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  • 2nd Annual SLV Hemp Symposium Returns to Adams State University

    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.

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

    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.

     

  • 4th Annual Hemp Harvest Party!

    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 4th Annual Hemp Harvest Party, on Saturday, October 14th 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.

  • THC-Limits for Hemp Hurt the Industry and the Environment

    THC-Limits for Hemp Hurt the Industry and the Environment

    Hemp is arguably the most versatile plant on the planet. It is well documented that hemp can be used to make things like paper and rope, but hemp can also do so much more.

    The hemp plant can be used to make fuel in the form of bio-diesel. It can also be used to make medicine. A team of scientists even built a super-capacitor out of hemp. A super-capacitor is an energy storage device, like a battery.

    Hemp has been prohibited in the United States since 1937, but a 2014 Farm Bill provided for exceptions in states that have legalized hemp for research and/or pilot program purposes.

    To date, 31 states have passed such laws according to the organization Vote Hemp. Hemp production has taken off in many states, with states like Kentucky nearly tripling production in 2017 (a total of 12,800 acres).

    The spread of hemp reform has been paralleled by an increase in public awareness about the wellness benefits of cannabidiol (CBD), which is found in abundance in hemp plants.

    Read the full article here

  • NoCo Hemp Expo Takes #LetsTalkHemp Speaker Series on Tour

    NoCo Hemp Expo Takes #LetsTalkHemp Speaker Series on Tour

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    Cannabis-hemp education takes to the road with a stop in Hawaii

    Loveland, CO — (ReleaseWire) — 04/18/2017 — Looking for ways to stay in the know about cannabis-hemp? We’ve got you covered with the NoCo Hemp Expo #LetsTalkHemp Speaker Series hitting the road over the coming weeks and months. Our team will be traveling to different areas of the country to spread the message of cannabis-hemp through information, education, advocacy, and activism.

    First stop, the The Kaya Festival in Miami, FL takes place Saturday April 22, 2017 with an all-day, star-filled musical event featuring; The Marley Brothers, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Sean Paul and more. The Kaya Fest will be hosting a free, educational symposium on April 21st where experts from around the globe will talk on Education Before Recreation with focus on creating public awareness on the many uses of the cannabis plant. NoCo Hemp Expo founder Morris Beegle and Program Director Preston Whitfield will both participate in this years symposium.

    Next stop, Hollywood, California for The Cannabis Health Summit. Known as the “TED talks of cannabis”, The Cannabis Health Summit, produced by Green Flower Media, will have a worldwide Live Stream event on May 5-6, 2017. The Summit features leading experts, doctors, researchers, scientists, and celebrities who will give compelling, short talks about today’s most important cannabis and health related topics.

    Over 39,000+ people tuned in to watch the 2016 Summit and this year is expected to have over 75,000+ people to join in from over 100 different countries for the live stream.
    If you’re looking for a reason to visit Hawaii, the Hawaii Hemp Conference is a great reason to travel! June 9-11th the NoCo Hemp Expo takes the show to Hilo, Hawaii. The mini-expo and educational event will feature expert speakers and collaboration pertaining to all things industrial hemp. This first-time event will be informative and beneficial for anyone interested in the evolving hemp industry locally, nationally and globally.

    Want to come to the western slope and learn about hemp? Here is your opportunity. Hemp on the Slope, taking place on July 22, 2017, will make a return to Salt Creek Ranch in Collbran, Colorado for it’s second year. It will be filled with even more workshops, industry panels, networking, farming info, live music, community and fun. Colorado Hemp Company and Salt Creek Hemp Company have joined forces to produce this lively event and we are looking forward seeing new faces this year.

    From August 4-6th you can catch Colorado Hemp companies and more at the Arise Music Festival. If you’ve never been to Arise, you should consider attending. This year, the NoCo Hemp Village will feature many different hemp vendors, awesome products and topics of interest for all attendees and lovers of community and music.

    Keep up-to-date with future hemp events, festivals and collaborative programming Colorado Hemp Company and NoCo Hemp Expo are participating in at HempEvents.org.About WAFBA LLCWAFBA 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, hemp events and advocacy. Join us on http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoHemp “>Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.

