It can be a blur of lights, people and products at cannabis-industry events.
Cannabis-industry events came back in the latter part of 2021. In 2022, there are more events than ever now that Covid has faded somewhat and federal mask restrictions have ended. Please send event details to info@celebstoner.com.
Billed as "America's longest running transformational festival, this weeklong camping event in Ohio features music, workshops, rituals, drumming, the Pufferdome and more.
This EDM camping event returns to Humboldt Country. Six stages and the Tree Lounge, where the area's best cannabis is available, are among the highlights.
The NCIA's eighth-annual Bay Area conference takes place at Moscone Center.
CannaCon - Detroit 7/22-23; Rosemont, IL 8/26-27; Denver 9/24-25; Richmond, VA 10/14-15
Based in Seattle, CannaCon expanded East and South in 2021. This years events are in Oklahoma City, Detroit, Chicago, Denver and Richmond. The first CannaCon of 2022 took place at New York's Javits Convention Center in January.
From Las Vegas to Atlantic City, CHAMPS is one of the top cannabis B2Bs. This year's schedule of shows so far have been in Vegas in February, Atlantic City and Chicago in June. They return to Vegas in July.
The financial webiste now owned by Crain Communications handed out leadership awards at the Women in Cannabis Business Summit in April. Their other 2022 events are Cannabis Tech Summit (SF) and Financial Summit (NY).
The same company that produces events in Oregon and Texas is expandng to Florida in August at the Tampa Convention Center. This is a hemp and CBD event.
The People's Cup allows consumers to judge flower and other categories. Submissions are due by May 25. Judges kits will be available on June 5. The winners will be announced in August.
This three-day event returns to Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in August.
NECANN - Albany, NY 8/26-27; Atlantic City, NJ 9/9-10; Portland, ME 9/24-25
It's a busy 2022 for NECANN with seven scheduled shows starting in their home base at Hynes Convention Center in Boston in March followed by the Oklahoma Cannabis Convention in Tulsa in April and Chicago aNnd Burlington, VT in June. Their next one is in Albany, NY in August..
This trippy desert event attracted upwards of 80,000 campers in 3019, pre Covid. It will be making a big comeback in August and September with art installations and of course the final epic bonfire.
Benzinga's second major event of the year - the first was in Miami in April - will be held in Chicago at as of yet unnamed location.
Lucky Leaf Expo - Oklahoma City 9/22-23; Richmond, VA 11/11-12
The Texas-based event is expanding to neighboring states like Oklahoma (in 2021) and New Mexico in February. Following their Detroit event in March are expos in Oklahoma City and Richmond in 2022.
This fourth-annual two-day event, organized by DACO, focuses on diversity and equity. It take places at Temple University. Black Cannabis Week in Philadelphia is from Sept. 18-25.
Held at Renninger's Farmers Market in Kutztown, this two-day outdoor event takes place in April and October. CelebStoner's Steve Bloom moderates the panel discussions.
This "highly curated" three-day B2B takes place twice a year. The more than 180 companies represented include celeb brands Willie's Reserve, Khalifa Kush, HIghsman and Dr. Greenthumb. Their May show was in Palm Spring; their October show is in Santa Rosa.
New York's long-running cannabis fest returned in 2021. This year's event will include bands, vendors and a judging contest at the Echo Lake Resort in Upstate New York.
