The New Agora

The New Agora

Our Online Magazine is dedicated to our readers’ health, happiness, wealth and above all Freedom. Always Encouraging the Evolution of Consciousness. Beyond all limits.

 The New Agora has always been a way to research and explore Life, while communicating what we felt was useful, vital and important information for our readers, viewers and participators of all kinds.  We’ve always intended and worked towards creating for ourselves a strong and loving independence, walking a path of sovereignty, all the while accepting the responsibilities of sharing that with the World.

With over a decade of printing our New Agora Newspaper to The New Agora Online, and now coming very soon, The New NOW in-print Magazine, and our Freedom NOW Festival, the main theme of our lives and our work has been and always will be, Freedom. A path for Sovereign beings available to any and all, but one that can only be made real for oneself.

We’ve been asked plenty of times, what it is we do and why we are doing it? Questions worth pondering for any of us. Honestly and simply put, we work to help ourselves and others gain the traction and build the momentum to build abundant, happy, healthy and loving lives. Nothing simple or easy about that, at least not so far, but we have found, from trial and error and a willingness to put in the effort, that authenticity grows results in making the best of us come forward and manifest.  

Perhaps our main ‘claim to fame’, certainly one hard fought, is our learned skill to see through, sift and navigate our way between truthful authentic and inauthentic information, products, services, claims, movements, healers and the like, and thereby share helpful means for others to help themselves to a better more free life.

Freedom is free, but the efforts are huge. Hard work, true seeing, honest evaluations of both yourself and your business are required, for not only one’s personal growth and happiness but also to do well with us and in the community of Life. After so many years, and now, approximately half a million views per month and growing strong, we continue to feel a responsibility, not only to inform, encourage and facilitate our readers’ self-empowerment, but to always do so with integrity, truth and the courage demanded of us from the Time’s in which we live, this is also true of the people and businesses that becomes a part of this Agora.

About our Freedom NOW Festival

Our Freedom NOW Festival will be a 3-day virtual, online event launching in May of 2021 and intending to be a reoccurring Expo. It will  feature a fully interactive landing lobby with 8 specifically categorized ‘breakout’ rooms, a main presentation stage (zoom-like), real/face/time interactive capabilities, and separate booth areas, where private and public conversations will both be possible at our event participators and attendees discretion, it will be the next best thing to ‘in person’ expos.

If interested, please contact us for more details.

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About our New NOW Magazine

We will be publishing exclusive, often under-exposed, at times revolutionary, unique and helpful information in each edition. In a very real sense, each copy of The New NOW Magazine will be an encapsulation of timeless information. Gathering contributors from many different walks of life yet all sharing an intent for freedom.

From educators to healers, birth & life advisors, to freedom fighters, shamans, homesteaders, wild crafters, supplement creators & providers, visionaries, innovators of all kinds, inventors and so on, all with the goal of self-empowerment and human liberation and excellence.

Launching Spring 2021. Glossy Magazine. 25,000+ Copies. With a forecast of 100,000 print within our first year. $3 Cover Price. Distribution Focus with start with the West Coast of North America and expand through the Continent with our Subscription and Distribution Services. We have a standing agreement in place with our printers, Int. Web Services for drop shipments anywhere in N.A.

About our Readers and Viewers

Over the many years of face to face meetings, through the hundreds of live events we’ve personally attended, we happily discovered our readers to be intelligent, active, of all ranges though often of higher income, always with a dedication to personal health and sovereignty.  From young people lead by their curiosity and desirous of alternatives, to older folks with the drive and resources to implement change in their lives.  Currently, as our major efforts have had to focus entirely online thanks to these ‘interesting times’ of ours and the challenges inherent in still standing for Truth in an era of fear and censorship, it appears the median age exactly that,  with new parents seeing their responsibilities grow and having to make harder choices to help raise free,  healthy, strong and intelligent children. Many are creative, authors, artists, inventors, homesteaders, self-taught and ‘out of the box’ thinkers’. They are aware, often outspoken, involved, community-minded, inquisitive, and generally of high integrity.

