LAS VEGAS – July 29, 2022 – Conference on cannabisThe industry’s leading educational and expo event for plant-based cannabis companies, taking place August 23-25 at Paris Las Vegas, is pleased to announce the Day 1 conference: “What it takes to make a move: a conversation with Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris.
Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris are legendary human rights activists whose tireless work since the late 1980s has been instrumental in educating people around the world about the benefits of legalizing cannabis and hemp.
Conrad has testified more than 350 times as an expert witness in cannabis cases in state, military and federal criminal and civil courts while consulting on thousands of legal cannabis cases. He portrayed “Johnny Marijuanaseed” on PBS, edited Jack Herer’s landmark book, “The Emperor Wears No Clothes” (1990), and was co-founder and first president of the Hemp Industries Association. Conrad authored “Hemp: Lifeline to the Future” (1993) detailing the economic, health and environmental processes of using hemp hemp to “save the Earth” as well as “Hemp for Health” (1997) , which introduced readers to CBD. Ayurvedic cannabis, hemp seed nutrition and cannabinoid microdosing. He also published “Cannabis Yields and Doses,” which used federal research to explain the basics of growing, processing, and using marijuana. His latest book is “The Newbie’s Guide to Cannabis and the Industry”.
As director of the Cannabis Consumer Campaign, Norris advocates for consumers to come out of the (cannabis) closet to end stigma and defend their equal rights. From 1995 to 2002, he worked to put a human face on the injustice of the drug war with his traveling photo exhibition project, Human Rights and the Drug War, and his gripping book, Shattered Lives: Portraits from America’s Drug War”. (1998, 2000). In 2006, she was a consultant to the California Cities Campaign, working with the political consulting group Next Generation (endorsed by the Marihuana Policy Project), which ran successful initiative campaigns in Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, and Santa Cruz , California, and passed city ordinances in West Hollywood and San Francisco to make adult marijuana crimes the lowest priority for law enforcement. Norris was also a delegate to the Beyond 2008 NGO Forum in Vancouver, BC, Canada to provide input on UN drug policy.
Conrad and Norris were volunteer coordinators of California’s 1996 Prop 215 voter initiative that legalized medical use. Conrad helped draft that state’s SB-420 legislation that legalized patient sales, and the pair worked on the failed Proposition 19 and then Proposition 64, which legalized adult cannabis in California in 2016 .Curators of the Amsterdam Hash-Marijuana-Hemp Museum and the Oaksterdam Cannabis Museum, teach at Oaksterdam University and run the news site TheLeafOnline.com.
In a special conference on Cannabis Keynote Fireside Chat on August 23rd at 2:15pm PT, Conrad and Norris will share the incredible stories and actionable strategies behind their 30+ years of activism, which propelled noble ideals and dreams toward real-life solutions that have slowly eroded the mindset and policies of prohibition and unjust incarceration for the production of cannabis and hemp. and use The pair will also share advice on how individuals and companies in the supply chain can work to expand protections for their consumer base, as well as move towards a more sustainable industry for all.
“It is a true honor to host these pioneering individuals at an event filled with people who have directly benefited from their courageous activism,” said Noelle Skodzinski, Editorial Director of Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Conference.
“We look forward to pulling back the curtain on Chris and Mikki’s storied history as one of America’s foremost cannabis power couples, and getting their insights on how we can continue to advance the legalization of cannabis and protect its valuable benefits to to humanity and our planet.” said Cannabis Conference Programming Director Cassie Tomaselli.
More information about the Cannabis Conference, including sessions, speakers, exhibitors and FAQs, can be found at www.CannabisConference.com. Rates will increase on July 29, 2022 at midnight ET. Click here to check prices and register.
About Cannabis Conference
Cannabis Conference 2022, produced by the award-winning media brand Cannabis Business Times, is the leading educational provider for companies touching plants in the legal cannabis and hemp markets. The three-day event will take place at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 23-25, 2022. The Cannabis Conference will feature more than 40 educational sessions, more than 90 expert speakers, as well as a showroom featuring over 180 industry-leading technologies, solutions and services for professional cannabis growers, retailers and processors. It is owned by GIE Media, Inc. in Valley View, Ohio. For more information, visit www.CannabisConference.com.