Cannabis and the Food System: A Changing Landscape

The growth of the cannabis industry in Southern Oregon has brought with it both remarkable opportunities and complex challenges. The Rogue Valley Food System Network invites you to learn more about the changing role of cannabis on food production through an expert panel presentation. Whether you are a cannabis grower, food producer, or interested citizen, you will walk away with a better understanding of issues relevant to a growing cannabis industry and ways to promote regional sustainable solutions. Speakers will address water resources, soil fertility, land use planning, rules & regulations, and labor issues. Panelists will briefly present on the current state of research and regulations in each of these areas. Following the panel presentations, the Rogue Valley Food System Network will moderate a question and answer session with the audience. We hope you will join us as we support informed dialogue around this issue. This a free event and is open to the public. Here is the agenda! 6:05 pm - 6:20 pm - Introduction and Announcements by Vincent Smith and Maud Powell 6:20 pm - 7:20 pm - Panel Presentations 6:20 pm - 6:30 pm - Water - Shavon Johnson, District 13 Watermaster 6:30 pm - 6:40 pm - Soil - Chris Jagger, Blue Fox Farm 6:40 pm - 6:50 pm - Labor - Daniel Sweeney, Pacific Crest Vineyard Services 6:50 pm - 7:00 pm - Land use - Josh LeBombard, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 7:00 pm - 7:10 pm- Regulations - Megan Lanier, Lanier Consulting 7:10 pm - 7:20 pm - Regulations - Michael Johnson, Siskiyou SunGrown 7:20 pm - 7:50 pm - Question and answer session with the audience 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm - Closing remarks and invitation to community conversations (Vincent Smith and Maud Powell)