Vol. 4: An Overview of Common Pest and Pathogens with Avoidance Techniques

Vol. 4: An Overview of Common Pest and Pathogens with Avoidance Techniques

Grow Up LIVE (Vol.4):

An Overview of Common Pest and Pathogens with Avoidance Techniques

Aired Thursday, January 14, 2021 @ 2pm EST

Participants will learn about plant pests and pathogens that infect and devastate cannabis. Jeff Jones will discuss how to identify the different afflictions and learn about abatement strategies, with emphasis on prevention. Your questions will be answered in Q&A!

Presented by: Jeff Jones
Oaksterdam University’s Horticultural Instructor & Co-Founder”Oaksterdam”

Hosted by: Av Singh, PhD, PAg
Agronomist, Greenstar Plant Products

• Discover your limited options and the concept of “the least bad choice” when it comes to treating plants for P and P.
• Recognize: How and why the treatment and cure of a disease is often worse than the disease itself.
• Identify: Spider mites, aphids, thrips, powdery mildew, and botrytis. Oh my!
• Identify: How certain P and P can make cannabis flowers unsuitable for certain kinds of human consumption.
• Demonstrate: How to use a jewelers loop to examine leaf surfaces for P and P.
• Understand: The ways in which the reproduction strategies of P and P allow them to remain in a garden space even after the room is completely emptied of plants.

Duration: 1 Hour

Jeff Jones

Oaksterdam University’s Horticultural Instructor & Co-Founder”Oaksterdam”

Jeff Jones co-founded the Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Cooperative (OCBC) in 1995 simultaneously creating the downtown cannabis-friendly area known as “Oaksterdam”. With Jeff’s assistance, the City of Oakland became the first U.S. City to contract with a medical cannabis provider in 1998. Jeff set many precedents from self-regulatory practices that would become the tenants of law to best practices in dispensaries. His cooperative coined the term “dispensary” for medical cannabis!

Jeff was named the defendant in the OCBC Federal Civil case, one of the longest-running medical cannabis cases in history as it traveled all the way through the Supreme Court; the first to ask the question of if cannabis can be provided for medical necessity patients.  He transitioned the OCBC into advocacy and education with the Patient ID Center (formerly OCBC) and shared his expertise with hundreds of thousands of medical cannabis patients, professionals, and experts. He has become known worldwide as an educator in horticulture, with a passion for mitigating pesky pests and pathogens.

Av Singh, PhD, PAg

Agronomist, Greenstar Plant Products

Av Singh is one of the leading authorities on regenerative organic cannabis production. Dr. Singh has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers, chapters, and extension articles and has been an invited speaker to over 500 workshops, conferences, symposia as well as guest-lecturing at over 30 universities in Canada, the US, the UK, and India. Av has had the privilege of visiting over 2000 farms across five continents which has shaped his extension of holistic, system-based design solutions. Emphasizing a union of traditional knowledge with science, Av works with growers to cultivate an appreciation of plant:soil interrelationships.

Av has recently been appointed to the Cannabis Quality Assurance (CQA) Standards Committee and is a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, and was identified as one of the Top 50 Heroes shaping the Canadian Cannabis sector by High! Canada Magazine and a Cannabis Hero by Cannabis Amnesty.  Av is a frequent speaker and advisory board member at  O’Cannabiz and the Grow Up Conferences.

Three-year-old, New Jersey boy hospitalized after ingesting weed edibles

Three-year-old, New Jersey boy hospitalized after ingesting weed edibles

Edibles left in boy’s home by his mother’s friend.

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Two people face child endangerment charges following an incident in which a three-year-old boy had to be hospitalized after eating cannabis edibles that had been left in his home by his mother’s friend.

