Expo is host to a growing network of individuals coming together in support of a tremendous opportunity for local industry, agriculture, and small business economy.

“Eurofins STA Laboratories is a newcomer to the testing of hemp seed for germination, seed health and cultivar purity and the 2016 NOCO Hemp Expo was a tremendous help in getting the word out to growers and companies about our services. Having a booth at the Expo provided us the means by which we could reach many potential clients in a short span of time. It was well worth it.” -John R. Mizicko, Business Development Manager at Eurofins STA Laboratories

For more information on the companies presented at NoCo3 or for live footage from the event featuring cutting-edge discussions, and ground-breaking topics from experts in their field visit http://www.nocohempexpo.com.

Stay tuned to Colorado Hemp Company and NoCo Hemp Expo to learn more about the hemp movement and how you can get involved in 2016! Visit National Hemp Association for year round gatherings and events regarding hemp legislation and donate to federal their campaign to help end prohibition today.

About NoCo Hemp Expo, Colorado Hemp Company and TreeFreeHemp
WAFBA LLC (We Are For Better Alternatives) is home to the NoCo Hemp Expo, TreeFreeHemp and Colorado Hemp Company located in Loveland, Colorado and operating since 2012. Areas of focus include product and brand development, marketing, printing, production, events and advocacy.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/bringing-the-global-hemp-market-to-the-us-third-annual-noco-hemp-expo-a-huge-success-679311.htm

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NoCo Hemp Expo
Telephone: 985-518-7493
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April 12, 2016
Sowing Seeds of Change: Hemp Makes an Impact at 2016 Expo

Individuals gather from around the globe to celebrate the hemp crop and its reentry into the U.S.
Presented by CBDRx

Given the recent onslaught of hemp legislation passed throughout states like Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Hawaii, many are wondering: Just how many states will it take to overturn the long-awaited federal ban on growing industrial hemp and remove it from the controlled substances list?

Hemp is non-psychoactive cannabis, legal to grow in most every industrialized country, and the United States is the largest importer of raw-hemp and finished-hemp goods on planet Earth. Over half the country has passed legislation at the state level to legalize and grow hemp and more are proposing to amend laws regarding hemp today.

Our farmers, communities, and citizens are still being denied access to the most beneficial, multifunctional, nutritional, industrial, environmental, agricultural crop in human history.

During the LET’S TALK HEMP segment at the NoCo Hemp Expo, you’ll hear from field workers, international experts and U.S. representatives on numerous hot-button topics.

The “TED-Talk”- style event showcases an incredible lineup of knowledgeable panelists and speakers specializing in varying subjects of the industry who are eager to share their insight and experience for this remarkable and historic plant.

With over 70 participants presenting on the pivotal issue of hemp, Let’s Talk Hemp features conversations on policy, products, science and genetics, seed breeding and acquisition, new technologies and innovation, and challenges surrounding the industry today.

Keynote addresses include Founding Father Ben Franklin, author and industry expert Doug Fine, and United States House of Representatives Colorado congressman Jared Polis. Additional featured speakers include Alan Dronkers from HempFlax UK, Adam Dunn from HoodLamb, Anndrea Hermann from Hemp Technologies, Richard Rose the HempNut, Eric Steenstra from the Hemp Industries Association, Shaun Crew from Hemp Oil Canada, and Ed Lehrburger from PureHemp Technology.

Visit the NoCo Hemp Expo website for complete information and to reserve early bird tickets for Saturday only General Admission, 2 day Industry/B2B passes, and the VIP Hemp Investment Summit package. Ticket prices go up on March 21st.

About NoCo Hemp Expo, Colorado Hemp Company and TreeFreeHemp

WAFBA LLC (We Are For Better Alternatives) is home to the NoCo Hemp Expo, TreeFreeHemp and Colorado Hemp Company located in Loveland, Colorado and operating since 2012. Areas of focus include product and brand development, marketing, printing, production, events and advocacy.

