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Freedom Time Mag

2021-11-17T07:36:00.001-08:00

Editor’s Note:

Real culture, Real Journalism, True Stories!!!
It is the purpose of this magazine to serve as a median to the community to have OUR stories told! As mainstream media becomes more corporate, more censored and less in touch with our reality, we feel it is our duty and calling to have a reliable media source.
In a critical time where information is the key, and disinformation is a locked door, we challenge our readers to open up to a whole new world of journalism. The conscious voice of the people!!!

JJ Campbell
Master Chief Editor

Flat land Canada

2021-11-16T11:27:00.006-08:00

Dr. Jennifer Kelly

Interviews with people from Black communities in Alberta

Black communities in Alberta include three main groups: early 20th century American pioneers; immigrants from the Caribbean who began arriving in the 1950s; and African-born immigrants who began arriving in the 1990s.

Settlers of African descent who arrived between 1907 and 1912 encountered racist government and private organizational policies.

Resolution of the Edmonton Board of Trade on April 11th, 1911 asking the Government of Canada to restrict the immigration of Black people into Western Canada and to segregate those who were already here. This led to the 1911 Order-In-Council.
Letter courtesy of the City of Edmonton Archives. Click on it for full-sized image.

Deemed “unsuitable” future Canadians in a 1911 Order in Council, the Black pioneers established four principal rural farming communities: Pine Creek (Amber Valley); Keystone (Breton); Campsie (near Barrhead); and Junkins (Wildwood). They broke land for farming and built churches and schools.

Farming in Amber Valley, n.d.

African-Canadians in Edmonton and Calgary interacted with Whites on an ongoing basis, challenging negative stereotypes and discrimination from racists determined to maintain social exclusion and segregation.

Edmonton Bulletin, July 12th, 1924, Image made available through Peel’s Prairie Provinces, a digital initiative of the University of Alberta Libraries. Click on image for full-sized version.

In the 1920s, several social, cultural and political organizations including the Universal Negro Improvement Association, were active in the different communities. Ongoing community columns in the Edmonton Bulletin and Edmonton Journal connected African-Canadians across Alberta.

A column in the Edmonton Bulletin from 1924. Image made available through Peel’s Prairie Provinces, a digital initiative of the University of Alberta Libraries.

During the 1920s and 1930s some community members set up businesses to serve both Blacks and a wider clientele. But most Blacks faced limited employment opportunities. Attempts to increase the provincial Black population through further immigration were stymied.

Most women of African descent were directed towards servile roles as domestics, or children’s nurses. A few such as Ruby Lee (Bransford) Edwards and Gwen Hooks persevered to become teachers.

Ruby Lee (Bransford) Edwards, Grassland School, Amber Valley, Alberta, 1959, [NA-704-4], Courtesy of Glenbow Archives, Archives and Special Collections, University of Calgary

For men, the main job – despite systemic discrimination by white-dominated unions and employers – was “sleeping car porter” on trains. From the mid-1940s, porters in Calgary and Edmonton working for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Northern Alberta Railway were organized by the US-based International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, essentially an all-Black union. The union fought for employment, housing, and human rights for all. Calgary Division had an active Ladies Auxiliary. The pioneer communities collectively fought racism through organizations such as the AAACP (Alberta Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) while individuals also pursued legal cases (e.g., Ted King).

[Canadian Pacific Railways] Black Porters, 1920s Provincial Archives of Alberta, A9167

A few Caribbean people arrived during the 1950s as preferred professional immigrants, or under the West Indian Domestic Scheme for single women workers that began in 1955. The overall number of Blacks grew from the 1960s onwards with the shift in immigration policies from an overt preference for whites towards a points system. With an increase in Caribbean immigrants, the early pioneer communities, many now living in Edmonton and Calgary, were eclipsed. Many people assumed that every Black Albertan was from “the island.” Caribbean migrants came with skills and training in trades (e.g., oil workers from Trinidad and Tobago, hairdressers) or as professionals (e.g., teachers, veterinarians, stenographers, nurses, and administrators). Many professionals found that their credentials were not fully recognized in Alberta or Canada.