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New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office regarding a child who was taken by ambulance to a Hackensack hospital after eating a cannabis edible and becoming lethargic and, ultimately, unresponsive. As of Dec. 28, the child was still in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center, notes a statement Monday from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

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The incident occurred in the boy’s New Jersey home, where he lived with his mother, and the edibles had been brought to the residence by the mother’s friend, who was from New York state.

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Both the boy’s mother and another adult have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of narcotic paraphernalia. They have since been released pending their first court appearance.

Bergen County prosecutor Mark Musella emphasizes in the statement that the “charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Just this summer, Health Canada issued an advisory to parents following a number of children being hospitalized after consuming edibles they thought were regular treats. The advisory emphasizes that any cannabis edibles in the home need to have childproof packaging and be stored in places not easily accessible to kids.

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“Consider storing cannabis products in a locked drawer or box, and separate from regular food or drinks,” the information suggested. “By properly storing and labelling cannabis products, there is less risk of accidental consumption.”

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Voters in the Garden State voted to legalize the personal use of cannabis by adults during the recent election. And while the legislature recently passed bills allowing adults to possess as much as six ounces of weed without penalty and for cannabis to be regulated and sold, a few hurdles need to be cleared.

Governor Phil Murphy has said “technical, but important” issues remain with the decriminalization bill that must first be addressed before signing off, according to app.com.

In New York state, cannabis has been decriminalized, but adult-use weed continues to be illegal.

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The Grower’s Source Virtual Trade Event

The Grower’s Source Virtual Trade Event

The Grower’s Source EXPO Brings Together Cannabis Cultivation Community For Virtual Trade Event

Digital Initiative Offers Ongoing Support for the Cultivation Community

Montreal, QC: The Grower’s Source, a multifaceted digital initiative to support the cannabis cultivation community, opens registration early December for its first annual industry-supported Grower’s Source Expo. The industry trade event is being organized by The Grower’s Source developers Munn & Affiliates, with generous funding from key industry partners BioFloral and CANNA Canada, and media partners Grow Up Conference and Expo, Grow Opportunity, Garden Culture Magazine. The GS Expo will run from January 21st to February 6th, 2021.

The first major virtual event dedicated to cannabis cultivation in Canada, The Grower’s Source Expo comes after a challenging but resilient year for the industry. While the pandemic continues to keep us confined mostly to our homes, those involved in cultivation are eager to see each other again, share their learnings, and achieve a sense of solidarity to propel the craft forward.

2020 has been a hectic year for everyone,” says Jason Stanley, Sales Director at BioFloral Canada. “First we had the supply chains being broken down by following confinement measures, and we had to respond to rapidly increasing demand while adopting new technology. Moreover, there has been no trade show or opportunity to meet each other face to face since Vancouver in January 2020, and we can’t even see when will be the next opportunity. It is about time we see each other’s faces and get together. The Grower’s Source is that opportunity. 

The Grower’s Source Expo is open to anyone involved, directly or indirectly, in cannabis cultivation. This includes the workforce and management of licensed producers (LPs); all passionate growers; and the retailers and service providers supplying LPs and independent growers. The event aims to encourage constructive dialogue between unique stakeholders, putting a spotlight on the complexity of cultivation, and inspiring the community towards improved ways of working.

The event will consist of 2 weeks of networking, discussion groups, product demos, and heavily discounted sales bookings access -— all centered around four days of live-streamed, interactive content specific to each attendee’s role and experience.

Entrance fees are $50 for industry professionals, or $25 for passionate home growers. The $50 entrance offers full access to the Expo, while the $25 ticket offers limited access from February 1 – February 6, including two days of live streamed content. Tickets are on sale starting December 7th at expo.thegrowerssource.com.

Following the Expo, The Grower’s Source will continue to support the cultivation community through The Grower’s Source Broadcast, a cultivation-focused channel of podcasts and video series, and The Grower’s Source Network, an ad-free social network exclusive to growers.

