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MJBizCon 2026
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3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Dr. Chanda Macias
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
Cannabis research no longer stops at national lines. As medical programs mature across the US, Canada, the UK, and beyond, international clinical trial collaboration has become the fastest route to credible dat…
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Cardell Robinson · Mo Muzzey · Wes Shepherd
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
Inventory bloat is quietly draining your dispensary. Every slow-moving SKU ties up cash, crowds your shelves, and masks the products that actually drive profit. For cannabis retailers, that's not a stocking pro…
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Innovation Stage
2:00pm-3:00pm
3:00pm – 4:00pm
12:00pm-1:00pm
2:00pm-3:00pm
11:00am-12:00pm
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Innovation Stage
1:30pm – 4:30pm
The Exchange at MJBizCon is designed to complement everything happening on the MJBizCon Expo Floor! While you’re already surrounded by the industry’s best, The Exchange at MJBizCon adds a layer of intentionalit…
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Chris Roberts · David Mangone · Jessica F Gonzalez, Esq. · Morgan Fox
General Sessions
Rescheduling has sparked more questions than answers, and operators are making decisions in a fog of speculation. This session cuts through the noise with a clear-eyed look at what a move to Schedule III genuin…
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Christopher Violas · Robert Chlala · Mskindness B. Ramirez, M.Ed
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
Every time a budtender quits, your dispensary loses more than a name on the schedule. You lose product knowledge, customer trust, and the consistency that drives repeat sales. Turnover isn't just an HR headache…
3:30-5:00pm
The women in cannabis will come together to reflect, celebrate and recognize the female powerhouses in the industry. This event includes networking and one (1) complimentary beer, wine, or non-alcoholic beverag…
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Brett Gelfand
Moderator-led Roundtables
In today’s capital-constrained cannabis market, growth is no longer about topline revenue alone. It’s about cash efficiency and disciplined execution. Yet many operators still treat credit extensions and collec…
3:00pm-4:00pm
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Alex Kwon · Douglas Fischer · Dustin Steerman · Laura Fogelman
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
Sustainability in cannabis cannot be solved by any one company or product category alone. From vaporizer hardware and battery recovery to compliant packaging, recycling infrastructure, and consumer education, m…
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Ryan Lagace
Innovation Stage
This session will discuss how self-service technology is transforming the dispensary retail experience, from intelligent self-ordering kiosks and automated lobby check-in with ID verification to the next genera…
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Chelsea Landow · Drew Murphy · Jeremy Berke · Michael Johnson
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
AI is here and already transforming important parts of the cannabis industry. This panel brings together leaders from the leading tech companies in the space to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping th…
3:30pm-5:00pm
Step inside a timeless classic with The Wizard of Oz at Sphere . Designed for extraordinary immersive experiences, Sphere’s 160,000 sq. ft. interior display plane wraps up, over and around you, while 167,000 pr…
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Pre-Show Certifications
The LUVTENDER Certification is a practical, high-impact course that teaches budtenders and sales teams how to increase basket size through customer discovery, suggestive selling, upsell/cross-sell, and grab-and…
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Emily Heintz
Moderator-led Roundtables
Cannabis beverages are one of the fastest-growing — and most misunderstood — segments in modern adult beverages. While most of the industry conversation centers on product innovation, the real unlock is retail:…
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Chris Roberts · Michael Bronstein
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
The hemp industry is approaching a challenging regulatory path. Pending federal and state enforcement deadlines aim to close the loophole that let intoxicating, hemp-derived products flourish, redefining legal …
Pre-Show Certifications
This is an online only certification. The Ganjier Product Specialist is a cannabis product and connoisseurship online training program designed to provide advanced knowledge of today’s cannabis products, a prov…
11:00am-12:00pm
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
lynn parodneck
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
Patients are asking about medical cannabis faster than most providers can answer. Many physicians never received formal training on cannabinoid science, dosing, drug interactions, or the patchwork of state regu…
6:00pm-9:30pm
Step into a night of heat, power, and unstoppable energy as Blunt Brunch presents WOMEN ON FIRE, a ladies’ night celebration during MJBizCon Week.