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  • NoCo Hemp Expo showcases region as leader in hemp industry

    NoCo Hemp Expo showcases region as leader in hemp industry

    By Jensen Werley — 

    LOVELAND  — The NoCo Hemp Expo returns this weekend and will host feature some of the first U.S.-built equipment necessary for the fledgling industry.

    The festival will take place Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1, at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland.

    About 4,000 people are expected to come to the fourth annual event, Morris Beegle, festival organizer and founder of Colorado Hemp Co., told BizWest.

    In addition to being larger than last year — about 3,000 people came in 2016, Beegle said — a new feature this year will be a tent designated for hemp artists and activists.

    Another new addition will be a showcase for hemp equipment, including some of the first production equipment built in the United States.

    The GrassHopper, made by Power Zone Equipment, collects and stores profitable hemp. It is the first of its kind to be built stateside — in Center, Colo. — and is directly attributed to Colorado’s growing hemp industry.

    Having agricultural equipment at the Expo will be a chance to showcase innovations in agriculture because of hemp.

    “Farming equipment and technology is something we have to figure out as a fledgling industry,” Beegle said. “It’s exciting to have a company like Power Zone, with the ability to make most anything, looking for new opportunities and excited about hemp.”

    Beegle said as this type of farming grows, the processing side will take off, so farmers have a place where they can bring their crop and have it processed.

    Because Amendment 64 opened the door for hemp production when it legalized recreational marijuana use in Colorado, the state is a leader in the farming practice, hence the need for and growth of events like the Hemp Expo.

    “Colorado is a leader in industrial hemp now,” Beegle said. “Amendment 64 allowed us to get a head start on everyone else. It’s a natural draw to Colorado and brings attention to North Colorado. This area has really embraced hemp.”

    Registration for the event is available here.

  • NoCo Hemp Expo 4 Confirms Programming Details for March 31-April 1 Event

    NoCo Hemp Expo 4 Confirms Programming Details for March 31-April 1 Event

    Friday Industry Day and Saturday Public Sessions cover the full scope of the hemp industry.

    Loveland, CO — (ReleaseWire) — 03/15/2017 –The NoCo Hemp Expo, the largest hemp-centric event in the U.S., has announced programming details for this year’s event on March 30 and April 1 at The Ranch Events Complex off I-25 in Loveland, Colorado. A complete schedule of this year’s panels, presentations, workshops, and more, presented by some of the leading hemp experts from around the world, can be found at http://nocohempexpo.com/2017-schedule/. A complete list of presenters who will share their industry knowledge is at http://nocohempexpo.com/speakers/.

    “We are excited to have so many exceptional thought-leaders this year to talk hemp, natural products, sustainability, regenerative agriculture, health and wellness, economics, and the environment — everything that hemp encapsulates,” said NoCo Hemp Expo Founder Morris Beegle.

    No matter what area of the hemp industry attendees are interested in, they can choose from two full days of programming from the Let’s Talk Hemp stage and in the Hemp Summit Room, the Workshop tent and the Artists and Activists tent. Each offers engaging sessions from stakeholders and innovators on the leading edge of the industrial hemp industry.

    Friday sessions from 10am to 6pm focus on the needs and concerns of those in the industry. The opening keynote for the Hemp Summit is former CIA Director Jim Woolsey. From 2pm to 5pm, the Cannabis Professional Advancement Series covers the latest in legal and regulatory issues. Other industry sessions include discussions on investing; supply chain; policy, legislation and regulations; processing and infrastructure; marketing and distribution; and more.

    Saturday the Expo opens its doors to the public from 10am to 6pm, with consumer and general public oriented sessions that include Hemp 101, hemp and the family farm, athletes and cannabinoids, veterans/family/kids and cannabis, women in hemp, and a highly entertaining keynote from hemp evangelist and author Doug Fine. Hands-on workshops include demonstrations on using hemp to build and insulate, make paper, weave, cook with, and roast and infuse coffee.

    For tickets to the Expo and access to the full range of programming during Friday’s Industry Day and Saturday’s public events, visit http://nocohempexpo.com/ticket-sales/.

    Major sponsors of NoCo Hemp Expo 4 include CBDRx, offering vertically integrated hemp extract services to the industry; EnerHealth, offering hemp-based supplements and nutraceuticals; and Sub Zero Extracts/Nature’s Love, offering extraction technology to the industry.