For more information, please contact
Ryveann Elizabeth
Email: Ryveann@munnandaffiliates.com

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Vol. 3: Q&A with Frenchy

Vol. 3: Q&A with Frenchy

Q&A with Frenchy

History of Cannabis Concentrates

Aired: Thursday, December 10, 2020

History of Cannabis Concentrates. Join Frenchy in this free webinar, as he discusses the history of cannabis concentrates and hash making followed by an audience Q&A.

Hosted by: Av Singh, PhD, PAg
Agronomist, Greenstar Plant Products

Duration: 1 Hour

Frenchy Cannoli

Consultant, Educator, Writer

Frenchy Cannoli is a California-based teacher, consultant, artisan and activist dedicated to the production and appreciation of traditional cannabis concentrates.

Frenchy grew up in Nice, France but left home as soon as he could, inspired by the promise of exotic adventure — and by the imported hashish common in late-60s Europe. He lived nomadically for over twenty years, staying with traditional producers and learning techniques handed down over generations. This took him from Morocco, to Mexico, to Nepal, Pakistan and India, where he spent eight growing seasons living in caves and harvesting cannabis resin with Parvati Valley cultivators. Eventually, he settled with his family in California, where early medical access laws let him go from hiding his life’s work to producing legal cannabis concentrates.

Collaborating with legendary Emerald Triangle growers and experimenting with techniques like ageing, Frenchy’s since scaled up to producing “pure gold” (Cannabis Now) for licensed dispensary distribution: “unmatched” hash, with a character “unlike anything that you would ever smell or taste in cannabis [flower]” (Nick Smilgys, Emerald Cup judge). He’s also taken an open-source approach to promoting traditional methods. His “Lost Art of the Hashishin” seminars provide hands-on training for aspiring concentrate-makers, and Frenchy freely shares the same techniques on Youtube, as well as with his 146,000+ Instagram followers. He’s likewise pushed for broader post-legalization public education: beyond working to develop hashish grading standards, Frenchy is a prominent supporter of regional growing certifications for cannabis production, inspired by appellation d’origine contrôlée rules like those protecting the integrity of Bordeaux wines. He’s also developing a feature-length documentary that showcases the challenges legalization has brought to small California farms.

Frenchy’s lively personality and unique expertise make him a sought-after international speaker, on topics such as cannabis terroir, the promise of organic and regenerative cultivation approaches, and the importance of independent “craft” production. He also writes about the science and global history of cannabis for publications including Extraction Magazine (USA), Skunk (Canada), Weed World (England) and Dolce Vita (Italy).

Av Singh, PhD, PAg

Agronomist, Greenstar Plant Products

Av Singh is one of the leading authorities on regenerative organic cannabis production. Dr. Singh has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers, chapters, and extension articles and has been an invited speaker to over 500 workshops, conferences, symposia as well as guest-lecturing at over 30 universities in Canada, the US, the UK, and India. Av has had the privilege of visiting over 2000 farms across five continents which has shaped his extension of holistic, system-based design solutions. Emphasizing a union of traditional knowledge with science, Av works with growers to cultivate an appreciation of plant:soil interrelationships.

Av has recently been appointed to the Cannabis Quality Assurance (CQA) Standards Committee and is a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, and was identified as one of the Top 50 Heroes shaping the Canadian Cannabis sector by High! Canada Magazine and a Cannabis Hero by Cannabis Amnesty.  Av is a frequent speaker and advisory board member at  O’Cannabiz and the Grow Up Conferences.

Vol. 2: Key Considerations Before Building Your CBD Extraction Facility

Vol. 2: Key Considerations Before Building Your CBD Extraction Facility

Key Considerations Before Building Your CBD Extraction Facility

Aired Thursday, November 19, 2020

Are you considering opening a CBD extraction facility? Join Vantage Hemp Co.’s Chief Operating Officer Deepank Utkhede and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Daniel Chinnapen as they take you on a virtual tour of their world-class Colorado-based CBD extraction facility to explore key factors facility operators must consider before their facilities can be up and running. 