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
General Sessions
Alcohol companies are no longer watching from the sidelines. Brewers, distillers and distributors are moving into hemp-derived beverages, while a patchwork of state rules leaves brands, retailers and regulators…
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Bran Noonan · Dominick Griego · Kim Sanchez Rael · Max Vansluys
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
Interstate commerce is no longer a distant possibility. As a post-rescheduling framework takes shape, the operators who prepare now will own the first-mover advantage when state borders open to legal trade. Thi…
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Investment & Liquidity Summit
5–6 PM
Wind down with drinks and good company. Join exhibitors and attendees for Happy Hour right as the Expo floor closes for the day. Grab a drink as you head out, make new connections, and end the evening on a high…
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lisa Weser
Moderator-led Roundtables
As generative AI tools like Anthropoic, ChatGPT and Claude increasingly shape how people search for information, discover brands and understand industries, the sources that train and inform these systems matter…
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Casey Leaver · Darwin Millard · Jack Hill · Ryan Ramundo
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
Compliance never sleeps in cannabis, and packaging and labeling sit at the center of it. Cultivators, processors, retailers, and distributors all carry the same weight: rules that shift by state, child-resistan…
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM
Jennifer Michaels · Michael Klein · Richard Philbrook
Cultivation Business Solutions
The cannabis market moves faster than your cultivation cycles. By the time a trend hits the shelf, most teams are still six months behind, scrambling to source, trial, and scale genetics that buyers already exp…
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Moderator-led Roundtables
In the cannabis industry, financial fraud often goes undetected until it materially impacts valuation, financing, or regulatory standing. Limited access to banking services, inconsistent reporting practices, an…
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM
Deepak Anand · Jamie Pearson · Jason Adelstone · Willy Vlasic
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
The global cannabis market is entering its most consequential chapter yet, and the action is no longer centered in North America. Germany's adult-use reforms have reshaped European demand almost overnight, whil…
The Grasslands Party isn’t a trade show mixer. This yearly networking event pulls high-level cannabis and hemp decision-makers, investors and journalists into a room where conversations actually go somewhere.
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Innovation Stage
Taking place December 1, 2026 in the Las Vegas Convention Center , MJBizCon sets the stage for a week of community, collaboration, and progress. Now in its 7th year, Associations Day brings together the most in…
Set yourself up for success during MJBizCon week! Located at The Hub on the Expo Floor, get tips and tricks on how to have a successful show, meet other first-timers, and start the week off on a high note. The …
Meet the leaders of 35+ non-profits and associations driving the industry forward during Associations Day . Attendees can learn how to get involved, sign up for memberships, and leave inspired to start advocati…
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
James Silva
Pre-Show Certifications
This Certification Program helps professionals and emerging leaders strengthen their communication skills in high-stakes, public-facing, and regulated environments. Through hands-on instruction and real-world p…
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Joseph Rosado
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
Cannabis and psychedelic therapeutics sit at a scientific inflection point. Clinical evidence is mounting for cannabinoids and compounds like psilocybin and MDMA across pain, treatment-resistant depression, PTS…
4-7 PM
Media Day will once again kick off MJBizCon Week on Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at NuWu Cannabis Marketplace in Las Vegas, from 4-7 PM PT. Following the success of the inaugural event in 2025, MJBizCon , the worl…
2:00pm-3:00pm
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM
Investment & Liquidity Summit
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Dale Sky Jones
Moderator-led Roundtables
Retail and service specialists, or “budtenders,” are consumers’ gateway to cannabis. While this role is often a minimum-wage entry-level hire receiving little training, the resulting compliance failures, poor c…
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Innovation Stage
2:00pm-3:00pm
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bianca Snyder
Moderator-led Roundtables
Cannabis marketers face an evolving digital battleground where platform restrictions tighten while consumer demand for authentic education explodes. While CPG brands master aspirational storytelling, cannabis c…
1:00pm-2:00pm
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Investment & Liquidity Summit