Dell Barker’s hairdressing salon in Edmonton Photo courtesy of Delores (Dell) Barker

Students and workers from different countries in Africa had always found their way to Alberta, but in the 1990s their numbers began to grow. They included many French-speaking migrants. Some African migrants arrived as refugees from war, or to fill openings in post-secondary education, other professional areas, or the trades. For example, in the southern Alberta city of Brooks, many workers from Sub-Saharan Africa found jobs in the local meatpacking plants. In 2016 Blacks accounted for 14.3% of the population of Brooks. That was well above the national average of 3.5%. Africans are now among the fastest growing groups of new pioneers in Canada. But the continuing racism that they face is exemplified in Edmonton where Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate for Black men and women is twice that of the rest of the population.

Lakeside Packers Strike in Brooks, Alberta, 2005
Photo courtesy of Gord Christie

Interviews with people from Black communities in Alberta

Read We Want to Breathe by Donna Coombs-Montrose

Further Reading and Viewing on Black Communities in Alberta

24 Days in Brooks, dir. Dana Inskter, prod. Bonnie Thompson. National Film Board of Canada, 2007.
[Peter Jany, an interviewee in this section, and Doug O’Halloran, also interviewed by ALHI, are featured, as is the strike and strike vote at Lakeside Packers)

Aiello, Rachel, “Canada adds Proud Boys to terror list, bringing range of legal, financial implications,” CTV News, Feb. 3, 2021.

Alberta Labour History Institute, ALHI Calendar 2011, “Where We Come From: How Immigrant Workers Built Alberta”.

Baergen, W.P., The Ku Klux Klan in Central Alberta. Red Deer, Alberta: Central Alberta Historical Society, 2000.

Black Settlers of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Black Settlers of Alberta and Saskatchewan Historical Society.

Brown, Edward, “More than 60 years ago a Black teen from Malvern C.I. was told to stop dancing with a white girl on a Buffalo TV show. Toronto exploded,” Toronto Star, Feb. 14, 2021.

Chambers, Allan, Fighting Back: The Calgary Laundry Workers’ Strike of 1995 (Download PDF), Edmonton: ALHI and the Alberta Federation of Labour, 2012.
[Yvette Lynch-Parker was interviewed for this publication – her full interview is here]

Coombs-Montrose, Donna, “My Canada,” Home: Stories Connecting Us All, eds. Tololwa M. Mollel and Scott Sabo. Edmonton, 2017, pp. [Download PDF].

Coombs-Montrose, Donna, “The Porter: Building a Better Canada for All,” Edmonton City as Museum Project ECAMP, Feb. 16, 2021.

Foster, Cecil, They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada. Windsor: Biblioasis, 2019.

Home: Stories Connecting Us All, eds. Tololwa M. Mollel and Scott Sabo. Edmonton, 2017.

John Ware Reclaimed, dir. Cheryl Foggo, prod. Bonnie Thompson and David Christensen. National Film Board of Canada, 2020.

Kelly, Jennifer and Dan Cui, “Racialization and Work,” in Working People in Alberta: A History, ed. Alvin Finkel. Edmonton, AU Press, 2012, pp. 266-286 [Download PDF].

Klaszus, Jeremy, “Cheryl Foggo on Black Life in Alberta,” Sprawlcast, June 6, 2020.

McMaster, Geoff, “Great-granddaughter [Debbie Beaver] of Black settlers chronicles Alberta’s little-known history,” Folio, Feb. 5, 2021.

Miles, Dr. Marianne,” Edmonton Journal Remembering, October 10, 2020

Mohamed, Bashir, Edmonton Anti-Black Racism Toolkit, 2020.

Mohamed, Bashir, “Opinion: Edmonton’s Legacy of Systemic Racism Continues Today,” The Edmonton Journal, June 6, 2020.

Ninth Floor, dir. Mina Shum, prod. Selwyn Jacob, National Film Board of Canada, 2015.
[On the Sir George Williams Computer Incident in Montreal in 1969]

Palmer, Howard and Tamara, “Urban Blacks in Alberta,” Alberta History, v. 29, no. 3 (1981): pp. 8-18.

The Road Taken dir. Selwyn Jacob, National Film Board of Canada, 1996.
[The history of Black sleeping-car porters in Canada]

Schwinghamer, Steve, The Colour Bar at the Canadian Border: Black American Farmers, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Secret Alberta: The Former Life of Amber Valley, dir. Neil Grahn, prod. Holly Dupej for TELUS Optik Local, 2016.