Press Contact:
Abbie Marks
(985) 518-7493
abbie@nocohempexpo.com

March 9, 2016
3rd Annual NoCo Hemp Expo to Host Hemp Investment Summit

Presented by: The Hemp Business Journal

Tickets are on sale now for the largest hemp‐centric Trade Show and Conference in North America. With over 100 exhibitors, 50+ speakers and industry experts, 2016 is gearing up to be one of the most important years in history for the industrial hemp movement.

April 1‐2 at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, CO will feature an assortment of fun‐filled workshops and program add‐ons including “Let’s Talk Hemp” and “The Hemp Investment Summit” presented by the The Hemp Business Journal.

“We are excited to have the first‐ever nationally hemp‐focused Investment Summit as part of our conference. Our partners at The Hemp Business Journal and Business Catapult are bringing together the investment sector and investment ready companies throughout the hemp industry with the potential for funding right off the expo floor.”

—Morris Beegle, Founder @ NoCo Hemp Expo

The investment summit marks a significant shift toward entrepreneurship and professional development in the hemp industry. Access is strictly limited to 65 attendees, so click here to reserve your VIP ticket today or to register as a founder or accredited investor.

“All the World’s a Stage,” says Morris, “ and in the Hemp world today, there is no bigger stage than The NoCo Hemp Expo. “

Hemp advocates, business leaders, state officials, and educators will assemble together for a weekend of education, entertainment, innovation, commerce, and All Things Hemp!

Invest in progress this spring by attending the third annual NoCo Hemp Expo and join in the excitement of this emerging industry.

Abbie Marks
On The Mark PR
(985) 518-7493
abbiemarkswriting@gmail.com

January 20, 2016
Hemp Forward Award Goes to Colorado Hemp Company at The Cannabist Awards

December 15, 2015 – Denver, Colorado – The first-ever Cannabist Awards recognizes businesses that are excelling in Colorado’s marijuana and hemp industries. Hosted by Denver Post Marijuana Editor Ricardo Baca, The Colorado Hemp Company won the “Hemp Forward” award among six finalists. Colorado’s top 2015 cannabis businesses – See all the winners and categories here.

December 15, 2015
Colorado Hemp Company Announces 3rd Annual NoCo Hemp Expo in Loveland, CO

Unveiling the world of industrial and nutritional hemp.

Presented by: CBDrx

Loveland, Colorado—December 14, 2015—The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, Colorado will host the 3^rd Annual NoCo Hemp Expo on April 1-2, 2016. The expo will bring together what is bound to be the largest mix of Hempsters under one roof for two spectacular days of hemp education, workshops and hemp-based products.

Sponsors include a list of nationally-renowned hemp businesses like Colorado’s own organic farming and full-spectrum concentrate company CBDrx along with new and emerging businesses like The Hemp Business Journal, PureHemp Technology, Colorado Hemp Project, and The Fay Farm. Hemp advocates will also be taking stage this year including the National Hemp Association, Vote Hemp, Hemp Industries Association and many more.

“The energy, passion, and excitement that emerged from NoCo Hemp Expo the past two years has been very inspiring. Our goal in 2016, is to duplicate and amplify that intensity, and I believe we already have.” —Morris Beegle, Founder @ NoCo Hemp Expo

The 2016 Expo and trade show has been forced to expand in size to 36,000 square feet, two full days and that’s not the only game-changer. Attendees can look forward to 100+ exhibitors, expanded educational series with over 50 industry speakers and an assortment of hemp-related topics and workshops, including this year’s Hemp Investor Summit.

Visit www.nocohempexpo.com to guarantee your entry to the most important hemp-centric trade show and expo in the U.S. and join Colorado Hemp Company in the excitement of unveiling the world of industrial and nutritional hemp.
Press Contact:
Abbie Marks | 985.518.7493
abbie@nocohempexpo.com

December 14, 2015