    About NoCo Hemp Expo 4, 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.

    Learn more at NocoHempExpo.com, and find us on Facebook and Twitter.

  • NoCo Hemp Expo 4 Announces Artists & Activists Tent, Concert and After Party Details

    NoCo Hemp Expo 4 Announces Artists & Activists Tent, Concert and After Party Details

    Thursday and Saturday night concerts bookend two full days of programming designed specifically for artists and activists

    Marco Benevento

    Loveland, CO – The NoCo Hemp Expo, the largest hemp-centric event in the U.S., has announced details of its opening and closing concert events, as well as programming highlights from the Bluebird Botanicals Artists & Activists Tent. Thursday night’s kickoff concert (March 30th) is at the Aggie Theater in Fort Collins. Saturday night’s (April 1st) Honor the Earth after-Expo concert is at Avogadro’s Number in Fort Collins. The Artists & Activist Tent will be part of the Expo on March 31 and April 1 at the Ranch Events Complex located off I25 in Loveland, CO.

    “Particularly given the current political climate and the long-standing bias at the federal level against hemp, the involvement and passion of the public through art and activism has been and is still vital to the cause of advancing the industry,” said NoCo Hemp Expo Founder Morris Beegle. “We have more work to do, and we want to educate and involve more people, as well as recognize and celebrate the successes and accomplishments we’ve achieved to this point in time.”

    Musketeer Gripweed

    The NoCo Hemp Expo 4 kickoff concert at the Aggie Theater is Thursday, March 30 at 204 S College Avenue. Doors open at 8:00 pm, with Colorado favorites Musketeer Gripweed kicking things off at 9:00 pm, followed by the adventurous, uncompromising and inspiring Marco Benevento takes the stage at 10:45 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of show at ticketfly.com.

    On March 31 and April 1 at the Expo arena, visit the Artists and Activists Tent sponsored by Bluebird Botanicals on Friday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and on Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Tickets to the Expo and access to the Artists & Activists Tent, can be found online at nocohempexpo.com/ticket-sales/.

    Friday’s Featured Segment:
    2:30-5:30 pm – Cannabinoid Conversations Q&A Open Forum:
    A lively discussion with industry experts on growing hemp for high cannabinoid profiles,
    lab testing, pesticides, extraction processes, manufacturing methods, regulations, compliance, quality control, pricing, keeping it craft/going industrial, lobbying, legislation, and more.

    Colony Funk

    Saturday Highlights:
    10:00-10:15 am – Gemma Ra Star – Earth Blessing and Song
    10:15-11:00 am – Marcus Ginon, RoseBud White Plume – First Nation / Water Protectors 12:00-12:30 pm – Marc Ross – Corporate Responsibility and Community Engagement 12:30-1:00 pm – Steve Hoffman – Hemp, Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Change 1:30-2:00 pm – Nikki Florio – Buds and Bees: How Hemp Helps Save Pollinators 3:30-4:00 pm – Ed Lehrburger – Biorefining the Future
    Music throughout the day by Dave Beegle with special guests including Aviva Vuvuzela.

    Saturday night’s Honor the Earth Post-Expo Concert is at Avogadro’s Number from 8:00 pm to 1:00 am. Colony Funk will perform with special guests, including Aviva Vuvuzela from Aviva and the Flying Penguins. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets for the after-Expo concert can be found at avogadros.com.
    Major sponsors of NoCo Hemp Expo 4 include CBDRx, offering vertically integrated hemp extract services to the industry; EnerHealth, offering hemp-based supplements and nutraceuticals; and Sub Zero Extracts/Nature’s Love, offering extraction technology to the industry. 

  • Road to NoCo Starts Now

    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.

  • Hemp Festivals in 2016: More Than A Movement

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

     

  • Bringing the Global Hemp Market to the US – Third Annual NoCo Hemp Expo a Huge Success

    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

    Media Relations Contact

    Abbie Marks
    Press Manager
    NoCo Hemp Expo
    Telephone: 985-518-7493
    Email: Click to Email Abbie Marks
    Web: http://www.nocohempexpo.com

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