The VC & CEO Mixer is an invite only, no +1s, casual networking event for cannabis investors, CEOs, founders, licensed operators, brands, and industry leaders. The Mixer is intentionally curated to foster genui…
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Brett Feldman · Kyle Castanon · Nick Afonsky · Nohtal Partansky
Cultivation Business Solutions
Every AI vendor promises higher yields and lower costs. Few can prove it on your P&L. Cannabis cultivation leaders face a flood of AI tools pitched as transformative, yet most claims collapse under scrutiny. Th…
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Innovation Stage
Cannabis operators are under enormous pressure to do more with less. AI, predictive data, automation, and emerging technologies are creating new ways to reduce costs, improve decision-making, manage financial r…
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Jennifer Makris, MBA
Moderator-led Roundtables
The cannabis industry is saturated with bold claims, buzzwords, and constant self-promotion; credibility has become the true differentiator. “Credibility Over Noise” explores how a strong personal brand, built …
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Pre-Show Certifications
The LUVTENDER Certification is a practical, high-impact course that teaches budtenders and sales teams how to increase basket size through customer discovery, suggestive selling, upsell/cross-sell, and grab-and…
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Erik Bestwick · Lacey Sears · Scott Rusczyk
Cultivation Business Solutions
One OSHA citation can stall production, drain margin, and put your license under scrutiny. Yet many cultivation operations still treat worker safety as paperwork rather than a core operating discipline. As enfo…
1:00pm-2:00pm
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Angela Pih · Cy Scott · Krista Raymer · Laurie Parfitt
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
Consumer expectations are shifting faster than most operators can track, and the gap between what shelves offer and what buyers want is widening. This session delivers a data-driven analysis of evolving custome…
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Show Certifications
The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) Cannabis Law Sessions provide attorneys, accountants, consultants, cannabis operators, and other industry professionals with practical guidance on today’s evol…
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Jeremy Shechter · Ken Lutter · Mikey Towey
Cultivation Business Solutions
A successful facility design establishes the foundation, but getting a facility built and operational requires effective execution. Once a project moves into construction, owners and operators must coordinate c…
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Dave Hawley
Cultivation Business Solutions
Lighting is one of the largest line items in any cultivation budget, yet much of the spectrum advice circulating today rests on marketing claims rather than evidence. As operating costs climb, growers are shift…
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pre-Show Certifications
The PBC Level II Certificate dives into the complexities and day-to-day operations of cannabis banking and compliance, building on the foundation established in Level I. Designed for cannabis bankers, complianc…
8:00am-10:00am
12:00pm-1:00pm
3:30 PM – 4:10 PM
Draper Bender · Jesse Redmond · John Mazarakis · Morgan Paxhia · Sam Brill
Investment & Liquidity Summit
What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominate the headlines, but what can the founders, CEOs, and deal archi…
8pm – 12am
PufCreativ is bringing the community back together for a night of music, culture, connection, and purpose during MJBizCon week.
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Jakob Magolan
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
The race to the highest THC percentage is losing steam. Educated buyers now ask what a product does, not just how strong it is, and that shift is rewriting cannabis market trends across cultivation, retail, and…
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Sasha Kalcheff-Korn
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
Cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals are moving from promise to practice, with a growing pipeline of FDA-reviewed candidates targeting epilepsy, pain, sleep, and beyond. Yet the path from molecule to market remain…
11:00am-12:00pm
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
Section 280E can create significant cash-flow constraints for cannabis businesses, limiting reinvestment, growth, and exit options. This panel brings together three professionals with significant experience in …
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Andrew Lowitz · Ed Keating · Jenny Lamboy · Joe Khoury
Innovation Stage
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Justin Botillier · Kevin Culver, Esq. · Melissa Harrington · Sheena Roberson
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
The 280E landscape is shifting faster than most operators can track, and the decisions you make now could mean recovering serious cash or leaving it on the table. This session translates recent 280E development…
An exclusive invite only executive golf experience at Las Vegas Country Club, built for cannabis operators to connect with brands, investors, and industry leaders during MJBiz week.
