News Joint Events to host Academic Cannabis Conference
News Joint Events is scheduled to host the inaugural Academic Cannabis Conference from 12-5 p.m. May 4 at the Garden Grove Event Center in Carbondale, Illinois. The Academic Cannabis Conference is the first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary cannabis event set to attract more than 600 attendees from across the Illinois cannabis industry, including professionals, longtime enthusiasts, and newcomers.
The Academic Cannabis Conference features two conjoining networking experiences, the Education Center & Job Fair and the Entertainment & Cannabis Community. The Education Center & Job Fair portion of the event, with the SIUC Cannabis Science Center as academic contributor, combines research and education with job fair opportunities and resources and includes academic presentations, a panel, horticulture programs, certificate programs, job trainers, job seekers, employers, and potential and current students in cannabis.
The Education Center booth and Presentation Stage are the focal points for this portion of the event. The Education Center booth will be the communal marketing materials location for job opportunities and academic resources. From the Presentation Stage, professors and professionals in the cannabis field will deliver research presentations and discussion panels. The presentation schedule will be announced soon.
The Entertainment & Cannabis Community portion features a variety of new and established Illinois cannabis brands, open consumption, a full cannabis bar service (sponsored by The Botanist), a dab bar service (sponsored by Legacy), and an infused-cocktail bar service (sponsored by Tonic), joint rolling stations, music, food, games, giveaways, and more.
Anchored in the middle of the Entertainment & Cannabis Community is the Community Center booth. The Community Center booth is the focal point for all prescheduled activities, games, and giveaways. Throughout the event, our Activities Host will facilitate games and 420 activities to ensure continuous entertainment at the Community Center and the surrounding vendors.
Limited tickets for the event are free to the public, but all tickets have to be reserved here. No attendee will be able to enter the private grounds without a ticket reservation. Academic Cannabis Conference is still accepting vendors and smaller sponsorships for game prizes, other promotionals, as well as a VIP After Party sponsorships. Interested vendors, presenters, and sponsors can contact Jason Brown at editor@illinoisnewsjoint.com.
Attendees must be 21 years of age or older. No sales of cannabis products are permitted. Other vendors include, SIUC Cannabis Science Center, Oakton College, College of DuPage, Illinois University Student Registered Organizations, Illinois Women in Cannabis, Cannabis Equity Illinois, Sour Diesel Group, nuEra Cannabis, Enliven, River Bluff, Terrace Cannabis, Grow Republic, Anti Apparel, Ozone, Jane & Mary’s Ice Cream, Superflux, Secret Squirrel Seeds, Curaleaf, Aerīz, PTS, Banger Buddy, and many more. To find more cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. To find out more about News Joint Events’ first event, the Eve of the Eclipse Cannabis Carnival: A Masquerade and Cosplay Party, click here.
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