Canadian Cannabis Clinics: Your Guide to the Rapidly Changing World of Medical Cannabis

by Grow Up Conference | Aug 23, 2017

Allowing the legal use of cannabis as medicine is one thing. Finding a doctor to prescribe it who is not hampered by stereotypes, stigma or lack of knowledge is another. Fortunately for Canada’s 220,000 registered medical marijuana patients – legal, doctor-driven clinics have stepped in to fill the void (and are not to be confused with the illegal “dispensaries” that have dominated the headlines).  In this session, representatives of the clinic sector make their case for properly-monitored product, health awareness and consumer safety.

Keynote: Dr. Uma Dhanabalan, Uplifting Health & Wellness

Moderator: Alex Revich, Educator, Cannabis in Clinical Practice

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(PART II) Securing the Industry as it Grows Up

by Grow Up Conference | Aug 23, 2017

A discussion panel focusing on the last 5 years of security in the MMPR/ACMPR space. Discussion on some of the difficulties facing integrators, operators, and business owners from a security perspective.  What are some of the best practices when securing a facility? How do you know when too much is too much?  How does the industry prepare for the recreational market and how will that be secured and operated?

Topics to be reviewed:

• The difference from securing an indoor site to a greenhouse
• How to secure an extraction only site
• Using the security system on a daily basis
• Growing pains of learning “how to operate”
• Ambient temperature controlled cargo: Is it needed during long haul and extreme temperatures?
• Cannabis specific liability insurance during transport: What you need to know
• RPIC and A/RPIC escorts during transport: Are escorts needed?
• Cannabis specific secure transport: Increasing efficiencies

Moderator: Geoff Lawrence, Account Executive (Security), Convergint Technologies

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(PART I) The Legalized Dream vs. Reality-Check Panel

by Grow Up Conference | Aug 23, 2017

Mission accomplished. The dream of legalized recreational marijuana is soon to be a reality across the land. But now what? Will the creation of a new consumer industry create instant millionaires? And does it follow that you’ll be a winner just because you’re in the game? This session will deal in cold hard facts about what faces new entrants into the cannabis business. Will the environment change for license applicants as more people apply? Will the cost-benefit numbers add up? And how easy is it to maintain a sustainable business?

Moderator: David Hyde, Independent Security Advisor, David Hyde & Associates

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Raising The Bar

by Grow Up Conference | Aug 23, 2017

CCI has launched a training division to address the need for high quality, practical training in the cannabis industry.  The Executive Director, Jim Pelton and I bring over two decades of experience working in post secondary and industry training. We are looking to engage industry experts (both from CCI and from the industry at large) in the development of workforce training.   We are currently planning a series of development sessions and have invited key individuals from various LPs to help determine what the training will enable people to DO.  We will still include theory in our courses, but the primary focus is on competencies and the development qualified people who are ready able to work effectively in their designated roles.  Successful students will receive a micro-credential indicating they have achieved competency in that field of study.  Our goal is to have these micro-credentials be recognized as the industry standard meeting the needs of the emerging global cannabis workforce.

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Cultivation with an Organic Twist

by Grow Up Conference | Aug 23, 2017

Join Randy Flemming (aka the Pot Whisperer) and Av Singh, PhD from the American Cannabis Company as they share some tips on cultivating cannabis using organic practices. Starting with a living soil and a living seed, Randy and Av will run through important organic nutrients and biostimulants to ensure that not only optimal yields, but robust, high-quality cannabinoid and terpene profiles are obtained.

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Protecting Your Intellectual Property During the Cannabis Boom

by Grow Up Conference | Aug 23, 2017

From developing new products in the cannabis sector to advancing its medicinal properties and uses, innovation is thriving in the booming cannabis industry. Before bringing your inventions and designs to market, it is important to acquire the appropriate IP rights to offer a competitive advantage and gain protection from IP theft.

Did you know that patents give you the right to exclude others from making, using or selling your patented invention? In fact, patents as well as industrial designs can be used to protect different aspects of an innovation and can grant you mutually-exclusive rights. It is also possible to protect strains of plants, including cannabis, using breeders’ rights.

In this session, Kimberly A. McManus PhD, a leading registered patent agent will address some of the most common questions surrounding patents, designs and breeders’ rights in the cannabis market, including:

• What is a patent, industrial design, and breeders’ rights? What are the advantages of each?
• What is a patentable invention and a registrable design?
• What are some common patent filing strategies?
• What is Freedom-to-Operate (FTO)?

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