Tentative schedule subject to change

Saturday, January 25

Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown, Rocketts Landing Room

9:00AM - 5:00PM Conference registration & badge pick up

Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown, Kanahwa Ballroom

9:00AM - 6:00PM Exhibitor Hall

11:30 AM  Humans of Cannabis book signing

Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown, Capitol Room

9:00AM Virginia Cannabis Conference Networking Breakfast

12:00PM Lunch

2:45PM Afternoon break

Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown, James River Ballroom

10:00AM Opening Remarks
JM Pedini, NORML Development Director, Virginia NORML Executive Director

10:30AM Keynote: US Cannabis Policy Forecast
NORML Political Director Morgan Fox will deliver a keynote address exploring the potential impacts and implications for federal cannabis policies in the 119th Congress and under the Trump administration. What roadblocks and what progress can we expect in the next four years?
Morgan Fox, NORML Political Director

1:00PM Building a Trusted Cannabis Brand
Radhika Murari details her success is building brands consumers not only trust, but love. Radhika's business savvy has yielded a loyal customer base that's followed her from peanut butter to cannabis... and beyond. Learn how to apply her strategies to your build your brand.
Radhika Murari, CEO OmBaked CBD Boutique

2:00PM Cultivating Cannabis in the Commonwealth
An overview of how medical cannabis is cultivated in Virginia, plus Q&A for home cultivators looking to improve their skill set. 
Max Yarrow, Assistant Head Grower, GTI

3:00PM Cooking with Cannabis: Infusions and Recipes
From seed to table, learn techniques and recipes on how to utilize the entire plant, how to infuse and use the vast array of cannabinoids, and most importantly how to cook with cannabis in your home safely and responsibly.
Rosie Remedy, Rosie's Remedies RVA

4:00PM Community Healing Session: Your Cannabis Story
Long after court requirements are satisfied from a marijuana charge, many Americans are denied basic rights like employment, voting, housing, property, child custody, and college loans that keep them from Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Are you ready to tell your story?
Tamara Netzel, Founder, Cruel Consequences: Portraits of Misguided Law

4:45PM Closing Remarks
JM Pedini, NORML Development Director, Virginia NORML Executive Director

Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown, James River Ballroom

7:00 - 10:00PM Commonwealth Green Gala 

2025 Vanguard Award: Senator Stella Pekarsky
In Recognition of Courageous Public Leadership in Advancing Cannabis Law Reform

2025 Virginia Activist of the Year: Brandon Beltaine
In Recognition of the Important Role of Our Volunteers In the Fight to Legalize Marijuana