Platinum Sponsor
Columbia Care Inc. is one of the largest and most experienced multi-state operators in the medical cannabis industry, with licenses in 15 jurisdictions in the US and the EU.
With over 1,000,000 successful sales transactions since its inception, Columbia Care is a patient-centered organization setting the standard for compassion, professionalism, quality, caring and innovation, working in collaboration with some of the most renowned and innovative teaching hospitals and medical centers in the world. The Company is committed to providing the type of education and transparency patients deserve and quality of product that clinicians expect.
With six-plus years of strong organic growth, disciplined operationalization of licenses, over 1 million sales transactions since inception, and having built 14 state-by-state vertically integrated operations, including 54 facilities in operation or development, and 35 licenses in 15 markets, we understand regulators, compliance, cultivation, manufacturing, quality control, physicians, caregivers, dispensaries, patients, and data inherent for success in this industry.
In addition to our medical cannabis products, we also offer a variety of health and wellness brands and products, including our own hemp CBD brands that are full spectrum, independent 3rd party tested, organic, GMO-free, and produced in cGMP-compliant facilities. Our flagship hemp CBD brand, Columbia Care Platinum Label, aims to set the standard in potency and purity.
Emerald Sponsor
BEYOND / HELLO is a medical cannabis dispensary in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At Beyond / Hello, our commitment is to provide best-in-class care to our patients. All of our products are grown and manufactured in Virginia with the highest possible quality standards. We believe in going beyond the transaction to give our patients the best medical cannabis service and product experience possible. The Northern Virginia-based medical cannabis pharmaceutical processor was awarded by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy to open locations in Northern Virginia. Cannabis products are for use by registered patients only.
BEYOND / HELLO is the trade name for Dalitso, LLC (“Dalitso”). Dalitso is majority-owned by Jushi Holdings, Inc. (“Jushi”), a US-based multi-state cannabis operator founded in 2018 with a mission to create an integrated global community of wellness, mindfulness, and connections through superior quality cannabis and hemp-derived products.
Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb”), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, promotes well-being through the power of cannabis while giving back to the communities in which it serves. Green Thumb manufactures and distributes a portfolio of branded cannabis products including &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon’s, Good Green, incredibles and RYTHM. The company also owns and operates rapidly growing national retail cannabis stores called RISE. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Green Thumb has 18 manufacturing facilities, 77 open retail locations and operations across 15 U.S. markets. Established in 2014, Green Thumb employs approximately 3,800 people and serves millions of patients and customers each year. The company was named to Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 list in 2021 and 2022 and a Best Workplace by MG Retailer magazine in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Gold Sponsor
SignScapes, Inc. provides a full range of visual communication products to meet your every need.
Our capabilities include full color digital graphics, cut vinyl, illuminated and non-illuminated signs, channel letters, lobby and directory signs, permanent and temporary solutions to address the needs of your business.
We take a integrated approach to our consultations and work both within your current advertising scope as well as with out-of-the-box creative ideas to complement and maximize your current marketing efforts.
Silver Sponsor
Cruel Consequences: Portraits of Misguided Law
Cruel Consequences: Portraits of Misguided Law seeks to erode the stigma and the negative stereotyped images of marijuana criminalization through authentic portrait stories encouraging viewers to have genuine conversation, question assumptions, and engage communities and stakeholders to right the cruel and historic injustices. We focus beyond incarceration and fines to illustrate the less visible harms of marijuana criminalization resulting from non-violent marijuana charges that keep Americans from life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness like denial of employment, housing, voting rights, and child custody.
