8th Annual Hawaii Cannabis Expo

Returning to paradise Honolulu, Hawaii, from January 31st to February 2nd. Join us at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall for a three-day celebration of Hawaii’s Cannabis Culture, Innovation, and Community.

Schedule:

Seminar Room #1
Women in Cannabis
10:30 am-11:30 am
Panel Participants:
Empress Modupe Olufunmi Jacobs - Founder of Balm of Gilead
Loretta Black - Med Card Grower, Business Owner
Gen Lakalaka-Manupuna - Farm Owner/Operator, H&H (Humboldt & Hawaii)
Mae Fuimaono-Poe APRN RX-NP C - Medical Director, Malie Cannabis Clinic
Perspectives and information on pathways to get more women involved in the cannabis industry.

Learning Legislation
12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Panel Participants:
Jaclyn Moore Co-Founder, CEO, Big Island Grown
Cedric Gates - Former State Representative and Cannabis Advocate
Education discussion on how a bill moves through the Hawaii Legislative process and how it applies to the upcoming recreational adult-use bill

Seniors Medical
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Abir Amirdash
Reviewing the medical benefits of cannabis for senior patient's common ailments.

The Grow Show
2:30 pm-4:00 pm
Panel Participants:
Moderators: Kalei (The Grow Guru Hawaii) and Eric (Home Grow Expert), Oahu
Grown Kauai (Jacob) - Med Card Grower, Kauai
Dynasty Genetics - Cannabis Breeder, California
Victor- Head Cultivator, Big Island Grown, Island of Hawaii
Live podcast and open forum question session discussing current trends and techniques in cannabis cultivation from a multitude of industry professionals.

Seminar Room #2
Healing Through Cannabis
10:30 am-11:30 am
Guru Sue
Chanel Yellow Hair
Holistic approaches to heal the mind, body and soul.

Kind Cannabis Consulting & Justice Served
11:30 am 12:30 pm
Jenny Hill
Lessons and experience on surviving corporate cannabis while preserving culture.

Pitfalls of Over Regulation
12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Panel Participants:
Jason Matthys - Equilibrium Genetics
James Anthony - Cannabis Attorney
Marcus Holcomb - Landy Seeds
Reviewing how overregulation and excessive taxation in California have undermined the legal cannabis market, encouraged illicit activities, and exposed governance failures.

Engaging with the Adult Use Cannabis Bill
1:30 pm- 2:30 pm
Panel Participants
Josh Frost-Policy Advocate ACLU Hawaii
Emily Sarasa - Policy Advocate ACLU Hawaii
Join the ACLU of Hawai'i for a legislative advocacy training on how to engage with the 2025 adult use cannabis legalization bill. This one-hour presentation will walk you through contacting legislators, submitting testimony, and communicating effectively. It will give you tools to address common misconceptions about cannabis criminalization and the war on drugs.

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