The Southwest Cannabis Trade Association (SCTA) will host its first annual Southwest Cannabis Convention 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, April 21, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave.
SCTA welcomes cannabis business owners, cannabis adjacent businesses, the cannabis community and the community at large to the convention, SCTA said in a news release.
Convention tickets are $7 in advance $10 at the door. Students who present a valid school ID at the door will be admitted for $5. Register at www.thesouthwestcannabisconvention.com.
The event will feature locally and nationally known cannabis industry leaders as speakers, along with more than 50 expo booths focused on the cannabis community, the news release said.
Featured speakers include New Mexico Chamber of Cannabis Director Ben Lewinger, New Mexico state Sen. Bill Soules of Las Cruces and New Mexico cannabis advocate Valerie Hubbard. There also will be a cultivation panel and a real-time craft rolling demonstration.
Convention sponsors include SCTA, Visit Las Cruces, The Las Cruces Convention Center, HUB International, Fourtwenty Collections, Bloom Brand and Highcienda Growers. Logistical and other support for the convention is being provided by the City of Las Cruces and the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, SCTA said.
For information on sponsorships and exhibitor booths, visit thesouthwestcannabisconvention.com.
For more information, contact Nicole Fuchs at 575-639-2272 and nicolereleaf@gmail.com.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m.: Doors open (coffee/tea/water station)
9 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions by Nicole Fuchs and Mayor Pro Tempore Kasandra Gandara
9:30-10 a.m. Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Debbi Moore, who is chair of the Cannabis Regulatory Advisory Committee
10:10-10:40 a.m.: Cannabis Chat - Community and Politics, state Sen. Bill Soules and New Mexico Chamber of Cannabis Director Ben Lewinger)
10:50-11:20 a.m.: Health, Wellness and Medicine (Parisa Rad, Amanda Varela and Shay Carrillo)
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Marvina Thomas, the Black female owner of Fourtwenty Collections: “Breaking Barriers in the Cannabis Community and Giving Back
1-1:30 p.m.: Valerie Hubbard, Corrina Mirramontes
1:45-2:45 p.m.: Cannabis Legal, Financial and Tax 101 panel, Haley Grant, Carlos Keating, Sonya Moreno and Kevin H Culver
3-3:45 p.m.: Cultivation Tips and Tricks panel, Zevy Hoffman, Pieter Summs, Hanah Rheay Will Batt and James Knox
4:20-5:20 p.m.: Roller Panel.
