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The Grow Up Industry Awards Gala

by | Aug 16, 2021

The Grow Up Industry Awards Gala is a national annual event honouring cannabis professionals/companies and recognizing excellence in our industry. Join us as we induct Frenchy Cannoli in memoriam in to the Grower Hall of Fame along with 35 award winners. Ceremony will be held in the Main Theatre of the Scotiabank Convention Centre. Reception and After Party to be held in the hall outside of the theatre. General Theatre seating.

Reception: 4:30PM // Awards Ceremony: 5:00PM

Meet the Exhibitors Networking Party: 6:30PM (only available to VIP Industry Pass Holders and Exhibitors)

Host & Emcee – Ben Miner, Comedian

(PART II) Growing for Celebrities: How To Develop the Perfect Strain That Is Worthy of their Name?

by | Aug 16, 2021

Celebrities spend their life building their personal brand. Everything they are associated with must carry that same level of quality and commitment. Cannabis products are no different. Growing the perfect strain is half the battle to a celebrity brand, you need to maintain that quality on everything with their name on it. Listen to growers of celebrity brands talk about the challenges when growing for an international brand.
Moderator – Jordan Wagman
(PART I) Celebrity Branding: What Does It Take to Gain the Trust and Confidence of a Celebrity Enough to Put Their Name On Your Product?

(PART I) Celebrity Branding: What Does It Take to Gain the Trust and Confidence of a Celebrity Enough to Put Their Name On Your Product?

by | Aug 16, 2021

Celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, Mike Tyson, Seth Rogan, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Buffet, to name a few, have all put their names on cannabis brands around the world. Whether it is CDB oils, bongs, infused beverages or an elite strain, celebrities and athletes are becoming more open to the notion of branding with cannabis. Is your product good enough for a celebrity to put their name on it? Do you have what it takes to meet the high demands and expectations of their fans? How and where do you begin? Listen to these CEOs, marketing geniuses and brand developers of successful international celebrity brands as they discuss building that special relationship.

 

Moderator – Jordan Wagman

Future of Cannabis Genetics

by | Aug 11, 2021

Is it clones or tissue culture – The world of cannabis genetics continues to evolve with advancements having some benefits as well as drawbacks.  Join the experts as they talk about what’s the future of cannabis genetics and touch upon topics like PM resistance; potency limits; hop latent viroid, as well as exciting new “strains”.

 

Moderator – Dr. Av Singh

Crop Steering with Nutrients

by | Aug 11, 2021

What a cannabis plant needs and what you provide can be wildly different.  Join Greg Patterson (A&L Labs) for an in-depth look at matching your nutrient delivery to the plant stage and how timing and balance can lead to higher secondary metabolite production.

 

Moderator – Dr. Av Singh

SFE Extraction Modelling: Why, How and What’s Next

by | Aug 11, 2021

How can one utilize data analytics and various in-process analytical tools to optimize extraction operations? Cannabis extraction at its current status is inefficient and uncontrolled, even if the artist tells you that they make the best s**t.

Aside from regulatory testing, there are a multitude of other analytical tools and testing points in the extraction value chain, where testing will offer a more comprehensive picture for the operator.

Even with all this data, little can be done to improve the extraction process. For this data science is need. From simple linear regressions, via multifactorial optimization, all the way to Machine Learning and AI, those tools become more important and slowly find their way onto the production floor.

We want to discuss the current problems and needs of a cannabis producer and present possible solutions that Machine Learning can bring.

Options For Product Purification

by | Aug 11, 2021

Extracting cannabis plants typically doesn’t end with crude oil. Many times, product manufacturers embark on post-extraction processing strategies intended to remove undesirable ingredients from extracts like plant waxes and chlorophyll, and to concentrate cannabinoids and terpenes into products like distillate, shatter, or vape carts. There are various options in the extractor’s toolbox for purifying products, including traditional methods like winterization and distillation, but several other technologies have come into the fray. Our panelists will help make sense of the pros and cons of these options, and what implementing a specific strategy today might mean for your business tomorrow.

 

Moderator – Dr. John MacKay

No More Ethanol, CO2 Winterization is Here!

by | Aug 11, 2021

The total cost of ownership of supercritical CO2 extraction is the least expensive and most environmentally sustainable methodology. However, one Achilles heel has been the cost of winterization afterwards for those looking to take extracts to distillates. Thar’s 2019 patented WinterFlow™ process removes the need for EtOH and distillation in many applications.

How the Notorious C.O.2. Became a Superhero

by | Aug 11, 2021

With increasingly polluted skies and seas, and mounting garbage piles on land, our Earth continues to cry “Uncle.” Relentless packaging waste and the over extraction and burning of fossil fuels offer glimpses into the Earth’s banshee wail. Burning fossil fuels creates greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) and studies have demonstrated its contribution to rising, global temperatures. Thus, CO2 exemplifies a notorious environmental villain.

Due to its ostracization, CO2 comes very cheap. It can be captured from industrial processes or by giant machines that exemplify innovation meant to change the world. Once captured, it can be repurposed for greener applications. By manipulating its temperature and pressure, supercritical CO2 can be used for cleaning up soils, water, and removing organic contaminants from plastic waste so the garbage can be recycled. Repurposed CO2 can supplant toxic chemicals used for dry cleaning, for medical device sterilization, and botanical extraction and purification.

The villainous CO2 can also be used for supercritical fluid chromatography, or SFC. This technique can be used for analytical or preparatory purposes. In analytical SFC, sCO2 provides the mobile phase to enable analyte separation, replacing organic solvents like methanol and acetonitrile, both of which are health hazards that require remediation.

SFC provides a powerful method for product purification, whether for separation of enantiomers (mirror-image molecules) in a racemic drug, remediating THC from federally legal hemp products, or purifying individual terpenes from an essential oil.

As our Earth bakes and shudders, we can mitigate CO2 generation and reform captured CO2 for greater good. Nowhere is this more vital than in the soaring cannabis industry. Medicinal plant cultivation and product design should not further exploit our Earth.