Shepherd, R. Bruce, “Diplomatic Racism: Canadian Government and Black Migration from Oklahoma, 1905-1912,” Great Plains Quarterly, 3, no. 1 (Winter 1983), pp. 5-16.

Simons, Paula, “Removing Frank Oliver’s Name Would Whitewash Edmonton’s History,” The Edmonton Journal, August 31, 2017.

Wakefield, Jonny, “After Charlottesville: Police and Activists Look to Counter Alberta’s Extreme Right,” The Edmonton Journal, August 21, 2017.

We Are the Roots: Black Settlers and their Experiences of Discrimination on the Canadian Prairies, Bailey and Soda Films, 2017.

The Game Will Never Be The Same - C.C.W. LIFT19TO

2019-06-04T00:41:00.000-07:00

SCHEDULE

Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building
255 Front St, Toronto, ON, M5V 2W6

Business Conference - Thursday, June 6 | 8 AM - 7 PM
Expo Industry Day - Friday, June 7 | 10 AM - 5 PM
Expo Consumer Weekend - Saturday, June 8 | 10 AM - 6 PM & Sunday, June 9 | 11 AM - 4 PM

Business Conference

June 6

08:00am - 09:00am

Registration & Breakfast

09:00am - 09:10am

Welcome Remarks

Welcome from LCBC Chair and Lift & Co. Board Member Deborah Rosati

Deborah Rosati

09:10am - 09:30am

Forecasting Canada: The Canadian consumer story told through sales and behavioural data

Cannabis is poised to become one of the most influential consumer packaged goods industries in the world, and Canadian companies have a unique opportunity to build globally powerful brands. In a highly restricted marketing environment, data intelligence is paramount to understanding the customer and develop successful go-to-market strategies, as well as to build a passionate, knowledgeable and loyal consumer base. Lift & Co. and Headset take the stage to share combined insights into cannabis purchase and demographic analytics, discuss if Canada will follow U.S. trends and to provide an outlook on the future of the Canadian market.

Matei Olaru
Cy Scott

09:30am - 10:30am

The Northern Invasion: How Canada Can Capitalize on U.S. Legalization

As the United States inches towards an eventual lifting of its federal prohibition on cannabis, Canadian operators recognize the importance of penetrating the world’s largest economy. Cannabis’ continued Schedule I status and the U.S.’s notoriously competitive business philosophy make this a challenge: despite these factors, federally legal hemp offers one entry avenue, as do creative deals premised by conditional warrants. This session will feature experts discussing how Canadian players can leverage their current scale and position themselves to eventually dominate the American market, or whether the U.S.’s corporate muscle will overtake Canada’s progress to date.

Will Stewart
Moderator Peter Aceto
Vivien Azer
Matthew Nordgren
Tahira Rehmatullah

10:30am - 11:00am

Networking Break

11:00am - 12:00pm

Circling Europe’s Growing Cannabis Market: Strategies for Canadians

Europe represents a high growth but fragmented market, with disparate laws around medical cannabis across the European bloc. As more countries formally implement access pathways for patients, businesses must navigate Europe’s highly regulated healthcare space, capitalizing on commonalities to scale while remaining cognizant of country-to-country nuances. The protectionist outlook of many countries coupled with a typical preference towards pharmacy distribution are but two dynamics of which to be thoughtful. This session will analyze numerous market entry strategies, including sharing lessons learned from those who’ve already established a footprint across the region.

Laleh Bighash
Moderator Deepak Anand
Guillermo Delmonte
Darren Karasiuk
Meris Kott

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Brave New World: The Advent of Edibles, Extracts and Topicals

This year’s introduction of new product classes represents a second market launch, the evolution from an industry focused on plant matter to that of one centred around processed consumer goods. Panelists will examine how licensees are planning for new operational infrastructure, establishing research & development capabilities, and devising incisive go-to-market strategies. This will include the dichotomous balance between amassing the institutional knowledge internally and relying on the expertise of strategic partners, such as food and beverage manufacturers.

Trina Fraser
Moderator John Fowler
Niel Marotta
Jennifer Diane Thomas
Mike Wagman

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Medical Cannabis: Where Canada Fits into Cutting-Edge Research

Despite the spotlight’s focus on legalization of adult-use access, Canada’s patient registrations have continued to increase since October 17. The heightened appreciation of the plant’s therapeutic potential has unlocked capital to uncover medical insights, such as bioavailability-optimized delivery mechanisms, applications of lesser known cannabinoids and the best practices in titration. This session will dissect the most significant research happening in Canada today and its commercial ramifications, including a sharpened understanding of cannabis as a medicine worldwide.

