AUGUST 13-14, 2021 | 225 RIDENHOUR DR. SALISBURY, NC 28144
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM DAILY
Meet your Speakers
Plan for a weekend of amazing industry speakers.
8:30 AM Registration Daily
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Representative Kelly Alexander
North Carolina House
After Hours Keynote Address
Meet us at the Cannabis Town Hall after the show on Friday. Network with industry peers and meet with NC House Representative Kelly Alexander.
Refreshments. DJ.
Sponsors, Vendors and Full Access Badge holders are welcomed. Also offered as a separate ticket.
Kevin Shankle
NOAH Brands
Growing Pains: Seed to Harvest. A lesson in farming.
NOAH Brands is the mother company that houses several unique entities within its network. Under the NOAH Brands label, we hold our premiere house brands of NOAH Brands, Auxo Wellness, Nomad Sticks & Gamma. It is our intention at NOAH to expand our reach in the cannabis space and forge impactful
relationships in every avenue in the industry.
Holly Shankle
NOAH Brands
Co-speaker
Growing Pains: Seed to Harvest. A lesson in farming.
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Drew Bowman
Longleaf Provisions Co. | Cooperlake Cannabis | Twin City Treats
Forming meaningful partnerships in the cannabis space
Three brands with a focused structure designed to build collaborations and form partnerships amongst external partners to develop a stronger platform within the cannabis space.

Hope Piggee
Canna Accounting Services
Don't Fear the IRS! Learn easy actions to keep your business in order
So you are in cannabis! Doesn't matter. Can your run a business, successfully? Are your books balanced? Do you have a P&L statement? Get the basics to stay in the game!

Chris Suttle
Advocate
Legalization in North Carolina
Chris Suttle is a true voice for the people, patients, and many small businesses that make up the NC cannabis industry family. He will kick start the event with his keynote address regarding legalization, unity and activism in the state and how he is taking steps to bring change for us all.
Sponsors, Vendors and Full Access Badge holders are welcomed. Also offered as a separate ticket.
Kiah Tolliver
C-Trax
Tech in Cannabis
US Navy Veteran and cannabis entrepreneur, Kiah Tolliver is the keynote for the Women in Cannabis Luncheon. Her experiences, personal and professional, have led her to crafting one of the most well-known sale systems in the cannabis sector.
Gender friendly. Sponsors, Vendors and Full Access Badge holders are welcomed. Also offered as a separate ticket.
Nic Easley
3C Consulting
Eyes Wide Open: How to Strategically Enter the Emerging Cannabis Markets in the
Carolinas and Prepare Your Business for Long-Term Success
New doors to cannabis are on the verge of opening in the Carolinas and the surrounding states, and it’s imperative that businesses start preparing now for all the possibilities that this emerging market has to offer. There is a lot that the Carolinas can learn from the successes and failures of other state markets as the industry continues its fast-paced growth.
In this session, Nic Easley, CEO of 3C Consulting, Managing Director of Multiverse Capital, will share his insights and advice from over a decade of experience in the operational and investment sides of the global cannabis industry. Nic will offer entrepreneurs strategic guidance on business planning, application preparation, team development, and regulatory compliance. Nic will also dive into an industry overview, an exploration of regional regulations, possible timelines, patient opportunities, and investment options.

Amera Walker
Veterinary Cannabis
Learn the benefits cannabis can provide to animals
With cannabis becoming an uproar, many pet parents are flocking to the idea of using hemp based products on not only themselves but their pets. My goal is to share insight on the many benefits cannabis can do in animals.
Rick Rainbolt
Hemp Geo Institute
How to Develop and Succeed in the Premium Exotic Flower Niche
This session is designed to give attendees the fundamentals and pitfalls to avoid in the premium flower space. From facility development starting with the property needs through precisely controlling the environment, selecting genetics, plasticity, plant structure through perpetual programs and cultivation. Q&A to follow.

Justin Esquivel
Green Luster Phenos
Co-speaker
Justin Esquivel, founder of Green Lusters Phenos is an affiliate partner of Hemp Geo Institute, LLC. Within the “How to Develop and Succeed in the Premium Exotic Flower Niche” presentation, Justin
will speak on genetics and cultivation.

Joslyn Brown
Blue Flowers
Cannabis Pharmacist and new cannabinoids
Joslyn Brown has a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Creighton University in Omaha, NE and moved to Charlotte with her family in 2014. Much of her pharmacist career has been focused on patient education and managing complex medication regimens, especially in patients who have received an organ transplant. Joslyn, along with her husband Colby, opened Blue Flowers in 2019 with the intent to provide high quality hemp products and education in a welcoming environment. Joslyn's own CBD journey started while she was looking for alternatives to prescription medicine to treat her Crohn's disease. Since then, she has delved into the world of cannabinoids to learn as much as possible, reduce stigma, and find a way to share the information with other patients.

Melissa Jones
Marque Media
Marketing Restrictions Impacting Growth
Marque Media understands how to navigate through the ever-changing cannabis marketing restrictions set forth in the space, and have seen first-hand how marketing and SEO are placing smart brands in front of a booming market.
Catherine Artzt
French Broad Cannabis
Planning a Successful Brand
What goes into developing a brand, a product from scratch? Now, make it successful. Let's look at strategies, turning a profit and the many lessons along the way.
Fred Lowry
Lowry Drugs
Providing a clean product. A non-toxic, chemical free solution. Learn about new possibilities for your plant medicine by a local compounding pharmacist and grower.
Shameika Rhymes
Check the Rhymes
Moderator
Shameika Rhymes is a journalist and former television news producer (WJHL, WLOS, Time
Warner Cable News, Spectrum News).

Melissa Bartlett
Mahogany Essence
Moderator
Melissa Jeffrey-Bartlett, co-host of the weekly podcast At The Round Table. Her Alabama and Pennsylvania roots made the transition to a Southern city easy. A tax analyst and owner of Mahogany Essence, she finds time to volunteer and contribute to several non profit charities that promote serving others. A huge supporter of the cannabis community and the natural medical benefits gained. She would say the most important duty or privilege is being a mother of two amazing daughters and a wife.