1:00pm-2:00pm
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
AnnaRae Grabstein · Dr. Tassa Saldi · Rachel Porter
Cultivation Business Solutions
Every failed batch is product you can't sell , and trust you can't easily rebuild. As testing standards tighten across markets, a single mold or microbial failure can wipe out an entire run and stall your sell-…
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Boris Shchransky · Ivy Merriman · Manndie Tingler · Mark Zatta
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
Seventy percent of cannabis purchase decisions happen in-store — yet most brands chronically underinvest in field marketing. This panel brings together brand executives, dispensary operators, and field marketin…
7:00pm
Step into another galaxy at The Emjays Awards & Official Afterparty sponsored by Green Rebates , an intergalactic celebration taking o ver the funky and immersive StarBase venue. Following the awards ceremony, …
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM
Alleh Lindquist · Kelly Fair
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
Insurance remains one of the hardest walls between cannabis and the patients who need it. Despite expanding medical programs, most plans still refuse to cover cannabis products, leaving patients to pay out of p…
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Parisa mansouri-rad
Moderator-led Roundtables
As cannabis businesses scale across state lines, risk complexity increases but insurance programs often lag behind operational growth. This session explores the most common coverage gaps facing licensed operato…
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sarah Lee
Pre-Show Certifications
A science-focused session comparing seed-based and clonal propagation systems, with an emphasis on real-world tradeoffs. Topics include consistency vs. variability, disease risk, scalability, cost consideration…
11:00am-12:00pm
3:30pm-5:00pm
11:00am-12:00pm
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Innovation Stage
Four founders. Twelve sharks. One opportunity to move their companies forward. HCN Live CannaPitch in partnership with MJBizCon - the biggest Cannabis show in the world - brings women entrepreneurs face to face…
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Dr. Roz McCarthy · Kaliko Castille · Rob Pero · Susie Plascencia
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
Social equity was meant to be the cannabis industry's correction to decades of harm. Years in, the results are uneven. Some cannabis equity programs have opened real doors, while others have stalled under licen…
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Jennifer Guild · Randy Reed · TJ Martin
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
The cannabis industry operates without a harmonized product safety standard for products intended for vaporization and inhalation. Manufacturers face a patchwork of state testing requirements with no consistent…
5:30pm-7:30pm
The VC & CEO Mixer is an invite only, no +1s, casual networking event for cannabis investors, CEOs, founders, licensed operators, brands, and industry leaders. The Mixer is intentionally curated to foster genui…
5–6 PM
Wind down with drinks and good company. Join exhibitors and attendees for Happy Hour right as the Expo floor closes for the day. Grab a drink as you head out, make new connections, and end the evening on a high…
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
Mental health treatment is shifting fast, and two once-taboo categories now sit at the center of it. Cannabis and psychedelics are moving from the margins toward clinical legitimacy, with mounting evidence supp…
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Ashish Joseph · Laurie Parfitt · Steve Balram
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
THC beverages have become one of the fastest-growing categories in cannabis retail, and they behave nothing like the rest of your shelf. Fast-acting drink technology, social-occasion appeal, and cold-case place…
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Cory Desloge · Kate O’Connor-Masse · Tony Flute · Wally Daniel
Cultivation Business Solutions
Yield alone won't tell you whether your cultivation operation is profitable. The growers winning in a compressed market are the ones reading their facility like a manufacturing P&L, not just a grow log. This se…
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Cassandra Parks Evans, ABS · Elizabeth Muñoz · Odilia Underwood · Rebecca Abraham
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
For more than a thousand years, systems of power have policed pleasure — what people feel, what they consume, and how they connect. Cannabis never existed in isolation. It was grouped with sexual liberation, ps…
3:30-5:00pm
We’re bringing together the movers and shakers who are driving and championing the discussions that bring diversity and inclusion to the forefront of industry growth. This event includes networking and one (1) …
12:00pm-1:00pm
1:00pm-2:00pm
2:00pm-3:00pm
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Evan Nison · Mike Bologna · Sasha Kadey · Shauntel Ludwig
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
Your best campaign may never reach a single customer, and you might never know why. AI now decides what gets shown, suppressed, or silently buried, and cannabis brands sit squarely in its crosshairs. Content fi…