Dr. Brigitte Simons
Moderator Dr. Richa Love
Dr. Phillipe Lucas
Dr. Danial Schecter
Dr. Michael Verbora

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Networking Break

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Cannabis Leadership Special Presentation

Join us for a Fireside Chat between Mark Zekulin, President & Co-CEO of Canopy Growth Corporation and the Financial Post’s Vanmala Subramaniam. During this exclusive on-stage interview, Zekulin and Subramaniam will discuss themes that have permeated the entire day, and cover topics impacting Canada’s largest licensed producers including Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE:CGC).

Vanmala Subramaniam
Mark Zekulin

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Retail Rollout: Trends in Cannabis Retail Stores

Provincial oversight of cannabis retail has resulted in a patchwork of different regional approaches. In this critical look at the future of Canadian cannabis retail, we’ll hear from leaders of national brands on the pros and cons of taking a broad or niche approach and how to stay agile amid regulation rollouts, taxation and customer preferences. As new product categories become available, learn about how cross-sector integration can accelerate the success of edibles, beverages, concentrates and topicals. In addition, we examine what best-practices the industry can adopt from alcohol and other sectors.

Robert Graham
Moderator John Arbuthnot
Nick Kuzyk
Abi Roach
Greg Smith

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Networking Reception

Industry Day

Consumer Weekend

Please note: the above programming is subject to change at anytime

Vancouver LCBC & Expo 2019 - Look @ Jan. 13th

2019-01-10T19:47:00.000-08:00

11:30am - 12:00pm

Wellness and Cannabis: No Prescription Required

What can cannabis curious people expect when they visit a cannabis clinic, and what can they do to make their first visit a positive experience?
How cannabis is contributing to human wellness treatments and therapies
What products, treatments, and services are increasing in popularity
What would be the impact on medical cannabis treatments (if Canadian Medical Association gets its way) to have only ‘recreational’ cannabis in Canada

James O’Hara
Moderator Michael Verbora
Philippe Lucas
Sarah Medel

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Medical Cannabis: Breakthroughs and Prospective Applications

The truth and consequences of cannabis treatments – real and bogus
The latest dependable research on cannabis use and treatment regarding mental health
Is cannabis a viable new treatment for Alzheimer’s, ASD, MS, etc.
What are the cutting edge studies underway now?

Rielle Capler
Moderator Ira Price
Terry Roycroft
Dr. Richa Love

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Presentation – HEXO’s smoke-free revolution

Curious about innovative new ways to consume cannabis? HEXO’s Guy DeGrâce and Christina Selin share all about HEXO’s award-winning, smoke-free products that will revolutionize the way you think about cannabis.

Christina Selin
Guy DeGrâce

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Cannabis and Entertainment: Let the Show Begin

Redefining cannabis consumption and stigma through humour
How cannabis experiences enhance personal relationships - for some enthusiasts
Cannabis lounges, meeting places, and public spaces that cater to cannabis consumers
Cannabis as an exercise, sports and recreation enhancer

Brad Pattison
Moderator Abi Roach
Gavin Surerus
Darren Roberts
Jim McAlpine

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Micro-Growers and Craft Cannabis: How Small Cultivators Impact the Industry

Update on regulations for micro-growers – advantages and disadvantages
Partnering with labs, product developers, marketers, and leveraging and hidden brand or product assets
Product differentiation - distinguishing craft cannabis from mass produced products
Securing organic certifications and other brand modifiers

Sarah Campbell
Moderator Jodi McDonald
Josh Sarvis
Jesse McConnell

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Expanding Consumer Product Selection: Flower, Oils and Edibles

What is next for cannabis-infused and cannabis-brewed beverages
What are the edibles consumers are eating up south of the border
Cannabis topical therapeutics, cosmetics and other beauty products
How cannabis is helping pets

Renee Gagnon
Moderator Brandi Leifso
Peggy Moore
Jennifer Dianne Thomas
Katherine Kramer