Incorporating safety into building design, complying with international fire and building codes, design considerations to prevent product contamination and improve workflow and process efficiency, and factors to consider before selecting extraction equipment will all be covered in this interactive and engaging panel discussion. You won’t want to miss this!

Duration: 1 Hour

Dr. Daniel Chinnapen

Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Chinnapen recently joined Vantage as Chief Scientific Officer and is responsible for direction on oversight of the Company’s extraction operations, research and development. Dr. Chinnapen has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and was a principal investigator at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital focused on research into large molecule therapeutic delivery. Dr. Chinnapen also brings extensive experience from various cutting-edge biotech companies focused on biologic drug development. He has publications in peer-reviewed journals and brings a critical eye to the science of CBD supporting the company’s deep-science approach at every step of the process from seed-to-extract

Deepank Utkhede

Chief Operations Officer

Mr. Utkhede has 22 years of experience in pharmaceutical formulation and process development and has extensive experience developing robust and commercially scalable manufacturing processes. He has worked extensively developing various pharmaceutical dosage forms — topicals (dermal and ocular), orals (capsules and liquid), parenterals (aseptic and terminally sterilized) — and drug/device combination products with extensive experience in the area of lyophilization, liposome and emulsion technology. Utkhede is also well versed in GMP/FDA regulation.

Bridget Hoffer

Marigold PR (Moderator)

Bridget is the co-founder of Marigold Marketing and PR, a communications strategist and brand expert. She has extensive experience in delivering strategic communications, marketing, and brand programs that achieve results and resonate. Her expertise ranges from developing and managing iconic Canadian brands to refreshed personal brands with effective positioning to ensure relevance and value.

Since 2015, she has been a consultant with individual clients, digital start-ups and PR firms providing communications strategy and planning for business development, expansion and launching new brands. From 2000 to 2014, Bridget was the executive director of CBC communications, marketing, and brand for all CBC English Services. She collaborated with CBC Radio-Canada’s French and Corporates service on national projects. During her tenure, CBC was ranked as one of Canada’s most influential brands by Ipsos. Previous, to her role as executive director, Bridget was director of CBC Radio and CBC regional communications. Before joining CBC, Bridget led the communications teams for the United Way of Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Currently, she is a board member for Safetynet services in Oakville, ON.

Av Singh, PhD, PAg

Cultivation Advisor and Chief Science Officer, FS Cannabis

Av Singh is one of the leading authorities on regenerative organic cannabis production. Dr. Singh has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers, chapters, and extension articles and has been an invited speaker to over 500 workshops, conferences, symposia as well as guest-lecturing at over 30 universities in Canada, the US, the UK, and India. Av has had the privilege of visiting over 2000 farms across five continents which has shaped his extension of holistic, system-based design solutions. Emphasizing a union of traditional knowledge with science, Av works with growers to cultivate an appreciation of plant:soil interrelationships.

Av has recently been appointed to the Cannabis Quality Assurance (CQA) Standards Committee and is a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, and was identified as one of the Top 50 Heroes shaping the Canadian Cannabis sector by High! Canada Magazine and a Cannabis Hero by Cannabis Amnesty.  Av is a frequent speaker and advisory board member at  O’Cannabiz and the Grow Up Conferences.

Vol. 1: Plant Performance: Understanding KPIs for Growers, Business and Your Retail Brands

Vol. 1: Plant Performance: Understanding KPIs for Growers, Business and Your Retail Brands

Plant Performance: Understanding KPIs for Growers, Business and Your Retail Brands

Aired Thursday, 29-October, 2020

This free webinar is designed for C-level executives and cultivation teams to better understand the relationship between Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), environmental controls, and cannabis crop performance. An engaging discussion with cultivation and production experts will help you build consistent, quality yields and distinct retail brands.