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pre-Show Certifications
The LUVTENDER Certification is a practical, high-impact course that teaches budtenders and sales teams how to increase basket size through customer discovery, suggestive selling, upsell/cross-sell, and grab-and…
12:00pm-1:00pm
11:00am-12:00pm
1:00pm-2:00pm
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM
Brendan McKee · Marc Rodriguez · Sheri Tarr · Stacy Litke
Retail Marketing & Operational Strategies
Cannabis technology used to mean one thing: staying compliant. That era is over. The operators pulling ahead now treat their tech stack as a growth engine, not a regulatory checkbox, and the gap between those t…
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Pre-Show Certifications
The PBC Level I Certificate provides a foundational understanding of cannabis banking and compliance and serves as the prerequisite for the Level II Certificate and the prestigious PBC Certified Professional de…
4pm – 7pm
Designed to spotlight the people, brands, and stories driving the industry forward, Media Day allows early access for journalists looking to spot trends, discover new brands, and interact with cannabis professi…
3:00pm-5:30pm
MJBizCon’s Investment and Liquidity Summit, in partnership with Poseidon , IgniteIt , and The Talman Group , brings together professional investors, cannabis CEOs, founders, and deal architects to navigate M&A,…
4:15 PM – 4:25 PM
Investment & Liquidity Summit
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
David Sandelman · Jeff Adams · Maria McIntyre · Steve Fuhr
Cultivation Business Solutions
Regulatory risk in cannabis doesn't only live in your compliance files — it lives in your dry room. Poor drying protocols, inconsistent curing, and inadequate storage conditions create the exact product-quality…
12:00pm-1:00pm
4:00pm-5:00pm
4:00pm-5:00pm
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Brad Palmisiano · Bryan Gonnella · Daniel Craveiro de Sá · Melanie Nash
Cultivation Business Solutions
The success of a cannabis facility is largely determined before construction ever starts. The decisions made during planning and design directly influence capital costs, operational efficiency, energy consumpti…
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Chanel La · Mike Hennesy · Riley Kirk, Ph.D · Sarah McLaughlin
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Research
How a cannabinoid enters the body shapes everything that follows. Route of administration drives onset time, bioavailability, dose consistency, and ultimately whether patients stick with a product. An oral edib…
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Mskindness B. Ramirez, M.Ed
Pre-Show Certifications
This focused Certificaton Program introduces the fundamentals of intentional communication for workplace and public-facing settings. Participants will learn practical strategies for organizing their message, co…
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Brendan McKee · Darren Gleeman · Drew Mathews · Jeanne Sullivan
Legislative & Legal Intelligence
Banking access remains one of the cannabis industry's hardest constraints, and it shapes nearly all growth decisions operators make. Despite years of legislative momentum, most cannabis businesses still run cas…
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Jennifer Makris, MBA · Jessica Ferranti · Mark Collins
Innovation Stage
Four founders. Twelve sharks. One opportunity to move their companies forward. HCN Live CannaPitch in partnership with MJBizCon - the biggest Cannabis show in the world - brings women entrepreneurs face to face…
After an incredible debut, the MJBowl is coming back and it’s bigger than ever! What started as the first ever bi-coastal cannabis competition across California and New York was such a standout success that we’…
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Adam Schefter
Moderator-led Roundtables
Loss in cannabis retail rarely looks like a smash-and-grab. It hides in sloppy intake, point-of-sale diversion, and internal theft that quietly erodes margin—while every untracked gram threatens your license. T…
9:30am – 12:30pm
The Exchange at MJBizCon is designed to complement everything happening on the MJBizCon Expo Floor! While you’re already surrounded by the industry’s best, The Exchange at MJBizCon adds a layer of intentionalit…
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
Investment & Liquidity Summit
Cannabis rescheduling is reshaping the entire industry, and this session breaks down exactly what it means for operators and investors. Our expert panel will unpack the real implications for cannabis taxation, …
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Nadia Sabeh
Pre-Show Certifications
The Dr. Greenhouse Climate Control Workshop is a hands-on educational session designed to help growers better understand and optimize their cultivation environments. Attendees will learn how climate, lighting, …
2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
Anea Bogue · Erica Halverson · Tara Hopper · Tiana Woodruff
Innovation Stage
Four founders. Twelve sharks. One opportunity to move their companies forward. HCN Live CannaPitch in partnership with MJBizCon - the biggest Cannabis show in the world - brings women entrepreneurs face to face…
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