The Cannavist USA Issue 1 | Page 96

Good things come in 3s With a CBD event around every corner this year, you’d be forgiven for not knowing where to invest your time and ticket money. Europe Canna Expo offers educational and practical advice for No other event in the UK or Europe will bring you this high-level conference programme with over 100 international speakers across three conference areas.” “When you consider the lack of honest and reliable information available to this audience and the misconceptions due to years of propaganda against the plant, we feel we have to give international experts the platform to reach a wider European audience.” canna-curious minds with events in Ireland, The UK and Croatia in October 15 and 16 the coming months. Zagreb, Croatia Words by Lucy MacKinnon With a tour series taking place in Dublin, London and Zagreb, Paul Raggett, Europe Canna Expo (ECE) events director tells The CANNAVIST why events are key to quashing stigma and negative connotations for cannabis business. The aim? “To provide detailed education to our attendees, help drive meaningful conversations forward and remove the stigma.” After the success of their fi rst event, the Europe CBD Expo in London last year, the team regrouped to make the next leg of events bigger with an extended reach. This started with a name change: The Europe Canna Expo encompasses all aspects of medical cannabis, rather than focusing solely on CBD. By going global, the ECE will deliver a detailed educational programme, industry information and innovations to its attendees, strengthening bonds beyond international borders. March 3 and 4 Dublin, Ireland The debut Dublin event, and fi rst European series instalment, will see the ECE play host to leading international experts as they present on subjects ranging from cannabis science and business, to patient care and access, 96 and cannabis cultivation. Held at one of Ireland’s most historically signifi cant venues, Paul hopes The Shelbourne’s reputation of facilitating life-changing decisions, such as the Irish constitution, will also be present at the event. “ECE Dublin will bring Irish stakeholders and the leading international cannabis industry experts together to discuss global medical cannabis research and how it will affect the recent changes in Irish law.” June 26 and 27 London, UK Following in the footsteps of last year’s debut event, 125 of the world’s leading brands and service providers will exhibit at the ExCeL convention center this June. Paul says: “ECE London will be Europe’s largest medical cannabis event in 2020. As Croatia continues to move towards an open CBD and medical cannabis market with large scale research and cultivation, this event will provide the tools needed to succeed. “Working in connection with the Croatian Chamber of Economy, ECE Zagreb will look to establish medical cannabis as a new and vibrant industry, helping to bring investment and new opportunities to everyone from farmers looking into hemp production, to patients who are looking for more open access.” Expecting a global audience made up of senior representatives from the industry, clinicians, governments, press and consumers, the ECE’s 2020 fi nale will go out in style, forming a cannabis community of Eurozone leaders. The CANNAVIST is exclusive media partner to ECE event in 2020. For more information, go to europecbdexpo. co.uk.