Discussion topics include:  

  • Growing environments for peak plant performance, quality, and yields
  • Micro cultivation and craft cannabis in Canada’s expanding marketplace
  • Balance old school growing methodologies with new technologies and hybrid genetics
  • HPS versus LED lighting strategies for consistent production cycles and harvest

Why you should attend: 

  • Evaluate investment and cultivation equipment purchase decisions – and the potential impact on finished products
  • Better understand best practices and SOPs for growing environments to standardize chemical profiles, testing results and label literacy at retail
  • Identify how crop inputs and controls during cultivation influence terpenes, cannabinoids, and quality of dried flower

Duration: 1 Hour

PRESENTED BY:

Justin Statton

Founder and CEO, CannBreton Cultivation

Justin Statton, a cannabis cultivator and entrepreneur for the past decade, is enthusiastic about building a cannabis community on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. As the Founder/CEO of CannBreton Cultivation, Justin has been working toward becoming a licensed micro-cultivator and takes “Craft” cannabis seriously. Justin also owns/operates Mary Janes Smoke Shop Sydney, a respected accessories store, which he hopes will become the hub of the Cape Breton cannabis community. 

Ryan Wankel

Cannabis Grower Liaison, Heliospectra

A second-generation cannabis grower recognized with multiple cannabis cup awards, Ryan has led commercial teams at large scale facilities in Denver, Colorado. Having taken multiple cultivation facilities from HPS to LED lighting solutions, he now assists customers in North America and Europe in developing strain-specific lighting strategies and understanding the benefits and environmental conditions of growing with LEDs.

Av Singh, PhD, PAg

Cultivation Advisor and Chief Science Officer, FS Cannabis

Av Singh is one of the leading authorities on regenerative organic cannabis production. Dr. Singh has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers, chapters, and extension articles and has been an invited speaker to over 500 workshops, conferences, symposia as well as guest-lecturing at over 30 universities in Canada, the US, the UK, and India. Av has had the privilege of visiting over 2000 farms across five continents which has shaped his extension of holistic, system-based design solutions. Emphasizing a union of traditional knowledge with science, Av works with growers to cultivate an appreciation of plant:soil interrelationships.

Av has recently been appointed to the Cannabis Quality Assurance (CQA) Standards Committee and is a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, and was identified as one of the Top 50 Heroes shaping the Canadian Cannabis sector by High! Canada Magazine and a Cannabis Hero by Cannabis Amnesty.  Av is a frequent speaker and advisory board member at  O’Cannabiz and the Grow Up Conferences.

Grow Up Conference, Expo and Awards bringing cannabis conference and expo to Victoria in 2021

Grow Up Conference, Expo and Awards bringing cannabis conference and expo to Victoria in 2021

NIAGARA FALLS – British Columbia has long been on the forefront of Canada’s cannabis industry and culture. Now, Canada’s foremost cannabis conference is coming to Victoria in 2021.

Grow Up Conference, Expo and Awards announced today plans to put on a 3-day B2B conference and expo June 14-16, 2021, at the Victoria Convention Centre. Grow Up has been running its annual conference in Niagara Falls since 2017. Building on that success, the Victoria show will host hundreds of cannabis-industry experts on the west coast to provide workshops and presentations on a wide range of topics.

“Canada’s cannabis industry continues to expand and develop and we’re excited to bring our show to the west coast,” said Randy Rowe, President of Grow Up, when announcing the event. “Grow Up helps connect all sectors of the cannabis industry – cultivation, production, processing and extraction – with experts in retail, marketing and support.”

The conference opens on June 14,2021 with the VIP Industry Conference and exhibitor set up, with the day capped off with the Grow Up Awards Gala in the evening.

“The cannabis industry has made tremendous growth over the last year and we are determined to recognize the excellence and innovation with our 2nd annual awards show”, says Neill Dixon, Co-Founder of Grow Up. “Bringing the Grow Up Awards Gala to Victoria BC will make it easier for our west coast growers and suppliers to be a part of the celebration”.

June 15th and 16th, 2021 will feature panels, keynotes and workshops. Rowe says he is particularly excited about the show’s Extraction Zone, presented by Extraction Magazine.