3:00pm

Programming Concludes

Vancouver LCBC & Expo 2019 - Look @ Jan 12th

2019-01-10T19:45:00.002-08:00

11:00am - 11:45am

Responsible Consumption: Policing, Enforcement and Personal Accountability

How to get educated – what are the best sources of information that promote safe, healthy and responsible consumption that support personal enjoyment and therapeutic outcomes
Border crossing with cannabis medications/products – how and where Canadians can travel with cannabis
Roadside testing and future fines
Update on previous convictions and possible amnesties

David Hyde
Moderator Kash Heed
Jonathan Zaid
Mike Harcourt
Kirk Tousaw

11:45am - 12:30pm

Bringing Products to Market: Medical and Recreational

The broadening scope of cannabis therapies and treatments
Protecting IP and the merits (or not) for trademarking and/or patenting
Seed-to-sale timelines today - are cannabis innovations trending like pharma, nutraceuticals, beverages - or is it a new model all together?
What do the regulations look like for new products? How are the rules changing?

Melanie Cole
Moderator Adam Saperia
Louis Barre
Sharan Sidhu
Paul Pedersen

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Presentation – Aurora Cannabis – Canada Leading the Global Cannabis Revolution

Cam Battley

1:30pm - 2:00pm

Presentation – Fire & Flower

Legal Cannabis Retail: Observations and Insights From A Day One Operator

• Anatomy of an independent, multi-jurisdictional legal cannabis retailer

• Observations on customers, products and sales trends

• Insights on different Provincial roll-out strategies and what to expect in 2019

Trevor Fencott

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Cannabis Investing: The 411 on Cannabis Finance

Bull market or bear market and how to invest in either
Are there any bluechip cannabis stocks?
What companies to invest in before they go public and what to wait for after listing
What have been winners and are going to keep on winning – and why?

Tabitha Fritz
Moderator Neal Gilmer
Niel Marotta
Leslie Ducommun

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Cannabis Products and Devices: Inventions and Innovations

Cutting edge cannabis systems, software, and apps
How to find the right delivery systems, such as vape, capsule, etc.
Are regulations keeping pace with innovations and what is being held up?
What are consumers demanding now – what is growing in popularity?

Irie Selkirk
Moderator Jeff Kiehn
Charles Bern
AC Braddock

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Leading Edge Genetics & Plant Science Innovations

Update on cannabis genetics - new research and learning to date
Leading edge product and strain developments
What new science or techniques are emerging in cultivation, processing, extraction, etc
What is next for genetic research for cannabis and who will it benefit

Dr. Peter Chen
Annaliese Kibler
Alexzander Samuelsson
Christopher McGrath
Benjamin Adams

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Media Report Card on Cannabis Legalization

A candid analysis from industry and mainstream reporters, columnists, and bloggers on legalization
What has regulators got right or wrong so far
Has recreational cannabis entered the Canadian market like a lion or a lamb?
What does the future look for cannabis

Paul Sullivan
Moderator Gill Polard
Mike Hager
Owen Smith

4:30pm

Programming Concludes

Vancouver LCBC & Expo 2019 - look @ Jan 11th

2019-01-10T19:36:00.000-08:00

10:30am - 11:00am

New Data – The Latest Cannabis Analysis and Research

Cutting-edge research studies update, and what to keep an eye out for next
What are the buying habits, consumption statistics, and product choices for recreational consumers?
What are medical patients looking for and who are they? Millennials, Boomers, the elderly?
What have been the biggest surprises since legalization (in Canada and the US)?

David Purcell
Moderator Jennifer Lee
John Kagia
Lise Dellazizzo

11:00am - 11:30am

HR Best Practices: Advance Business and Retain Talent

Managing change amidst a rapidly changing industry
Establishing an enduring and sustainable company culture (transitioning from the founders’ culture and/or managing M&As)
Strategies for recruitment and retention, training and development, including when to outsource

Debra Wilson
Moderator Sarah Crandlemire
Laura DiFelice
Jesse Cheetham

11:30am - 12:15pm

Business Growth Strategies: Collaborations, Partnerships & M&As

Advantages and disadvantages of business expansion now and tips on how to align or acquire expertise
What are the outstanding or emerging political consideration/uncertainties that could obstruct or advance the progress of cannabis business development?
Common regulatory mistakes cannabis businesses make when starting out
Raising capital, private investment, institutional investment - where to turn now?

