The Cannabis Education Forum convenes cannabis enthusiasts, advocates, and professionals to discuss the current obstacles and opportunities for industry growth in a political and social context.

We are curating this years' forum to raise and answer questions specific to the implementation of adult-use cannabis in West Hollywood. Our speakers and panelists will bring their varied expertise related to cannabis branding, industry growth, and social justice to the conversation.

**THIS IS A SMOKE FREE, THC FREE EVENT.

2017 Cannabis Education Forum Schedule

9:00 am - Check-In
9:30 am - Welcome from Amanda Smash Hyde, 3rd Annual Cannabis Education Forum Co-Founder

9:40 am - Welcome from John Jude Duran, City of West Hollywood Government
Mayor Pro-Tempore
10:00 am - City of West Hollywood Government City Manager Paul Arevalo
10:30 am - Keynote Address, Reggie Jones-Sawyer
11:00 am - Matthew Cochran, Safe Harbor Private Banking
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - Tim Scheafer, Deputy Treasurer, California State Treasurer's Office of John Chiang
2:15 pm - Sherri Franklin, Think and Grow Lab: Creating Access to Business and Banking
3:00 pm - Adam Gillman, Cannabis Manufacturing in a Major City
4:00 pm - How to Brand Cannabis for Your City
4:45 pm - Branding Presentation by Lord & Jones
5:15 pm - CatPacker, Executive Director, Department of Cannabis Regulation, City of Los Angeles
5:45 pm - Trailblazer of the Year Award Presentation to Bruce Margolin

This is a free event, open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first serve basis. We highly recommend securing your tickets online prior!

Founded by Amanda Smash Hyde and the West Hollywood Action Committee in 2015, The CEF seeks to empower consumers, businesses, innovators, doctors and legislators with both the knowledge and community outreach necessary to meet the many challenges and opportunities of the emerging marijuana market in 2017 and beyond.