Nominations Now Open for the 2023 Grow Up Awards Gala

Victoria Conference Centre Set to Host the Premier Celebration of Excellence in the Cannabis Industry

VICTORIA, July 21, 2023 – Grow Up, the leading cannabis cultivation conference and expo in Canada, is thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the prestigious 2023 Grow Up Awards Gala. This year, the event is set to take place at the historic Crystal Garden in Victoria, British Columbia.

“We are looking forward to honouring the dedicated professionals working tirelessly to set new standards in the ever-changing cannabis industry,” said Randy Rowe, President of Grow Up. “Our awards gala aims to highlight the exceptional contributions taking place in the industry and to celebrate the achievements of our peers. The gala is also a perfect opportunity to relax and get away from the stresses of the cannabis industry, even if it’s just for a night.”

This year, over 47 awards will be presented, including new categories in Brand and Retail. Hosting the awards gala will be Jenny West Cooney from Zone 91.3. The event will honor Ted Smith as our 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Wanda L. James as our 2023 Cannabis Pioneer recipient, and Kevin Jodrey as our Grow Up Hall of Fame inductee.

Nominations are now open and will remain so until Sunday, August 6, 2023. Voting is set to take place August 10, and finish on August 28^th 2023. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, adding to the excitement of this eagerly anticipated event.

“We encourage everyone in the cannabis industry to participate, either by nominating those who deserve recognition or by attending this landmark event,” Rowe added.

Tickets are already on sale and sponsorship opportunities are available. We invite everyone to be part of the celebration and recognition of excellence in the cannabis industry.

For more information about The Grow Up Conference and Expo, to make a nomination, or to purchase tickets, please visit https://growupawards.com/.

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Randy Rowe
President & CEO
Grow Up Conference and Expo
905-324-8528
rrowe@growupconference.com

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The Grow Up Conference is happy to have CertiCraft (Seed to Sale Compliance Software) onboard as a first time sponsor in Edmonton May 28-30, 2023. We look forward to the programming CertiCraft will bring to their CertiCraft Sensory Stage in the outdoor consumption area. You can also look forward to CertiCraft relaunching their podcast – The State of Craft – on Friday January 6, 2023. Sami Majadla will host Sarah Campbell from the Craft Cannabis Association of BC, David Hurford from the BC Craft Farmer’s Co-op, and Jaclynn Pehota from the Retail Cannabis Council of BC. Our guests are founders/directors of 3 of the most active cannabis policy advocacy organizations in BC.

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Meeting the constantly evolving needs of Cannabis growers and processors has become a major driver for Sami, Nick and their CertiCraft team. Born in 2019 from the failure of a prior project, CertiCraft initially committed to easing the burden of compliance faced by growers in the Cannabis industry. Today, CertiCraft offers compliance modules for seed to sale growing, solvent-less extraction, packaging and medical sales, with modules coming soon for infused prerolls, solvent based extractions as well as a topical/edible tracking system. CertiCrafti provides easy to use guided workflows that require little-to-no training and ensures operators don’t miss a thing when tracking their work. With CertiCraft, QAP’s burdens are greatly reduced:  government reports take seconds to generate, and preparing for audits or inspections takes minutes instead of the 1-2 weeks. Are you ready to have confidence in your compliance? Reach out and book a demo with CertiCraft today. 

Not only does CertiCraft design software to help growers be compliant, but advocacy and support are also a high priority. Their support team frequently spends time assisting producers with their relationships with Health Canada and the CRA. Sami also hosts a podcast called The State of Craft, producing 29 episodes thus far. They have covered topics such as the shortcomings of cannabis policy, the legal framework behind cannabis, the realities of cultivators and processors, supply chain & distribution realities, and much much more. All prior episodes are available on their Youtube channel.

Kevin Jodrey is one of the most well known growers in Humboldt County and is an internationally respected cannabis expert, known for improving and forwarding the modern cannabis movement.

As a world renowned hunter of ganja genetics, Kev is fascinated by the search for rare, desirable, and marketable traits.