Sherri Altshuler
Moderator James Munro
Regan McGrath
Shea Coulson
Sandra Gogal

12:15pm - 1:00pm

Marketing: Making the Shift from CPG to Cannabis

Nick Pateras
Moderator Catherine Sierra
John Myhal
Eric Klein
Melissa Wilbur

1:00pm - 1:30pm

International Market Update: Opportunities and Threats

Where is international investment flowing currently?
International regulations and developing global standards for cannabis
New growing regions and processing hubs – the changing landscape of cannabis production
Developing business strategies to maximize opportunities and mitigate threats

Heather Tayler
Moderator Stephen Murphy
Guillermo Delmonte
Rick Brar
Jorge Rubio Escalona

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Leading Edge Cannabis Innovation Presentations

Vape Trends and Opportunities, Corey Koffler
Sustainable Growing Practices, Steven Bourne and Brandon Hebor
Harvesting in the Cannabis Industry, Jocelyn Prefontaine
Additional regulations to the current Cannabis Act (Natural Health Product Act), David Hurford

Corey Koffler
Steven Bourne and Brandon Hebor
Jocelyn Prefontaine
David Hurford

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Retailing Recreational Cannabis: Facts vs. Fictions

The early evidence on in-store customer experience at public versus private stores
Assessment of the big-box provincial wholesalers approach vs. direct to independent retailers approach
What retail models work better for LPs and why
How does distribution models improve inclusivity in the industry, such as accessibility for Indigenous communities, minority groups, personal-growers

Alex Revich
Moderator Damian Kettlewell
John Kaye
Andrew Gordon
Khal Abdul Razak

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Lift & Co. x Leaf Forward Start Up Pitch Competition

Alex Blumenstein
Moderator Craig Hudson
Rachel Colic
Dan Sutton
Andrea Dobbs

4:00pm

Programming Concludes

Awards - B4 Mr.Williams - Cannabis Reality Check !

2018-12-09T14:17:00.000-08:00

9:15 AM — 9:30 AM

Kitsilano D

OPENING REMARKS & AWARDS PRESENTATION

Danya Dixon
VP Programming, O'Cannabiz
Logan Staats
Neill Dixon
President & COO, O'Cannabiz
Peter Guo
B.C. Leader - Cannabis Industry Services and Enterprise Risk Services, MNP
Shane Christopher Neal
Media Personality, BS Live Rocks Entertainment Group
Speaker Facilitator
Tony Chapman
Tony Chapman Reactions
Host

9:30 AM — 10:20 AM

Kitsilano D

THE NEW CANNABIS REALITY

(Keynote Presentation) What should we make of the rapidly changing regulatory status of cannabis worldwide and what does our movement need to keep moving forward? Williams will touch on his patient story and how he came to become a cannabis activist. He’ll discuss how the movement for rational cannabis regulation can and must continue to move the ball forward in light of significant progress in the United States, Canada and around the world over the past few years. Williams will also make the case that the industry MUST continue to meet the needs of patients like him as we rapidly move toward an adult use universe.

Montel Williams
Keynote

Monday - O' CANNABIZ - Gets to the Biz - In VanCity

2018-12-09T14:12:00.002-08:00

8:00 AM — 9:00 AM

Burrard

INVESTOR'S BREAKFAST: CANADA, CANNABIS AND THE WORLD

(Networking Breakfast - Panel Discussion) The eyes of the world are upon us, so we’ve invited some of those global onlookers to sit down, eat some Canadian bacon and get a close-up glimpse of what the investment landscape looks like in a country with legalized cannabis. U.S. federal condemnation aside, the international and American response to Canada’s bold step has been favourable. And at this wake-up session, investors worldwide will have an opportunity to witness the returns of our domestic market activity and consider investing here - with an eye towards servicing a future cannabis industry in their own backyard. Moderated By: Cheryl Shuman Separate Ticketed Event

Cheryl Shuman
CEO & Founder, Beverly Hills Cannabis Club
Corinne Doan
Author, Canadian Cannabis Stock Ltd.
Hamish Sutherland
President and CEO, White Sheep Corp.
John Downs
Director of Business Development, Arcview Group
Ranjeev Dhillon
Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Sumit Mehta
CEO, MAZAKALI
Tahira Rehmatullah
Chief Financial Officer, MTech Acquisition Corp

Day 1 Line Up in VanCity !

2018-12-09T13:42:00.002-08:00

8:30 AM — 9:00 AM

Burrard