At GrowGeneration, we aim to be the best in Selection, Service, & Solutions. Currently we are the largest hydroponics supplier in the country with 60+ retail and distribution centers. We carry and sell thousands of products, such as organic nutrients and soils, advanced lighting technology and state of the art hydroponics equipment used by commercial and home growers. We have strategic partnerships with the biggest brand names in the industry, and offer a direct to farm delivery service along with equipment financing. Our Commercial Team is armed with industry leading professional consultants that are here to help fully manage any size project. Each Commercial Account has a dedicated Account Manager, Customer Service Representative, and Quoting Specialist appointed to your company. The Commercial Team offers a one-stop shop for all your supply needs from seed to harvest, including turnkey facility designs, cultivation room designs, and on-site project consultations. Along with superior service capabilities, the Commercial Team is here to increase yields, lower production costs, and generally increase the productivity of any cultivation facility. Our website operates as an Omni-Channel Ecommerce platform with 10,000+ products with available shipping around the country, along with a customer service team available to answer any questions and help make your grow operate as efficiently as possible.
Bronze Sponsor
Erica Sloan is a dynamic and detail-focused Cannabis Accounting professional with 15+ years of success as a trusted advisor in her field. She is well-versed in policy creation, complex tax regulations and compliance, budget development, financial management best practices, internal controls, strategic planning, CFO services, and more.
As a long-time advocate for cannabis, hemp, and CBD, she enjoys helping CEO’s address the many unique financial challenges of the industry and offers exceptional value to help businesses reach their goals. She is proactively engaged in analysis of industry trends and existing processes to identify areas in need of improvement, creating targeted recommendations that enhance operational productivity, accuracy, and efficiency.
Erica is a proud member of Dope CFO VIP network, Americans for Safe Access, NORML, the Marijuana Policy Project, Virginia Hemp Coalition, and Balanced Veterans Network, American Cannabis Nurses Association, and many more!
Professional certifications include Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examinier (CFE), Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA), and Certified Commercial Cannabis Professional (CCCP).
LOCKGREEN™ products provide protection, promote safety, and support the values of Responsible Consumers in Virginia and beyond.
LOCKGREEN™ is on a mission to help prevent open container cannabis law violations by educating the community on cannabis laws and by providing locking stashboxes to use when traveling in your car with cannabis. As we always say, “Lock it up, and put it in your trunk!”
As a Virginia-based business, we released a Limited-Edition stash box that is locking, smell-proof, and water-resistant with a custom design that commemorates Virginia’s historic move to be the first state in the South to legalize adult-use cannabis. Get yours today while supplies last!
LOCKGREEN™ offers many ways to protect your items in your stash box, from Pick and Pull Foam Inserts that customize to fit around your delicate items, to Black Glass Screw Top Jars that block your stored product from harmful light and offer an eco-friendly, reusable storage option, to Boost 2-way Humidity Regulators that maintain an ideal 62% humidity level in any sealed container for your herbs and flower.
We Decode aims to empower individuals to make optimal health decisions based on comprehensive genomics screenings that successfully predict, inform and then match interested individuals to optimal cannabis products based on their genetics make up.
Our vision is to be your one stop shop for your personal health and wellness report as a comprehensive approach to health management, health education, and treatment and prescriptions selection. With the results of our DNA Test, you are empowered to make optimal health decisions and strive toward your best self.
Exhibitors
RVA Telecare is the highest rated and first cannabis care company of its type started by Virginians for Virginians. Care is the critical missing component in our medical environments and RVA was started to change that for all in need. From the ease of your home or smartphone you can have a consultation that is relaxed, thorough, and caring. No bait and switch pricing, no gimmicks, just real care, education, and a complete walkthrough of the process. If for some reason medical cannabis is not the right solution for your care, we’ll refund the cost of your appointment and make recommendations you can take to your provider. Veteran and First Responder discounts available as well as discounted Medicaid appointments. Schedule your appointment with RVA Telecare today!
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Virginia NORML provides a voice in the public policy debate for the overwhelming majority of Virginians who oppose the failed policy of marijuana prohibition in favor of decriminalizing possession, and regulating in-state medical and adult-use production and sales for a safer Commonwealth.
Cannabis Commonwealth provides educational resources for patients, parents, professionals and policy makers dedicated to ensuring evidence-based cannabis policies in Virginia.