Kevin is the creator of Port Royal, owner of Wonderland Nursery, and co-founder of The Ganjier. He’s been a cannabis cultivator for decades, running this own operations and offering consulting services to the broader community. He’s spoken at universities, judged at the Emerald Cup, and consulted on cannabis related educational shows for National Geographic and A&E.

Featured in the New York Times, a pulitzer prize winning Washing Post article, countless other articles, books, and radio and tv shows, he is at the epicenter of the Green Rush (and graces the walls of the Oakland Museum to prove it) and is guiding the industry as it transitions to the Clean Rush – the sustainable movement of regenerating the land naturally through cannabis cultivation.

“The Guru Of Ganja”

Ed Rosenthal is a leading cannabis horticulture authority, author, educator, social activist and legalization pioneer.

As one of the co-founders of High Times Magazine, Ed writes the much loved and long-running cannabis column, “Ask Ed.” The column continues to be published internationally. 

Educator And Author

“Ed Rosenthal’s Marijuana Grower’s Handbook”, has become the definitive marijuana cultivation resource, inspiring millions to learn the best marijuana cultivation techniques. His book is the official course book of Oaksterdam University.

Marijuana Innovator

Ed is the founder of many successful socially responsible cannabis organizations, including; Quick Trading Publishing, focused on continuously researching and publishing the most accurate, up to date cannabis education,  Quantum 9, a marijuana consulting and technology company, Green Aid: The Medical Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund, a 501(c)(3), the International Cannabis Business Conference, and The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam.

Cannabis Activist And Advocate

As an internationally known cannabis activist and advocate, Ed views marijuana law as a crucial social issue: one that hit him personally.  In 1999, Ed was appointed, “Officer of the City of Oakland”, directed to cultivate cannabis for patients. Three years later, the federal government shut down his city supported facility. Ed was arrested, and put on trial twice for marijuana cultivation in federal court. Ed’s highly publicized trials shifted public opinion in favor of state medical marijuana laws, highlighting for many the fact that marijuana laws have become more harmful to society than the behavior they were intended to regulate.

One of the most iconic faces in Canadian Cannabis, Remo Colasanti is a man known world wide. His Youtube videos have been guiding growers since 2006 and he was one of the first Canadians licensed to legally grow Medical Cannabis back in 2001. Based in Maple Ridge BC, Remo and his wife Sandra have built Remo Nutrients – a complete system of vitamins, minerals, and extracts – everything your plants need and nothing they don’t. Started in 2014, Remo Nutrients has become a growers staple, used in grow rooms nation wide anywhere from closets and basements to full scale industrial size operations.

Remo Brands has been a supporter of many Grow Up Conferences and we are excited to have him on board once again at the Edmonton Conference Centre, Alberta in May 2023. Remo will be hosting the Canadian Cannabis Cup over the 3 day event including a flower competition and hash competition. Not to be missed, these judging events will take place outdoors in the Grow Up Consumption Lounge overlooking the beautiful Edmonton river valley. Legal producers participating in the Canadian Cannabis Cup will be judged live competing for the title of best in Canada along with an exclusive opportunity to have their product be in a legal product offering of prerolls. Recently, Remo Brands launched their flower brand, Remo Farms, in the Canadian legal market. They are currently only selling in Ontario, but they intend to take their products nationwide in the first quarter of 2023. Their focus is to help bring amazing new cultivars to the mainstream market and to highlight skilled cultivators using Remo Nutrients.

As for Remo Nutrients, the final testing is happening on an exciting new development for growers – a two part dry product line with a bloom booster that can be used in conjunction with (or without!) the current Remo Nutrient line. Look for this new product with reduced packaging to be available in summer of 2023.

Join the over 350K subscribers who have been learning from Remo with his easy going manner for over 15 years on Youtube. His videos consistently get thousands of views likely in part due to Remo’s love of smoking massive joints on screen and ending each video pointing at the camera and declaring – “It’s time to go smoke another HUUUUUUGE joint.’