“Cannabis 2.0 has made extraction a field of great importance,” he notes. “Extracts of CBD and THC are driving the medicinal and recreational markets, from oils to edibles. The partnership with Extraction Magazine is an exciting and essential addition to the show.”

The Grow Up Conference and Expo is currently booking presenters and session topics are being developed. Rowe says that his experience with previous shows suggests exhibitor space will fill up fast, so he urges anyone in the cannabis industry to register early.

“If you are working in any aspect of the cannabis industry in Canada, there will be something you can take away from the Grow Up Conference and Expo,” said Rowe.

The founders and producers of Grow Up Conference and Expo have decades of experience producing national-profile events and creating global connections between business communities in the arts, broadcast, media and technology. They have organized trade summit initiatives with governments around the world. And they have worked closely with sponsors in all levels of Canadian government.

Veteran assemblers of forward-thinkers, their signature events include the internationally attended O’Cannabiz Conference and Expo, Canadian Music Week, the Digital Media Summit, Radio Interactive Summit and the career-breaking CMW Music Festival.

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This U.K. man says he turned to selling drugs to pay for school

This U.K. man says he turned to selling drugs to pay for school

Characterized as “highly intelligent,” the student has been arrested several times for dealing

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A 23-year-old student at the University of Essex in the U.K. faces several charges after being arrested for suspected drug dealing three times since last November.

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The man faces two counts of possession with intent to supply cannabis, being concerned in the supply of cannabis and possession of cocaine, according to East Anglian Daily Times.

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During his most recent arrest in June, just eight days into bail for an arrest earlier that month, the man was arrested when police stopped a car in which he was a passenger and found 147 grams of weed on him. That arrest followed another on June 2, in which police discovered his constantly ringing phone, weighing scales and a tin that smelled like cannabis, East Anglian Daily Times reports.

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The two June arrests followed yet another on Nov. 9, 2019. That time, police found him carrying 65.7 grams of weed divided into small bags, 3.3 grams of cocaine and a phone with messages to 93 recipients, the publication adds. What was the message? “Top-shelf UK strains’ like platinum cookies and gorilla glue.”

The man got caught while trying to sell cannabis to a plain-clothes officer near the university’s Colchester campus. At that point, the man was serving an eight-month suspended sentence for dangerous driving.

Described as highly intelligent, the student said he began dealing drugs to pay for his university studies. “He had been an undergraduate at another university and had no money. He felt deeply ashamed and that he hadn’t been able to achieve what was expected,” the court was recently told.

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But the judge was unwilling to ignore that he sold drugs while on bail. The judge ordered 15 months in jail, including three months of the suspended sentence, as well as confiscation of £1,010 and the electric scooter that he used while dealing.

The U.K. student is hardly the only person to turn to dealing in tough times. Most recently, a man was arrested while travelling with 300 kg of cannabis at the Thai-Lao border, arguing that he was just a middleman and was trafficking to help make ends meet during COVID-19.

Then there are those who are growing weed as their own personal medicine, including an 80-year-old man in the U.K. who uses the cannabis he grows in his garage to combat the symptoms associated with kidney failure, to which there is no cure.

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Webinar Series: Cannabis Cultivation – Ask us Anything!

Webinar Series: Cannabis Cultivation – Ask us Anything!

By Growers for Growers Webinar Series

May 21st – 11:00am EST

Got questions? Our panel will share answers, insights, and great conversation together with growers from across the U.S. and Canada.

Whether you are Day 1 in your business and facility journey or a seasoned grower with years of experience working with the plant, you will not want to miss this free webinar and discussion with cultivators, producers and industry influencers.

We will ask participants to submit their questions online ahead of the broadcast so that we can share knowledge and focus the conversation on exactly what is top of your mind right now.

Discussion will include questions on:

  • Soil and growing media
  • Environment
  • Equipment
  • Lighting
  • Post-Harvest and Processing
  • Regulatory Measures and Licensing

Duration: 1 Hour